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  Beijing (XNA) Dec 27, 2021 The launch of a modified Long March 7A carrier rocket on Thursday that sent two experimental satellites into space marked the debut mission of China's tallest rocket. The 60.7-meter-tall rocket blasted off at 6:12 pm from a coastal launch tower at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province before placing the Shiyan 12-01 and 12-02 satellites into their orbits, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's major space contractor, said. Developed by the company's China Aca ... read more |
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Shenzhou XIII taikonauts complete second extravehicular missionBeijing (XNA) Dec 27, 2021 Taikonauts Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu have completed their extravehicular activities (EVAs) and returned to the space station core module Tianhe, the China Manned Space Agency said on early hours o ... more  
China launches new resource satelliteTaiyuan (XNA) Dec 27, 2021 China sent a new resource satellite into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Sunday. The resource satellite, ZY-1 02E, was launched at 11 ... more  
US bans Xinjiang imports, forcing firms to navigate sticky diplomacyWashington (AFP) Dec 24, 2021 President Joe Biden signed a law Thursday virtually banning all imports from the Chinese region of Xinjiang in response to concerns over forced labor, as US companies find themselves caught in the diplomatic fray. ... more  
China 'livestream queen' accounts disappear after record fineBeijing (AFP) Dec 21, 2021 The social media accounts of an influencer known as China's 'livestreaming queen' disappeared on Tuesday, after she was ordered to pay a record $200 million fine for tax evasion. ... more |
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Taiwan protests after South Korea disinvites minister from conferenceTaipei (AFP) Dec 21, 2021 Taiwan said Tuesday it has lodged a protest with South Korea after a conference invitation to one of the island's ministers was rescinded over "cross-Strait issues". ... more
China sanctions US religious freedom commission officials over XinjiangBeijing (AFP) Dec 21, 2021 China blacklisted four members of a US federal commission on religious freedom on Tuesday in the latest tit-for-tat response to Washington's own sanctions targeting alleged perpetrators of genocide in Xinjiang. ... more 
China hits out at criticism over Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong KongBeijing (AFP) Dec 21, 2021 China blacklisted four members of a US federal commission on religious freedom on Tuesday in the latest tit-for-tat response to Washington's own sanctions targeting alleged perpetrators of "genocide" in Xinjiang. ... more  
Two Chinese firms to build 1,000 schools in IraqBaghdad (AFP) Dec 19, 2021 Iraq has signed agreements with two Chinese companies to build 1,000 schools in the country in the space of two years, an Iraqi government official said on Sunday. ... more  
China's high-flying drone giant DJI in US cross-hairsShanghai (AFP) Dec 17, 2021 Chinese drone-maker DJI is easily the highest-profile company targeted in a new round of US economic sanctions against companies over China's treatment of its Muslim Uyghur minority. ... more |
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Trudeau says China 'playing' democracies against each otherOttawa (AFP) Dec 26, 2021 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a year-end interview with local media said Western democracies must stand together against a China he says has been "playing us off each other." ... more  
China mulls bill to tackle workplace discrimination against womenBeijing (AFP) Dec 25, 2021 Chinese lawmakers are discussing new rules to prevent workplace discrimination and sexual harassment against women amid a string of high-profile cases in recent months. ... more  
China locks down city as Covid cases surge around the worldBeijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2021 China shut down a city of 13 million people on Thursday in a bid to extinguish a tiny Covid-19 outbreak and chase its zero-case goal, as other nations around the globe battled huge infection surges driven by Omicron. ... more  
Fading light halts search for dozens missing after Myanmar landslideYangon (AFP) Dec 22, 2021 Fading light forced Myanmar rescuers to call off a search for dozens of people feared missing after a landslide near a jade mine that killed at least one person, emergency workers told AFP on Wednesday. ... more 
'A week of anxiety': Xi'an residents hunker down for city lockdownBeijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2021 Taking crucial exams in lockdown, adapting to home-schooling and cancelling family reunions - Xi'an residents are enduring a near-total city closure to curb a tiny outbreak, as China presses on with its zero-Covid strategy ahead of the Winter Olympics. ... more |
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