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China accuses US spies of Asian Winter Games cyberattacks
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» BEIJING - Chinese security officials said on Tuesday they had implicated three US “secret agents” in cyberattacks during the Asian Winter Games in the northeastern city of Harbin, offering a reward for information on the alleged spies.
China's frigid northeast thrives on 'little potato' tourism boom
AFP, Published on 31/12/2024
» HARBIN, China - Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists' heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media.
North Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korea's military says
Reuters, Published on 17/05/2024
» SEOUL - North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Friday.
Putin meets Xi to seek support for war in Ukraine
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 16/05/2024
» BEIJING - Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing for the first time in his new term, seeking to ensure support for his government with the war in Ukraine now in its third year.
Putin and Xi to meet in Beijing this week
News Agencies, Published on 14/05/2024
» Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a two-day state visit to China from Thursday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, the two countries said on Tuesday.
China kicks off Lunar New Year travel rush, expects record 9 billion trips
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2024
» BEIJING - China on Friday kicked off its busiest annual period of mass migration with a record 9 billion domestic trips expected to be made during a 40-day travel rush around the Lunar New Year holidays, state media predicted.
China’s ‘ice city’ draws record holiday crowds
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2024
» BEIJING - The “ice city” of Harbin, the snowy capital of Heilongjiang province in northeastern China, attracted a record number of visitors over the New Year holiday, many of them drawn by the grand and intricate ice sculptures of its annual Ice and Snow Festival.
China warns of thick fog, Shanghai flights delayed
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2024
» BEIJING - Extremely heavy fog in several Chinese provinces on Thursday led to dangerously low visibility, closing highways, delaying flights out of Shanghai and prompting weather forecasters to release a string of warnings and advisories.
China tests Earth-based lab to recreate conditions in space
South China Morning Post, Published on 03/07/2023
» China's first space station simulators have started trial operations, offering researchers a convenient way to test equipment such as satellite components and spacesuits.
China is building the most powerful warship radar on record: scientists
South China Morning Post, Published on 07/06/2023
» Chinese scientists have revealed that construction has begun of a radar system that could shift the balance of naval power in the world's oceans with its ability to detect incoming missiles from thousands of kilometres away.