London: The Chinese authorities are using a potentially risky strategy to help identify coronavirus patients by stopping the sales of fever and cough medicines to force people to go to hospital rather than self-medicate. Authorities have blocked the sale of…
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Coronavirus scandal as ground zero passengers let into UK with NO checks and told to call NHS 111 if they feel ill
PASSENGERS travelling from China to the UK were NOT screened when they arrived at a London airport, sparking fears the deadly coronavirus could spread to the UK. The city of Wuhan and the neighbouring city of Huanggang is on lockdown…
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Badminton: Olympic champion Chen Long leads strong Chinese contingent at Singapore Open
SINGAPORE – These days, Olympic badminton champion Chen Long cannot do without his daily dose of caffeine. Married to former women’s singles No. 1 Wang Shixian, Chen became a father for the first time last June, and “Little Coffee” is…
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China threatens Germany ‘where it hurts’ as Huawei battle heats up
Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel and Premier Li Keqiang of China settled into the back seat of a driverless Volkswagen van, fastened their seat belts and went for a spin around a disused airport landing strip in central Berlin. "There is…
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Li Tie: China appoint ex-Everton midfielder as head coach
Former Everton midfielder Li Tie has been appointed as China head coach. The 42-year-old succeeds Italian Marcello Lippi, who quit the job for a second time in November after a 2-1 defeat by Syria in a 2022 World Cup qualifier….
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Money pumped into China’s economy in attempt to fight slowdown
China’s central bank has acted to pump more liquidity into the country’s economy in an attempt to prevent growth slowing in 2020. The People’s Bank of China is allowing commercial banks to hold less capital in reserve, freeing up about…
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China scraps forced labour for sex workers
Beijing: China's parliament has abolished an extra-judicial system of forced labour used to punish sex workers and their clients for up to two years, but it stressed that prostitution remains illegal. China banned prostitution after the Communist revolution in 1949,…
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China punishes largest news photo agencies for working with the West
China punishes its two largest photo agencies for ‘illegally providing news content to foreign companies’ Visual China and IC photo have been ordered by Beijing to rectify the situation They were penalised for carrying out online news services without permission …
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China claims everyone in ‘concentration camps’ has ‘graduated’ and is now living a happy life – The Sun
CHINA has claimed the people it locked up in "re-education camps" have now "graduated" and are leading happy lives. It comes after international condemnation of the compounds, where more than a million Muslims are said to have been held in…
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‘Charlie’s Angels’ Nabs China Release Date
Sony’s reboot of Charlie’s Angels starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska has landed a China release date of Nov. 15 which is timed exactly with its domestic release. While the pic was originally scheduled to go during the first weekend…
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Dad writes 19 birthday cards for baby daughter before he dies of cancer
A woman has revealed her late husband wrote 19 birthday cards for their young daughter before dying of cancer. Ms Chu, from Taiwan's south-western port city of Tainan, shared the touching story on Facebook . Images shared by the woman…
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US blacklists 28 Chinese companies and government agencies over Uighur repression
The US Commerce Department said on Monday it was putting 28 Chinese public security bureaus and companies – including video surveillance company Hikvision – on a US trade blacklist over Beijing’s treatment of Uighur Muslims and other predominantly Muslim ethnic…
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London Stock Exchange rejects Hong Kong takeover bid
The London Stock Exchange on Friday rejected an unsolicited takeover bid from its Hong Kong counterpart, citing “fundamental concerns” about the offer. The London Stock Exchange Group said strategic and regulatory problems were among the reasons it turned down the…
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Costco opened its first China flagship store — and things got crazy
It was an open-and-quickly-shut deal. China’s flagship Costco outlet opened its doors Tuesday morning in suburban Shanghai, only to close them several hours later after the store became swamped with mobs brawling over discounted items, Bloomberg reported. Clips circulating on…
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