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Beijing asks frozen food importers to shun countries with severe coronavirus

China's capital called on importers on Monday to shun frozen food from countries suffering from severe novel coronavirus outbreaks after several cases of imported seafood products testing positive for the…

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Sixteen die in China coal mine explosion

Sixteen people were killed in a southwest China coal mine accident on Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency said, the latest accident in a country with a poor history of…

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Beijing Autoshow: Great Wall to boost overseas sales, countering overall drop

Great Wall Motor aims to boost overseas sales this year, an official at China's top pickup truck maker said on Saturday, helping to ease an overall drop caused by COVID-19.…

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China on course for record LNG imports as industries recover, expand

China's imports of liquefied natural gas will likely grow 10% to new highs this year as companies scoop up cheap supplies to cover increasing industrial use and robust residential demand.…

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China says WHO gave blessing for coronavirus vaccine emergency use programme

The World Health Organization gave China its support and understanding to start administering experimental coronavirus vaccines to people while clinical trials were still underway, a Chinese health official said on…

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China’s Qingdao finds coronavirus on seafood importer’s goods

Health authorities in China's eastern city of Qingdao have found coronavirus contamination on some packages stored by a seafood importer after two of its handlers tested positive for the virus…

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China to allow foreigners with valid residence permits to enter from September 28

China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday foreigners with valid residence permits can enter the country without needing to re-apply for visas from Sept. 28. Foreigners whose residence permits expired after…

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China jails Xi Jinping critic to 18 years in prison on corruption charges

China sentenced an influential former property executive who once referred to President Xi Jinping as a "clown" to 18 years in prison for graft, a court said on Tuesday. Ren Zhiqiang,…

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Taiwan military says it has right to counterattack amid China threats

Taiwan said on Monday its armed forces have the right to self-defence and counterattack amid "harassment and threats", in an apparent warning to China, which last week sent numerous jets across…

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Coronavirus found on imported squid packaging in China

Authorities in China’s northeastern Jilin province have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported squid, health authorities in the city of Fuyu said on Sunday, urging anyone who…

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Chinese virus expert appeals for vigilance for the approaching winter

Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, says a fifth wave of the virus in China is possible, amid warnings that vigilance was needed…

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Taiwan scrambles jets as tensions with China escalate

Taiwan scrambled fighter jets on Friday as 18 Chinese aircraft buzzed the island, including crossing the sensitive mid-line of the Taiwan Strait, in an escalation of tensions as a senior U.S. official held…

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China’s Sinovac to test coronavirus vaccine candidate in teenagers, children

Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech plans to start a clinical trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine with children and adolescents later this month, widening its test on a shot that's…

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Chinese owners revive Thomas Cook as online-only holiday brand

Thomas Cook re-emerged as an online-only travel company on Wednesday, backed by its Chinese owners, a year after the high-profile collapse of the British company left thousands stranded, out of…

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China says military drills near Taiwan were a ‘necessary action’

Chinese military drills off Taiwan’s southwest coast last week were a “necessary action” to protect China’s sovereignty, Beijing said on Wednesday, after Taiwan complained the large-scale air and naval exercises…

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China inoculates thousands with experimental coronavirus vaccines before trials are completed

China is inoculating tens of thousands of its citizens with experimental coronavirus vaccines and attracting international interest in their development, despite expert concerns over the safety of drugs that have…

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China expects vaccine to be ready by November

Wu Guizhen, head of biosafety at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said she expected Chinese vaccines for Covid-19 would soon be available to the public as soon…

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EU and China sign landmark agreement protecting European Geographical Indications

The EU and China have signed a bilateral agreement to protect 100 European Geographical Indications (GIs) in China and 100 Chinese GIs in the European Union against usurpation and imitation.…

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Germany’s EU-China summit goes virtual

The EU-China summit was set to be a geopolitical high point of Germany's rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, with Chancellor Angela Merkel playing host. The eastern German city of…

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ByteDance drops TikTok’s U.S. sale, to partner with Oracle

ByteDance abandoned the sale of TikTok in the United States on Sunday in pursuit of a partnership with Oracle Corp that it hopes will spare it a U.S. ban while…

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Walt Disney’s Mulan’s remake opens weak in China’s Box Offices

Walt Disney Co's live-action remake of "Mulan" pulled in $23.2 million over the weekend at box offices in China, a slow start for the big-budget epic about a Chinese folk…

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China’s expanded export controls pose fresh challenge to global tech industry

The latest additions to China's list of controlled technology exports could upset a broad range of industries and raise the possibility that some global tech giants might have to split…

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China will suspend imports from companies if frozen foods test positive for coronavirus

China customs said on Friday that it will suspend imports from companies for a week if frozen food products test positive for coronavirus for the first or second time. If…

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European companies fear ‘arbitrary punishment’ amid China-Europe tensions

European companies in China are increasingly afraid of "arbitrary punishment" amid a more politicized business environment, a European business industry group said on Thursday. The annual report of the European…

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China says U.S. trying to incite instability with proposed orders to block Xinjiang imports

China's foreign ministry, when asked about reports that the United States may ban some imports from China’s Xinjiang region over alleged human rights violations, said this is a pretext to…

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China’s CanSino defends coronavirus vaccine candidate after experts cast doubt

China's CanSino Biologics Inc said on Wednesday that expert opinion on its high-profile coronavirus vaccine candidate should not be followed "blindly" without sufficient clinical trial data. Scientists outside the company…

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UPDATED: China’s biggest airshow to go ahead as originally planned – event organiser

China's International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, the country's biggest airshow, will go ahead in November, the organiser said on Wednesday, backtracking on an earlier announcement the 2020 event had been…

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Australia evacuates journalists from China amid ‘national security’ probe

China correspondents for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Australian Financial Review (AFR) sought shelter in Australia's embassy in Beijing and consulate in Shanghai as diplomats negotiated with Chinese officials to allow them…

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China to hold more military drills off northeast, east coasts

China will hold further military exercises from Monday along its northeast and eastern coast, the government said, the latest in a series of unusual back-to-back drills against a backdrop of…

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How common cold viruses are being used in vaccines from Russia, China

The modified common cold viruses behind high-profile COVID-19 vaccine candidates from China’s CanSino Biologics and Russia’s Gamaleya Institute have been studied for decades, but are still not widely used. The…

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China’s international schools struggle as teachers, students remain stuck abroad

China's international schools are reopening this month but will be short of key elements - teachers and pupils. Schools across the world are grappling with disruptions, but the situation for…

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China’s CNBG, Sinovac find more countries to test coronavirus vaccines

China National Biotec Group (CNBG) and Sinovac Biotech Ltd announced four more countries have agreed to run late-stage clinical tests of their coronavirus vaccine candidates, as China steps up its…

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90% of China’s Sinovac employees, families took coronavirus vaccine

About 90% of Sinovac Biotech Ltd employees and their families have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese firm under the country's emergency use programme, its chief executive…

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India and China agree to ease tension on border

India and China said on Saturday they had agreed to work towards reducing tensions along their contested border, following a meeting of the defence ministers of the nuclear-armed Asian giants.…

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China offers coronavirus vaccine candidates to aviation industry workers

China has offered experimental coronavirus vaccines to aviation industry workers, according to a regulatory notice seen by Reuters, in a push to inoculate high-risk groups to prevent a possible resurgence…

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Scientists see downsides to top COVID-19 vaccines from Russia, China

High-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus that many people have been exposed to, potentially limiting their…

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China to gradually resume direct international flights to Beijing

China's aviation regulator said on Wednesday it will resume direct flights to Beijing from eight countries including Thailand, Cambodia, Greece, Denmark, Sweden and Canada from Sept. 3. In March, Chinese…

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Eye symptoms common in children with COVID-19

Children with COVID-19 often have nonserious eye symptoms like itching, discharge, or pink eye, a study from China suggests. Among 216 children hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wuhan, the epicenter of…

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Anti-China measures destined to fail, argues Chinese Foreign Ministry official

The anti-China and anti-Communist Party of China (CPC) schemes by certain U.S. politicians are predestined to fail, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian at a press briefing on Monday.…

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Facial recognition and bathtime bookings: How China’s universities are reopening

As COVID-19 cases in China sink to new lows, the world's largest population of university students is heading back to campus in a migration defined by lockdowns, patriotic education and…

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Russian, Chinese vaccines may not be effective – medical experts

High-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus that many people have been exposed to, potentially limiting their…

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29 die after restaurant collapses in China

Twenty-nine people were killed and seven seriously injured when a restaurant collapsed in northern China's Shanxi province, the country's emergencies ministry media said on Sunday. The building collapsed at 9:40…

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Photo Story: Beijing International Light Festival amid coronavirus pandemic

Photos from the outdoor light shows during the Beijing International Light Festival at the Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, China. Daily life in Beijing is slowly returning to normal. Some people…

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Chinese President says China to step up efforts in Tibet

China must build an "impregnable fortress" to maintain stability in Tibet, protect national unity and educate the masses in the struggle against "splittism", President Xi Jinping told senior leaders, state…

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China’s new mainland coronavirus cases all imported, Wuhan to open schools

China reported nine new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Friday, the same number as the previous day, with all of them travelling into the country from overseas, the national health…

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Chinese foreign minister casts doubt on coronavirus originating in China

The Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, this week said it was unclear whether the coronavirus had first originated in China, casting doubt on the views of health…

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Sinovac’s coronavirus vaccine candidate reportedly approved for emergency use in China

. Sinovac Biotech Ltd's coronavirus vaccine candidate CoronaVac was approved in July for emergency use as part of a programme in China to vaccinate high-risk groups such as medical staff, a…

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China marks 12 days with no local transmission

China has reported nine new Covid-19 cases, compared with eight a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Friday. The National Health Commission said in a statement that all…

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China reports 16 new COVID-19 cases, all imported

China reported 16 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland for Aug. 23, all of which were imported infections involving travellers from overseas, the country’s health authority said on Monday. This…

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China says it has been vaccinating key workers since July

The Chinese government has been administering a vaccine candidate to selected groups of key workers since July, a senior health official told state media yesterday. Zheng Zhongei, head of the…

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TikTok’s journey from global sensation to Trump target

TikTok decision to file a lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance is the latest…

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China reports 7th day without local transmission

China reported 12 cases of the new coronavirus in the mainland for Aug. 22, down from 22 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Sunday. All 12 new…

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Beijing says residents can go mask-free as China COVID cases hit new lows

Health authorities in China's capital Beijing have removed a requirement for people to wear masks outdoors, further relaxing rules aimed at preventing the spread the novel coronavirus after the city…

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Peru, Morocco to test China Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 3 trial

Authorities in Peru and Morocco have approved Phase 3 clinical trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG), the company said late on Thursday on…

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China reports 22 new coronavirus cases on Aug. 20; fifth day of zero local cases

China reported 22 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug. 20, compared to seven a day earlier, the health commission said on Friday. All 22 new infections were imported…

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