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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.

Europe

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.