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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?

World News

MEPs set to call for EU's investment deal with China to be frozen

The lawmakers want the European Commission to use any further discussions on the deal as leverage to improve China's human rights record.

World News

In Asia, a COVID-19 resurgence leads to new restrictions

Outbreaks have led to the re-imposition of rules in Malaysia, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines.

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.

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What is the global chip shortage and why should we care about it?

Here is everything you need to know about the global chip shortage and how it threatens to impact everyone's daily lives.

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.

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.

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.

World News

China says rocket debris landed in Indian Ocean

The head of NASA accused China of “failing to meet responsible standards” after debris from its rocket landed near the Maldives.

China

WHO approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use

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

My Europe Series

The billion-dollar motorway leading Montenegro to nowhere

Montenegro is building one of the most expensive highways in the world. It is financed by a loan from China. Its tourism-based economy is being crushed by the pandemic making the already difficult loan impossible to pay back and the motorway still isn't finished.

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.

Europe News

EU suspends efforts to ratify controversial investment deal with China

The future of the agreement had already been thrown into doubt after Beijing imposed sanctions on several Members of the European Parliament.

Hungary

Hungary agrees to open Chinese university campus in Budapest by 2024

The deal would make the Shanghai-based Fudan University campus the first Chinese university campus in the European Union.

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.

World News

EU slams Russia and China for Western vaccines disinformation campaign

Moscow and Beijing's vaccine diplomacy includes "disinformation and manipulation efforts to undermine trust in Western-made vaccines," according to an EU report.

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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.

World News

Military spending rises worldwide despite COVID-19 pandemic

Defence expenditure was up by 4 per cent in Europe in the first year of the pandemic.

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.

Mobility

Get behind the wheel of the newest electric cars at Shanghai auto show

The latest electric cars and intelligent driving solutions are taking centre stage at this year's Shanghai Motor Show, the industry's biggest event of the year.

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