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. 26/04/2021
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
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. 21/04/2021
China US and China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency China and the United States are the world’s top carbon polluters, pumping out nearly half of the fossil fuel fumes that are warming the planet’s atmosphere. 18/04/2021
USA Japan, US showcase alliance, resolve in dealing with China US President Joe Biden met with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Biden's first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader. 17/04/2021
Romania Romania approves law to exclude Huawei from future 5G network Romania has approved a bill that aims to exclude Chinese group Huawei from the country's future 5G mobile network. 16/04/2021
China Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai gets 1-year prison sentence Lai was one of the nine leading Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates who were sentenced to jail terms on Friday for organising a march during the 2019 anti-government protests that triggered an overwhelming crackdown from Beijing. 16/04/2021
China China ramps up vaccination drive with free eggs for those getting jab The challenge in China lies partly in the sheer scale of the effort and the need to convince a population that currently feels safe from infections. 16/04/2021
Czech Republic Was the Czech foreign minister fired due to his pro-Western views? Czech president Milos Zeman said he "terminated the duties of Tomáš Petříček in accordance with the Constitution". But what were the real reasons for the departure of the foreign minister? 14/04/2021
Moments China’s European ghost towns: The tourism trend that went wrong Over the years, China has taken to recreating some famous European towns and cities to attract tourists. But does it work? We find out. 13/04/2021
Sweden China's embassy in Sweden under fire over 'threats' to journalist China's embassy in Sweden has engaged in a public spat with Swedish politicians after its ambassador was accused of “threatening” a journalist. 12/04/2021
China COVID-19: Chinese official says homegrown vaccines not very powerful Chinese vaccines "don’t have very high protection rates," said the director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control, Gao Fu, at a conference Saturday. 11/04/2021
China China fines internet giant Alibaba for 'abusing its dominant position' The Alibaba Group, the world's biggest e-commerce company, was fined €2.3 billion by Chinese regulators on Saturday for anti-competitive tactics. 10/04/2021
Tech News China's Bitcoin mining could impact its goals to become carbon neutral Accounting for 80 per cent of the global cryptocurrency trade, China's overuse of supercomputers and coal-fired power plants could have a devastating impact on climate. 08/04/2021
Turkey Diplomatic storm in Turkey over China's treatment of Uighur population Turkey summoned China's ambassador after the embassy suggested on Twitter that it could take action against two Turkish politicians that had criticised Beijing's treatment of its Muslim Uighur community. 07/04/2021
Travel News How a trip to China helped me grieve the loss of a loved one For Hope Talbot, China was the backdrop to learning and understanding how people grieve and commemorate life. 01/04/2021
China Seven activists convicted in Hong Kong over pro-democracy protests Seven people, including former lawmaker Martin Lee and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, were convicted in Hong Kong for their role in pro-democracy protests. 01/04/2021
World News UK, US and 12 other nations 'concerned' about WHO COVID origin study Fourteen countries including the UK, US and Denmark shared their "concerns" about the WHO-convened study of the origins of COVID-19, saying experts "lacked access" to complete data. 31/03/2021
China China reduces elected seats in Hong Kong legislature China approved a radical reform of the Hong Kong legislature, sharply reducing the number of directly elected seats in the legislative council. 30/03/2021
USA President Joe Biden invites Putin and Xi to climate talks The session will test Biden’s pledge to make climate change a priority. 26/03/2021