Major China-Europe freight train route sees surging deliveries
Hangzhou/Xinhua: A major China-Europe freight train route linking Yiwu in Zhejiang Province and Madrid in Spain has seen deliveries surge 72 per cent in the first five months, according to the train operator.
China to strengthen medic protection with new law
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: A new law to be implemented from June 1 provides for heavier penalties for organizations or individuals threatening the safety of medics and harming their dignity.
China's national security law will snatch independent rights of Hong Kong: Barrister Wilson Leung
Hong Kong-based barrister Wilson Leung has said it is feared that China will use a new law to suppress peaceful resistance, opposition and activism in Hong Kong in the same manner as authorities do it in mainland China to suppress dissidents.
As China continues clampdown, Britain is planning to give refuge to Hong Kong residents
London: It seems Britain is slowly backing its former colony as it is planning to allow hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens to come to Britain if China clamps down further on the city.
After ultimatum, Donald Trump ends ties with WHO for working under China's control
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that America is severing ties with World Health Organisation (WHO) and will direct the funds to other "worldwide deserving urgent global public health needs" while accusing it of working under China's control, which pays only $40 million annually against US' yearly donation of approx $450 million.
US, three other allies target China over Hong Kong national security law
Washington: China's decision to impose the new national security law on Hong Kong has earned criticisms from the United States and its three major allies.
China’s leaders ‘arrogant and aggressive’ over Hong Kong security law, says EU politician
Brussels: The head of European Parliament department that handles relations with China has said Beijing’s proposals for a national security law for Hong Kong are “aggressive and arrogant”.
China lodges protest with US regarding bill to sanction Beijing over treatment of Uyghurs
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China has lodged a strong protest with the United States regarding the bill passed in the US Congress to impose sanctions on China for alleged violations of the rights of Uyghurs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday.
YouTube is automatically deleting comments which insult China's Communist Party
New York/IBNS: Popular video sharing platform YouTube has admitted that it automatically deleted comments which criticised China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP).
China's Parliament backs Hong Kong national security bill
Beijing/UNI: China's parliament on Thursday backed a new security bill meant to bring about tighter control over Hong Kong, which underlines that anyone who undermines Beijing's authority in the territory will be treated as a criminal and his/her action will be deemed crime against the state.
US Congress passes bill to sanction China over treatment of Uighurs
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: - The House of Representatives has passed Senate-approved legislation to hold China accountable for alleged human rights violations against the Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups in the country.
COVID-19: China's relationship with Israel seems to be in troubled water now
Jerusalem: With the COVID-19 outbreak leaving many nations to rethink their policy against China, specially after reports emerged that the virus have emerged from the Asian nation owing to their cover-up attempt, it seems that relationship between Beijing and Jerusalem might touch new low.
China has mounted a disinformation campaign on Covid-19: British analysts
London: A webinar by Britain-based think tank The Democracy Forum on Friday agreed that China is building a fake narrative around Covid-19 and spreading a disinformation through a campaign.
China reports three new cases of coronavirus, no new fatalities
Beijing/UNI: Chinese health authority on Sunday informed that it received reports of three new confirmed COVID-19 cases since Saturday, of which two were imported.
Islamabad: Pakistan and its all-weather ally China's move of building the Diamer-Bhasha Dam in the Gilgit-Baltistan region may cause a major ecological disaster, experts have warned.