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Travel restrictions & partial lockdown imposed in Guangzhou, China against cluster of Indian Covid variant

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021By Editor

Border control and a partial lockdown have been imposed in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, after a cluster of the Indian variant of the coronavirus was discovered there. … Read More >Travel restrictions & partial lockdown imposed in Guangzhou, China against cluster of Indian Covid variant

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Australia and New Zealand unite in ‘concerns’ over Beijing after NZ was accused of seeking ‘fast Chinese buck’

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021By Editor

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern and her Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison pledged unity in standing up to various Chinese policies. The show of solidarity came after a media report suggested Wellington was cozying up to China. … Read More >Australia and New Zealand unite in ‘concerns’ over Beijing after NZ was accused of seeking ‘fast Chinese buck’

Cargo rocket launched into orbit by China will drop off stir-fried dishes for future space station staff

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021By Editor

China on Saturday successfully launched a cargo rocket to stock up the core module of its in-construction space station, Tiangong. The supplies include traditional cuisine, even allowing the future crew to feast on fried dishes. … Read More >Cargo rocket launched into orbit by China will drop off stir-fried dishes for future space station staff

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Moscow & Beijing send invitations to foreign space agencies to join Sino-Russian project to build a research station on moon

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Editor

Two months ago, Russia and China signed an agreement to create an international lunar research station, in what was seen by many as a move away from NASA. Now, Moscow and Beijing have invited other nations to join the project too. … Read More >Moscow & Beijing send invitations to foreign space agencies to join Sino-Russian project to build a research station on moon

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‘Poisoned by politics’: WHO’s emergencies chief calls for end to ‘disturbing’ discourse around probe into pandemic origins

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Editor

Efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus are being “poisoned by politics,” the head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergencies program has said amid a row between the US and China over the Wuhan ‘lab leak’ theory. … Read More >‘Poisoned by politics’: WHO’s emergencies chief calls for end to ‘disturbing’ discourse around probe into pandemic origins

Taiwan aims to inoculate 60% of population against Covid-19 with one dose by October amid spike in domestic cases

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Editor

Taiwan’s minister of health has vowed that at least 60% of the country’s population will have received one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by October, but admitted the current infection level does not look good. … Read More >Taiwan aims to inoculate 60% of population against Covid-19 with one dose by October amid spike in domestic cases

Journalism & Mass media

Eisenhower rejected military chiefs’ demand for nuclear war on China, classified account of ’58 Taiwan Strait crisis reveals

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Editor

Fearing a new conflict over Taiwan, Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg has released a shocking account showing how the Joint Chiefs pressed Eisenhower to launch a nuclear war on China. … Read More >Eisenhower rejected military chiefs’ demand for nuclear war on China, classified account of ’58 Taiwan Strait crisis reveals

‘Intelligence services drawing scientific conclusions’: China slams US plans to publish new report on Covid-19 origins

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has slammed US plans to publish a report on the origin of coronavirus, accusing Washington of playing a “political game” and using intelligence to draw conclusions on a “difficult scientific question.” … Read More >‘Intelligence services drawing scientific conclusions’: China slams US plans to publish new report on Covid-19 origins

Beijing accuses Tokyo of ‘whitewashing’ plans to dump nuclear wastewater into sea as Japan reportedly blows $18mn on PR op

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Editor

Beijing has hit out at Tokyo once again over its plans to dump more than a million tons of nuclear wastewater into the ocean, claiming Japan is now trying, unsuccessfully, to “whitewash” its controversial project. … Read More >Beijing accuses Tokyo of ‘whitewashing’ plans to dump nuclear wastewater into sea as Japan reportedly blows $18mn on PR op

Thailand approves Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus jab, importing a million doses in June

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use in Thailand, becoming the fifth to be adopted by the country. Some one million doses are expected to be imported in June. … Read More >Thailand approves Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus jab, importing a million doses in June