Health ‘Friend’ China to donate one million vaccine doses to Cambodia : PM China will donate one million doses of its Sinovac coronavirus vaccine to Cambodia, the kingdom's strongman premier Hun Sen has said, thanking... 5 hours ago
World Pompeo hits Iran, China, Cuba in last-minute sanctions push US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday imposed sanctions on three of his primary targets -- China, Iran and Cuba -- in a last-minute push... 14 hours ago
World Lawyer who handled ‘Hong Kong 12’ case loses legal licence A human rights lawyer who handled the case of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists detained in China had his licence revoked Friday, he told AFP,... 18 hours ago
Health China puts 20,000 villagers in central quarantine over virus risk China has sent over 20,000 rural residents living in the epicentre of the country's latest virus outbreak to state-run quarantine facilities,... 23 hours ago
World Smartphone giant Xiaomi reels as US ramps up China blacklist Shares in Xiaomi collapsed on Friday after the United States blacklisted the smartphone giant and a host of other Chinese firms as the Trump... on 15 January 2021
Business China’s 2020 GDP growth slowest in over four decades : AFP poll China's economy grew last year at its slowest pace since transformative market reforms of the 1970s, according to an AFP poll of economists,... on 15 January 2021
Health WHO tackles new virus strains, fresh restrictions imposed Global health experts gathered on Thursday to tackle new coronavirus strains blamed for a fresh surge in infections as countries including Britain... on 14 January 2021
World US envoy chides China in talk with Taiwan leader Washington's envoy to the United Nations held a virtual talk with Taiwan's president on Thursday after her visit to the island was scrapped in... on 14 January 2021
Tech Hong Kong’s first website takedown under national security law confirmed A Hong Kong internet provider said Thursday it had blocked access to a website following a police order, the first confirmed takedown using a... on 14 January 2021
Health WHO team arrives in Wuhan for virus investigation A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in Wuhan Thursday to probe the origins of the coronavirus more than a year after... on 14 January 2021
World Two Canadians detained in China allowed calls with relatives Two Canadians detained in China for over two years on spying charges were allowed to call their families out of "humanitarian considerations"... on 14 January 2021
World Hong Kong national security police make 11 new arrests Hong Kong's national security police arrested 11 people in dawn raids on Thursday, including a veteran human rights lawyer, on suspicion of helping... on 14 January 2021
Health China reports first virus death in eight months China reported a death from Covid-19 on Thursday -- its first in eight months -- as the country battles to contain a resurgence in cases and... on 14 January 2021
Health Chinese province of 37m declares ’emergency’ to control virus A Chinese province of more than 37 million declared an "emergency state" on Wednesday to snuff out a handful of Covid-19 cases, as the country... on 13 January 2021
World Turbulent Trump diplomacy ends with scrapped Europe, Taiwan trips The United States called off last-minute trips by top envoys to its allies in Europe and Taiwan on Tuesday in a sudden diplomatic volte-face... on 13 January 2021
Tech The ex-cop behind China’s largest gay dating app Browsing the internet as a young policeman in China, Ma Baoli recalls the sheer volume of web pages telling him he was a pervert, diseased and... on 13 January 2021
