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China jails Taiwanese activist for nine years
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/09/2024
» BEIJING - China handed a nine-year prison term to a Taiwanese political activist convicted of "separatism," a rare sentence that prompted Taiwan to warn its people about the dangers of travelling across the strait.
China's Wang blasts Philippines over South China Sea tensions
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/07/2024
» VIENTIANE - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused the Philippine government of repeatedly breaking a consensus over their intensifying dispute in the South China Sea.
Engagement key to Sino-Thai ties
News, Published on 07/07/2020
» Gone are the days when policymakers could sit back and relax to watch Sino-Thai relations moving ahead in autopilot mode. These days, Thailand and China have to intensify mutual engagement and consultation at all levels to ensure there is no room for misunderstandings that could lead to diplomatic wrangles.
Korea adds 505 cases, deaths top 2,800: Virus update
Published on 27/02/2020
» Saudi Arabia halted religious visits that draw millions to cities including Mecca and Medina, while Japan asked for all schools to shut from March 2. More new cases were reported outside China than within the country for the first time, highlighting the spread of the epidemic.
China slaps retaliatory tariffs on 128 US imports (video)
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» BEIJING - China on Monday imposed new tariffs on 128 US imports worth $3 billion, including fruits and pork, in retaliation to US duties on steel and aluminium, fuelling fears of a trade war.
South China floods kill 15, thousands evacuated
Reuters, Published on 03/07/2017
» BEIJING -- Floods in southern China have killed at least 15 people over the past few days and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands more, state media said.
Let's hear Beijing's take on Thai-Sino rail
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/07/2017
» Last Monday a female Chinese reporter asked me why most of the Thai media have a negative attitude towards the Thai-Sino high-speed railway project given the fact that the innovative high-tech train will bring tangible benefits to Thailand and its people along the routes.
Asian markets sink, Shanghai falls further
Published on 28/07/2015
» HONG KONG — Asian markets mostly fell again Tuesday, with Shanghai seeing another round of wild volatility a day after its heaviest one-day loss in more than eight years.
China urges Suu Kyi to maintain positive ties
Published on 11/06/2015
» BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday that he hoped Myanmar would maintain a consistent and positive position on relations, state media said, regardless of any changes in Myanmar's domestic politics.
China rejects Taiwan as AIIB founding member
Published on 13/04/2015
» BEIJING/TAIPEI — Taiwan is not able to become a founding member of the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) but is still welcome to become an ordinary member in the future, the Chinese government said on Monday.