Indonesian govt slams abuse of its fishermen on Chinese boats leaving three dead

Jakarta: The Indonesian government has condemned the 'inhuman' treatment given to its nationals by a Chinese fishing company that allegedly kept Indonesian fishermen as virtual slaves, media reports said. The incident reportedly left three Indonesian citizens dead.

Amid COVID-19 outbreak, China starts trial of digital currency

Beijing/IBNS: Amid financial meltdown globally due to COVID-19 outbreak, China's central bank—People's Bank of China (PBoC)— recently introduced the trial of a homegrown digital currency across four cities, media reports said.

High-Risk Zone Declared in Northeastern China Due to New COVID-19 Cluster - Authorities

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The Chinese city of Shulan in the northeastern Jilin province has been declared a high-risk zone after 11 people got infected with the novel coronavirus, the provincial authorities said on Sunday.

Chinese official admits health system weaknesses amid COVID-19 outbreak

Beijing/IBNS: In a rare admission, a top Chinese official has admitted that the COVID-19 outbreak exposed weaknesses in the country's public health system.

Nepalis slam China on state-run CGTN's tweet showing Mt. Everest on their side

Kathmandu/New Delhi/IBNS: Netizens recently came down heavily on China after its state-run media agency China Global Television Network (CGTN) posted a tweet where it claimed that the Mount Everest is on its side.

COVID-19 outbreak: 26 people, including Chinese nationals, arrive in Dhaka from China

Dhaka/IBNS:  A group of 26 people, which included both Bangladeshi and Chinese nationals, have arrived in Dhaka from China's Xianju province, media reports said on Sunday.

Chinese mainland reports 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said Sunday that it received a report of 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Saturday, of which two were imported cases reported in Shanghai.

Trump says he does not believe China released COVID-19 on purpose, incompetence to blame

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said in an interview on Friday that he believes incompetence, not malicious intent, was behind the spread of the coronavirus from China.

Australian leaders irked by China's threat to Island Nation's economy

Melbourne/IBNS:  Australia and China exchanged barbs in recent times after the Island nation demanded an investigation into the origins of coronavirus as well as a review of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Chinese company donates 250,000 face masks to Chicago city

Chicago/Xinhua/UNI: A Chinese company on Thursday donated 250,000 face masks and 30,000 face shields to the central U.S. city of Chicago to assist its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Don't let China host the 2022 Olympics without honoring human rights norms, say USCIRF members

Washington/IBNS: Top US officials have argued that human rights activists and members of the Congress have already called on the International Olympic Committee to either demand China to respect human rights as a condition of hosting the Games or to move the 2022 Winter Olympics to another location.

COVID-19: Job prospect for China's fresh graduates remain bleak

Beijing/IBNS: China might be battling to regain normal life following the horrors of COVID-19 outbreak but the nation is waiting for a bigger challenge as job prospect for the youth, who are about to graduate, looks bleak.

US has not shared evidence proving coronavirus originated in Wuhan labs: WHO

Geneva/IBNS: World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Program chief said on Monday that it has not received any evidence from US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the novel coronavirus could have originated in a lab in Wuhan, the Chinese city which first reported the emergence of the deadly virus last year, said media reports.

Five Eyes intelligence accuses China of Corona cover-up

Canberra/UNI/IBNS: "Five Eyes", which is an intelligence alliance of five countries - United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand- has accused China of willfully concealing information about the Novel Coronavirus outbreak.

China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases for 29 consecutive days

Wuhan/Xinhua: No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province, the provincial health commission said on Sunday.