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China to have 600 million doses of vaccines 'ready for market this year'

China to have 600 million doses of vaccines 'ready for market this year'

China will have 600 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines ready for market this year and will make “a major announcement” soon, a scientist in charge of vaccine development said on Friday.

2020-12-05 14:06

US, EU should join forces to check China's influence in Africa, Indo-Pacific: Republican senator

US, EU should join forces to check China's influence in Africa, Indo-Pacific: Republican senator

Cooperation between the United States and European Union is “all the more important” in the Indo-Pacific and Africa to counter growing Chinese influence in those areas, according to a new report by the chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

2020-12-01 15:08

US Justice Department self-lauds its Beijing-countering 'China Initiative'

US Justice Department self-lauds its Beijing-countering 'China Initiative'

The US Justice Department gave itself high marks in a report card released on Monday on the second anniversary of its “China Initiative”, a programme aimed at blunting Beijing's influence in the United States. The assessment, released as a new administration prepares to take power, comes as more Republican voices try to nudge President Donald Trump into acknowledging his elec...

2020-11-17 14:23

China-Africa relations: Beijing says it will help pay for world's largest free-trade zone

China-Africa relations: Beijing says it will help pay for world's largest free-trade zone

China has announced that it will help to finance the development of an Africa-wide free-trade area, which on completion will be the world's largest, spanning 55 nations with a combined GDP of US$3.4 trillion and about 1.3 billion consumers.

2020-11-14 11:09

China says it has built 700,000 5G base stations this year, more than rest of world combined

China says it has built 700,000 5G base stations this year, more than rest of world combined

China said it has built close to 700,000 5G base stations this year, exceeding its original target of half a million, as the country continues to push ahead with ambitions to lead in the next generation of ultra-fast wireless technology.

2020-11-13 15:33

US-China military talks aim to ease tensions with COVID-19 prevention focus

US-China military talks aim to ease tensions with COVID-19 prevention focus

China and US armed forces kicked off three days of discussion on control of the coronavirus pandemic, humanitarian aid and disaster prevention on Wednesday, in a rare glimpse of cooperation amid rising tensions between the world's two biggest military powers. According to a short statement from the Chinese defence ministry, discussions will include Covid-19 prevention and con...

2020-11-13 15:01

Brazil suspends China coronavirus vaccine trial after 'unrelated death'

Brazil suspends China coronavirus vaccine trial after 'unrelated death'

Brazil's health regulator has suspended the large, late-stage trial of an experimental Covid-19 vaccine by Chinese developer Sinovac following the death of a volunteer, which the company's local partner said was “unrelated” to the vaccine.

2020-11-10 16:00

China could face greater terrorism threat as US 'delists' East Turkestan Islamic Movement

China could face greater terrorism threat as US 'delists' East Turkestan Islamic Movement

China could face a greater terrorism threat as a result of the US removing the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), which Beijing has repeatedly blamed for violent acts in Xinjiang and elsewhere, from its list of terror groups, observers say.

2020-11-08 15:20

India, France, Russia: China bans visitors from more countries amid COVID-19

India, France, Russia: China bans visitors from more countries amid COVID-19

China has suspended entry for foreign visitors from a further eight countries as it seeks to prevent importing new COVID-19 cases. Notices telling people about the restrictions were posted on the websites of China's embassies in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, France, India, Italy, Nigeria, Russia and Ukraine, Thursday. They came after would-be travelers from Britain, Belgium and the P...

2020-11-07 14:10

WHO, Chinese experts begin investigating COVID-19's origins

WHO, Chinese experts begin investigating COVID-19's origins

A much-anticipated scientific investigation into the origins of the coronavirus began on Friday, but only virtually, as an expert team assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) met online with its Chinese counterparts to launch the inquiry which has been called for by more than 100 countries.

2020-11-02 16:29

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