Europe News Latvia & Estonia leave China-backed East Europe forum The move follows China’s boosting of its relations with Russia, whose invasion of Ukraine is seen as a possible first step in a series of moves against countries that were once part of the Soviet Union. 12/08/2022
Health news Langya: What we know about the potentially fatal virus found in China Less than three years after the outbreak of COVID-19 started in China, the threat of the new animal-borne LayV virus has been identified. 10/08/2022
Taiwan China's military drills around Taiwan are a 'significant escalation' Beijing's show of strength came after Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan. 05/08/2022
No Comment The Hong Kong Art Fair features "affordable" artworks under $13,000. Thousands of local and international contemporary artworks are presented at the 9th edition of Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong. 05/08/2022
Europe News China summons European diplomats over statement on Taiwan China cancelled a foreign ministers’ meeting with Japan to protest a G7 statement that there was no justification for the exercises. 05/08/2022
Taiwan Why has Pelosi's surprise trip to Taiwan attracted so much attention? US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday in the wake of heightened tensions with China. Beijing claims ownership of the self-ruled island and has responded with multiple military drills in zones surrounding Taiwan in retaliation. 04/08/2022
Taiwan China begins 'unprecedented' military drills around Taiwan Chinese state media has framed the military exercises around self-ruled island as war plan rehearsal, as Taiwan claims China wants to change the regional status quo. 04/08/2022
Taiwan Taiwan 'will not back down' amid China threats, says its president China's foreign minister said the US was "playing with fire", as Pelosi became the highest-ranking US official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island 02/08/2022
China China expands freight train network with line from Hefei to Budapest A freight train carrying goods from Hefei in China's Anhui province to Budapest in Hungary was launched on Friday, marking the first-ever freight trip between the two cities. 31/07/2022
No Comment Sandstorm sweeps through China's Haixi region A massive sandstorm hit northwestern China's Qinghai province recently. 25/07/2022
No Comment Hundreds flock to the beach as temperatures soar in southern China Images of people cooling down at the beach and under the shade as a heatwave strikes Xiamen city in southern China. 25/07/2022
Tech News Tesla has sold Bitcoin. Is this Musk’s cryptocurrency U-turn? Tesla’s sale of its Bitcoin holdings comes after CEO Elon Musk promised to not sell the Bitcoin tesla owned. Is this Musk U-turning on crypto? 21/07/2022
China Flash floods in China kill at least 12, imperil thousands Some 1,300 people had been evacuated as of Saturday, state-owned media reported. 17/07/2022
Tech News China may have just suffered one of the biggest data hacks in history Data on one billion people in China has been leaked, according to hackers, in what could be one of the biggest breaches ever. 06/07/2022
China Airbus secures mega-order from four Chinese airlines The orders, for Air China, China Eastern, China Southern and Shenzhen Airlines, total nearly €35.4 billion at list prices. 03/07/2022
My Europe Series Europe's week: G7 renew Ukraine commitment & NATO to get new members Here are the top stories from the EU this week. 01/07/2022
Tech News Is time up for TikTok? Concerns over data security resurface in US The FCC accused TikTok of having "sheep's clothing," accusing the Chinese-owned firm of harvesting troves of sensitive user data. 30/06/2022
Spain NATO summit to highlight growing influence of Russia, China in Africa The Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenaries have established a strong presence in conflict-stricken African countries, while China is quietly building its overseas military network, officials believe. 26/06/2022
Mobility Will the world soon be powered by space-based solar energy? China has made a significant step forward in their bid for space-based solar power. But what is it, is it feasible and could it be the future? 26/06/2022
No Comment Parts of Shanghai will be locked down as part of a test campaign. Shanghai will impose new containment measures on residents in several parts of the city this weekend as part of a mass testing campaign. 10/06/2022