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China passes law to counter foreign sanctions

The countermeasures in the Chinese law include "denial of visas, entry or expulsion... and sealing up, seizing and freezing assets of persons or enterprises that adhere to foreign sanctions against Chinese enterprises or officials."

11/06/2021

Mobility

China releases images taken by its Zhurong rover on Mars

China is the second country to land and operate a spacecraft on Mars, after the United States.

11/06/2021

Money

Cryptocurrency accounts blocked on Chinese social network Weibo

Several influential Bitcoin accounts on Weibo have been blocked in recent days as Beijing escalates its crackdown on cryptocurrency trading.

09/06/2021

China

China cracks down on Hong Kong Tiananmen Square massacre vigil

Hong Kong had been the last place on Chinese soil where the June 4, 1989, event was publicly commemorated.

04/06/2021

Tech News

Hong Kong security law used to close overseas pro-democracy website

Web host Wix was asked by Hong Kong police to shut down a website run by exiled activists. It has since reinstated it and apologised.

03/06/2021

China

Tiananmen Square museum in Hong Kong shut after three days

A Hong Kong museum commemorating the 1989 killings in China’s Tiananmen Square was shut after three days, as Chinese authorities continue to tighten control on the city.

02/06/2021

China

China allows couples 3 children to cope with ageing population

Restrictions on the number of births were first introduced in 1980 but were eased in 2015 to allow couples to have two children.

31/05/2021

China

Chinese robotic spacecraft docks with the country's new space station

An automated space module has successfully docked with China's new space station, Tianhe, to deliver living supplies and space suits.

30/05/2021

Work

China’s 5G network is causing its carbon emissions to skyrocket

China’s digital sector is going to use 3 times as much energy because of 5G. That’s just the start of the problem.

28/05/2021

China

21 die in extreme weather in Chinese cross-country race

Freezing rain and gale winds hit the high-altitude race, state media reported Sunday.

23/05/2021

Tech News

China's Zhurong rover roams the surface of Mars for the first time

China's Mars Rover, Zhurong left its module for the first time for a successful drive around on the surface of the Red Planet.

22/05/2021

China

Second China earthquake

A second powerful earthquake shook parts of central China on Friday night causing significant damage to buildings and infrastructure

22/05/2021

Money

Cryptocurrency crash: What just happened and what lies ahead?

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin all plunged in value following a crackdown in China. But what does that mean for investors?

20/05/2021

China

At least 12 dead after two back-to-back tornadoes in China

Eight people died in the inland city of Wuhan on Friday night and four others in the town of Shengze.

15/05/2021

Tech News

China makes first landing on Mars, rover to search for signs of life

China’s first Mars landing follows its launch last month of the main section of what will be a permanent space station and a mission that brought back rocks from the Moon.

15/05/2021

Europe Decoded

Fake accounts helping boost China's reach on Twitter, study finds

China's ruling Communist Party (CPC) has been using fake fans to boost profiles on Twitter, a study has found.

11/05/2021

China

China's population growth reaches lowest rate in decades

China's population is growing at such a slow rate that it is prompting fears of an increasingly dependent population with fewer people available to work.

11/05/2021

China

Leopards on the loose: Safari park concealed escape for two weeks

A safari park in eastern China has faced strong public criticism for concealing the escape of three leopards.

11/05/2021

China

WHO approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use

Sinopharm can now be used and distributed as part of the COVAX mechanism.

07/05/2021

Tech News

What you need to know about the Chinese rocket falling to Earth

A Long March 5B rocket, which helped launch part of China's new space station, is making an uncontrolled re-entry to Earth this weekend - but no one knows where.

07/05/2021

Work

Big data is helping Chinese firefighters prevent fires. Here’s how

Using a system of cameras and sensors, a fire brigade in Guiyang, China, is becoming better prepared to respond to potential fires.

29/04/2021

Eco-Innovation

Is this the world's first biodegradable and compostable plastic?

Biodegradable plastics don’t fully degrade when put into compost. But this may change now with a new discovery.

29/04/2021

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Enormous sandstorm sweeps across Inner Mongolia

Images show a massive sandstorm covering and sweeping through many areas of Alxa Right Banner, in China's northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Sunday afternoon.

27/04/2021

China

China hits back at UK over accusations of Uyghur genocide

China says that the internment camps for Muslim Uyghurs are designed to teach the Chinese language, job skills, and counter-terrorism.

24/04/2021

Eco-Innovation

Meet the robot dog looking to replace man's best friend

The robotic pooch is capable of 'hearing' and 'seeing' by using AI to sense its environment.

23/04/2021

No Comment

Chinese artist presents work to mark Earth Day

Chinese performance artist Kong Ning dressed in a gown made of red balloon lips on Thursday to draw attention to environmental causes on Earth Day

22/04/2021