Category: China
Philippines: China should comply with sea feud ruling
The Philippines on Sunday renewed its call for compliance with a 4-year-old arbitration ruling that invalidated China’s vast claims in the disputed South China Sea on [...]
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China’s patent filings back on track amid Covid-19 disruptions
Patent filings in China rose slightly in the first half of this year even as the number of licences granted declined, according to the latest government data, reflecting the [...]
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The risk-free upsides for China in the WHO’s coronavirus origin quest
China’s decision to allow in a WHO-led coronavirus investigation could offer a risk-free boost to its reputation and help to find an answer to a big question how the [...]
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Russia and US jostle for arms sales to India after tensions with China over border
Russia and the United States are racing to sell weapons to India as New Delhi seeks to boost arms supplies for its ongoing military tension with Beijing. The Indian [...]
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‘Plans ruined’: Chinese university students weigh options after US visa rule change amid coronavirus pandemic
Hours after he heard that international university students could no longer study in the US if they just took online classes, 21-year-old Huang Liqin posted a photo of [...]
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Identity theft scandal in China university exam ignites fury
As millions of Chinese students sat a gruelling university entrance exam this month, stories of how an identity theft scandal robbed hundreds of previous candidates of their [...]
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E-commerce giant Alibaba sets five-year goal of serving over a billion customers in China
Alibaba Group Holding, Asia’s largest company, outlined its goals on Friday, as it released its first annual report since a secondary listing in Hong Kong last year. [...]
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Coronavirus: what’s at stake for the WHO and China in the latest mission to Wuhan
As a World Health Organization delegation prepares to again head to China to try to solve the mystery of the origins of the new coronavirus, the political stakes are high. [...]
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China reports two new coronavirus cases in mainland
China reported two new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 10, compared with four cases a day earlier, the health authority said on Saturday. Both of the new [...]
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Chinese vice premier stresses stabilising foreign trade, investment
Chinese vice Premier Hu Chunhua on Thursday called for efforts to keep the overall performance of foreign trade and investment stable. Hu, also a member of the Political [...]
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Chinese university sacks academic over sexual misconduct claims
A professor at a prestigious university in southern China has been fired amid claims that he solicited three women including at least one student during a 10-minute break in [...]
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US negotiator Robert Lighthiser says ‘I don’t know what the end goal is’ in trade war with China
America’s top trade negotiator says he doesn’t know what the end game is with China amid a two-year trade war involving hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs [...]
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China vows ‘reciprocal action’ against critics of Xinjiang policies after US sanctions move
China has vowed to retaliate with “reciprocal” measures against institutions and individuals critical of its policies in Xinjiang, after Washington announced [...]
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Trump says US-China relationship is ‘severely damaged,’ phase 2 trade deal not a priority
President Donald Trump said Friday that he isn’t thinking about a possible next stage of the US trade deal with China, adding that the relationship between the two [...]
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UN fails to find consensus after Russia, China veto on Syrian aid
The UN Security Council failed to find a consensus on prolonging cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria on Friday after Russia and China vetoed an extension and members [...]
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