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Combat training in Taiwan before Lunar New Year

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen inspects troops at an army barracks ahead of the Lunar New Year and oversees an exercise by the infantry repelling a mock attack by enemy forces.

06/01/2023

Travel News

Airports and airlines slam EU COVID testing recommendations

The coalition of aviation groups says the recommendations are ‘at odds’ with an assessment by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

06/01/2023

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China annual ice festival is underway in Harbin

Towering ice sculptures and fireworks feature once again as China kicks off its annual ice festival in the northern city of Harbin

06/01/2023

Mobility

US-China space race: Can countries claim territory on the Moon?

China further develops its mighty space programme, which has made spectacular progress in the last twenty years.

06/01/2023

Europe News

EU 'strongly' encourages COVID-19 test for travellers from China

China is struggling to contain a mass outbreak of coronavirus infections after the Communist Party relaxed its draconian "zero-COVID" policies.

04/01/2023

Europe News

Brussels offers COVID vaccines to China to help contain virus

The EU is also concerned that the lack of transparency in China could mean new variants are not identified quick enough.

03/01/2023

China

China criticises 'unacceptable' new Covid rules

Beijing has criticised the recent decisions of 12 countries requiring passengers flying in from China to have a negative Covid test 48 hours before their flight.

03/01/2023

France

France urges all EU countries to test Chinese travellers for COVID

Any passengers arriving from China to France who test positive for COVID will be instructed to self-isolate for seven days.

01/01/2023

World News

European nations tighten COVID rules for Chinese travellers

France, Spain and the UK implement tougher COVID-19 measures for passengers arriving from China.

31/12/2022

World News

Europe raises its defences amid surge of COVID-19 cases in China

Spain's Health Minister said that the government would be pushing for similar measures at a European level.

30/12/2022

Russia

Putin, Xi vow closer ties as Russia bombards Ukraine again

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have vowed to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow’s bombardment of its neighbour.

30/12/2022

Spain

Spain to require COVID-19 tests for passengers from China

Health officials from the 27-member European Union on Thursday promised to continue talks on seeking a common approach but held back from imposing restrictions.

30/12/2022

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Hospital capacity at the brink in Shanghai as COVID cases rise

Hospital patients with IV drips and oxygen tanks crowd the hallways of a Shanghai emergency ward while relatives line up for funeral parlour services, as China sees an explosion in Covid cases that overwhelmed its healthcare system.

29/12/2022

Europe News

COVID-19: EU mulls coordinated approach as China reopens borders

China's easing of its strict zero-COVID policy in recent weeks has led to an explosion in cases.

29/12/2022

China

China to permit international travel in January as COVID-19 cases soar

The Chinese government claims it has the pandemic under control, and it is ready to allow its citizens to travel abroad while letting foreigners come in starting 8 January.

27/12/2022

Taiwan

China sends planes and ships towards Taiwan in display of force

Early on Sunday and Monday mornings, Chinese aircraft including fighter jets and drones crossed the median of the Taiwan Strait - a violation of an unofficial boundary tacitly accepted by both Beijing and Taipei.

27/12/2022

China

China's emergency rooms 'overwhelmed' as COVID-19 wave sweeps country

China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a narrow definition that excludes many deaths that would be attributed to COVID-19 in other places.

26/12/2022

Italy

Italy to investigate 'unofficial Chinese police stations'

Civil rights group claims 'cultural centre' is being used for persuasion to return operations

23/12/2022

Crossing Cultures

Forged from fire: how swords shaped China and Europe's culture

A co-production with CGTN

For millennia swords have held deep cultural significance in both Asia and Europe. In this episode of Crossing Cultures, we head to Toledo in Spain and Longquan in China to meet the swordsmiths still forging in the ancient tradition.

22/12/2022

China

China did not report any COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday

A health official in China says the country is limiting how it is recording COVID-19 deaths.

21/12/2022