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Japan to go panda-less as Ueno zoo pair set for China return in January
Kyodo News, Published on 16/12/2025
» Popular twin pandas at a Japanese zoo will be returned to China in late January, a move that will leave Japan without any pandas for the first time in around half a century and disappoint much of the public, the Tokyo metropolitan government said on Monday.
China U-turn on night biking craze shows obsession with control
Bloomberg, Published on 11/11/2024
» A nighttime biking craze has sparked a backlash from Chinese officials concerned about traffic chaos and caught off guard by a surprise mass-cycle of university students — a demographic with a history of protest.
China reveals it executed scientist for spying in 2016 in documentary about 'shocking' cases
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/04/2024
» Authorities in Beijing have revealed that a Chinese scientist who was convicted in 2015 of selling state secrets to foreign spy agencies was executed in 2016, one of several "shocking" spy cases.
Maldives seals military pact with China as Indian troops leave
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/03/2024
» China has agreed to provide free military assistance to the Maldives, the island republic’s defence ministry said, signalling closer defence ties with Beijing just months after Indian troops were forced to leave the country.
Hard to bear: UK's only pandas return to China
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» LONDON: The UK's only giant pandas left Edinburgh for China on Monday after spending 12 cubless years in the Scottish capital.
Washington's pandas return to China amid diplomatic strains
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - All three giant pandas in the Washington zoo were set to begin a one-way trip back to China on Wednesday, leaving only a few of the cuddly creatures in the United States amid tense diplomatic relations with Beijing.
China: Philippine boat 'illegally entered' waters near Scarborough Shoal
Reuters, Published on 30/10/2023
» China's military said on Monday that a Philippine vessel "illegally entered" waters near Scarborough Shoal without authorisation and it urged the Philippines to immediately stop its provocations.
Washington says goodbye to pandas amid bitter US-China backdrop
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - No matter the distance or the weather, Jane Christensen was determined to see the giant pandas before they left Washington.
Taiwan details China drills, VP says election not China's to call
Reuters, Published on 20/08/2023
» TAIPEI: Taiwan's election next year is a choice between democracy and autocracy, Vice President William Lai said in comments broadcast after China carried out military drills around the island in anger at his visit this month to the United States.
US-China cooperation in climate finance 'critical': Yellen
AFP, Published on 08/07/2023
» BEIJING - It is "critical" for Washington and Beijing to keep working together on climate finance, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday, urging deeper cooperation in addressing the "existential threat" of global warming.