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US condemns China's expulsion of US journalists
US President Donald Trump condemned China's decision to expel American journalists from three major US newspapers.
On Tuesday, China’s foreign ministry told 13 journalists from...
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Low prices to take their toll on Kazakhstan’s oil and gas sector
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - Oil services companies in Kazakhstan will face a large reduction in jobs, Kazakhstan’s Association of Oil Services Companies Chairman Rashid Zhaksylykov...
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Life in China returns to normal as coronavirus outbreak slows
Life in China, where the new deadly coronavirus emerged, slowly returns to normal, as the virus spreads across the rest of the world.
Countries across...
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The Coronavirus III
This article originally referred to the Coronavirus Covid-19 as Chinese Flu, not as a political statement but as a geographic indication of origin. The...
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China bans all Americans working for The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Voice of America, and Time
China announced the expulsion of American journalists working for three US media outlets, in retaliation to Washington's controls on Chinese journalists.
The country’s foreign ministry...
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Taiwan scrambles air force to ward off Chinese jets
Taiwan's air force has again scrambled to warn off approaching Chinese jets. The move created further tensions between China and Taiwan.
Taiwan's defence ministry said...
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The Coronavirus II
This article originally referred to the Coronavirus Covid-19 as Chinese Flu, not as a political statement but as a geographic indication of origin. The...
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European wind industry calls for minimising effects of economic slowdown
COVID-19 is likely to delay the development of new wind farm projects which could cause developers to miss the deployment deadlines in countries’ auction...
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Chinese tycoon disappears after criticising Xi and top Communist officials for coronavirus response
A Chinese property tycoon has gone missing after criticising President Xi Jinping's response to the coronavirus outbreak that emerged in the Wuhan region in...
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The Coronavirus I
This article originally referred to the Coronavirus Covid-19 as Chinese Flu, not as a political statement but as a geographic indication of origin. The...
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EU helps to avoid almost empty ‘ghost flights’, reduce CO2 emissions
In order to ease the economic and environmental impact of the COVID-19 outbreak outbreak, the European Commission decided on 10 March to put forward...
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Kazakhstan adopts new foreign policy concept
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed on 9 March a decree identifying new priorities in the country’s foreign policy for the next...
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France says Huawei’s investments will not influence its 5G position
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said that investments by the Chinese tech giant Huawei will not influence France’s 5G expansion plans.
Last week, Huawei...
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Apple, BMW, Sony among brands accused of using forced Chinese labor
Top brands have been accused of getting supplies from factories using forced labor. The brands include Adidas, Apple, BMW, Gap, Huawei, Nike, Mercedes-Benz, Puma,...
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US hoping for three-way arms control with Russia, China
The United States has informed Russia that Washington is open to holding a summit with the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council,...
Asia & Pacific
The benefits of hysteria
The epidemic of the COVID-19 is a fact, as are seasonal influenzas of various types that affect large amounts of people during winter, every...
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Hong Kong publisher Lai arrested over pro-democracy march
Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai and two other pro-democracy activists have been arrested on charges of illegal assembly, local media reported.
Lai, a critic...
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UN asks for unfettered access to China's Uyghur region
The United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet welcomed China’s invitation to tour the Muslim-majority Xinjiang region, notorious for its reeducation camps, which the Communist...
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China warns US over Pompeo’s threat to expel Chinese reporters
China's foreign ministry said it had summoned a US embassy representative to complain to US secretary of state Mike Pompeo over his condemnation of...
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China jails Swedish book publisher for 10 years
Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai, who holds Swedish citizenship, has been sentenced by a Chinese court to 10 years in jail for "illegally providing...
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Coronavirus fears lead to volatility, economic slowdown, oil price drop
Investor fears that the spread of the coronavirus in countries outside China, including Iran, Italy and South Korea, may slow world demand led to...
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International fears grow with rise of coronavirus deaths outside China
New cases and fatalities from the new coronavirus outbreak outside China have seen a major spike, days after the World Health Organization has warned...
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Pompeo concludes Africa trip with a challenge to Chinese economic influence
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo capped his three-country visit to Africa where he pitched strengthening economic relations with the United States as the...
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China prepares to launch new satellite, role not revealed
China’s space program is expected to soon launch its Long March 7A rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center.
The official acknowledgement of a mission...
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Russia to ban entry of Chinese nationals amid coronavirus fears
Russia announced it will temporarily ban Chinese nationals from entering the country due to the coronavirus outbreak which emerged from China and has infected...
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US tightens rules on Chinese state media amid propaganda concerns
The United States has designated five Chinese state media organizations as foreign missions, amid propaganda concerns.
Chinese media were described by Washington as increasingly a...
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WHO warns against coronavirus overreaction
The World Health Organization has warned against a global overreaction to the new coronavirus epidemic following panic-buying and event cancellations.
The death toll from the...
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New leak reveals secrets of China’s notorious Xinjiang camps
According to a newly leaked document from the Xinjiang camps, China is tracking every family and every movement of Muslim minority Uighurs.
The document shows...
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US House speaker Pelosi warns allies against working with Huawei
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi warned NATO allies against allowing Chinese tech giant Huawei into their 5G networks.
During her visit to Brussels,...
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Xi Jinping knew about the coronavirus outbreak nearly two weeks before going public
China’s strongman, Communist leader Xi Jinping knew of the outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Wuhan almost two weeks prior to publicly...
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Top politicians gather in Munich for security summit
Heads of state and government, security leaders and diplomats gathered for the 56th annual Munich Security Conference, which runs from 14-16 February. This year’s...
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EU's health chief Kyriakides meets China's ambassador to the EU for updates on Coronavirus
While the number of confirmed cases of human-to-human transmission of Coronavirus still remains low across the bloc, the EU's health chief, Stella Kyriakides met on...
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Airibnb suspends operations in China for February over coronavirus fears
Airbnb has suspended check-ins at all of its Beijing listings until March to comply with local regulations intended to curb the coronavirus outbreak that’s...
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US charges Chinese military officers with hacking credit rating agency Equifax
Four members of China’s military have been indicted by the US government on charges of hacking into the credit-reporting agency Equifax.
US law enforcement officials...
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Pompeo warns US governors to be wary of Chinese spying
The United States’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned America’s governors to be wary of Chinese spying.
He explained China is targeting individual US states...
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US, Chinese officials to meet to discuss further Huawei restrictions
High level US officials agreed to meet later this month to discuss further restrictions on tech exports to China and the telecoms company Huawei.
Media...
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Coronavirus threatens EU-China investment deal
The EU Chamber of Commerce in China has warned that striking an EU-China investment deal in 2020 is under threat because of the coronavirus...
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Kazakhstan to resume oil exports to China soon
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Nurlan Nogayev said the country plans to resume oil exports to China through KazTransOil pipelines in the near...
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Coronavirus hits oil too, worries plunge prices
Oil prices fell more than 2% on 3 February, as traders were concerned over demand in China following the deadly coronavirus breakout but prices...
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Europeans flee China amid coronavirus outbreak
A second French-chartered airliner flew from China to Europe, carrying 300 evacuees, including citizens of France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Czech Republic and...
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Coronavirus death toll reaches 259
The death toll of the 2019-nCoV, known as the coronavirus, rose to at least 259, with nearly 12,000 confirmed cases. Most of the cases...
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US to evacuate Americans in Wuhan as coronavirus death toll hits 213
The coronavirus death toll rose to at least 213. Scientists estimate more than 75,000 people could be infected in the epicenter of the outbreak,...
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EU opens probe into German spy suspect
The European Union has opened an internal investigation over the allegations of a former ambassador accused of spying for China.
"The EEAS has initiated an...
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WHO holds emergency meeting as coronavirus death toll hits 170
The World Health Organisation’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the WHO’s emergency committee would meet today to discuss the coronavirus outbreak. He had just...
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Former EU diplomat suspected of spying for China disappears from EU lobbying register
Gerhard Sabathil, the former diplomat suspected of spying for China has been removed from a list of lobbyists in the EU's Transparency Register, a...
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Kazakhstan takes measures to protect its citizens from Coronavirus
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan, which has a common border with neighbouring China with a length of almost 1,500 kilometres, decided to take tough measures...
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World prepares as deadly coronavirus likely to spread
China’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 132, including the first death in the country’s capital, Beijing. The deadly flu-like virus was...
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Asian stocks fall as China virus rattles markets
Global stocks and oil dropped on 27 January after China warned that the new coronavirus was spreading fast. The country extended its Lunar New...
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UK to make Huawei 5G decision today amid intensifying US pressure
London is expected to grant the Chinese tech giant Huawei some access to its 5G network, according to media reports. UK prime minister Boris...
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First case of coronavirus in Germany confirmed
Germany has confirmed its first case of the deadly flu-like coronavirus that broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the death toll...
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