China sends largest-ever incursion into Taiwan airspace By Ben Blanchard Reuters Posted October 1, 2021 10:07 pm View image in full screen BEIJING, Oct. 1, 2021 A flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2021. Credit Image: ©…
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China Evergrande misses 2nd debt payment in a week, investors fear ‘large losses’
China Evergrande misses 2nd debt payment in a week, investors fear ‘large losses’ By Andrew Galbraith, Xiao Han and Clare Jim Reuters Posted September 30, 2021 3:03 am 2:05 Evergrande meltdown: Debt deal reached, but will it satisfy investors? WATCH: Evergrande meltdown: Debt deal reached, but will it satisfy investors? – Sep 22, 2021 comments Leave a comment facebook Share…
Evergrande to sell $1.5B stake in Chinese bank as it scrambles to avoid debt default
Evergrande to sell $1.5B stake in Chinese bank as it scrambles to avoid debt default By Donny Kwok and Anne Marie Roantree Reuters Posted September 29, 2021 12:12 am 2:05 Evergrande meltdown: Debt deal reached, but will it satisfy investors? WATCH: Evergrande meltdown: Debt deal reached, but will it satisfy investors? comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on…
Bitcoin price sinks as China cracks down on cryptos, declares all transactions illegal
Bitcoin price sinks as China cracks down on cryptos, declares all transactions illegal By Alun John, Samuel Shen and Tom Wilson Reuters Posted September 24, 2021 8:23 am Updated September 24, 2021 3:45 pm 0:59 Protesters in El Salvador march against adoption of bitcoin as legal tender WATCH: Protesters in El Salvador march against adoption of bitcoin as…
China Evergrande investors left in dark after payment deadline passes
China Evergrande investors left in dark after payment deadline passes By Anshuman Daga, Andrew Galbraith and Tom Westbrook Reuters Posted September 24, 2021 7:57 am 2:05 Evergrande meltdown: Debt deal reached, but will it satisfy investors? WATCH: Evergrande meltdown: Debt deal reached, but will it satisfy investors? comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this…
China Evergrande inches closer to default as interest deadline quietly expires
China Evergrande inches closer to default as interest deadline quietly expires By Staff Reuters Posted September 24, 2021 1:14 am 2:05 Evergrande meltdown: Debt deal reached, but will it satisfy investors? WATCH: Evergrande meltdown: Debt deal reached, but will it satisfy investors? comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp twitter Share…
China readies for ‘possible storm’ over lingering Evergrande debt crisis: reports
China readies for ‘possible storm’ over lingering Evergrande debt crisis: reports By Staff Reuters Posted September 23, 2021 9:59 am 2:05 Evergrande meltdown: Debt deal reached, but will it satisfy investors? WATCH: Evergrande meltdown: Debt deal reached, but will it satisfy investors? comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp twitter Share…
China Evergrande debt crisis has small-time investors worrying ‘it’s game over’
China Evergrande debt crisis has small-time investors worrying ‘it’s game over’ By Josh Horwitz and David Kirton Reuters Posted September 23, 2021 7:49 am 2:05 Evergrande meltdown: Debt deal reached, but will it satisfy investors? WATCH: Debt deal reached, but will it satisfy investors? comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp…
Evergrande, China’s goliath developer is in major debt, here’s what it means
Evergrande, China’s goliath developer is in major debt, here’s what it means By The Staff Global News Posted September 21, 2021 11:36 am 1:07 Evergrande sell-off putting pressure on Chinese developers: analyst WATCH: Evergrande sell-off putting pressure on Chinese developers comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp twitter Share this item…
China, COVID-19, energy at top of mind during Japan’s leadership race debate
China, COVID-19, energy at top of mind during Japan’s leadership race debate By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press Posted September 18, 2021 4:00 pm View image in full screen A computer monitor shows the live streaming of the candidates for the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party speaking at a debate session hosted by the Japan National Press…
U.S., Britain, Australia form new Indo-Pacific security alliance, AUKUS
U.S., Britain, Australia form new Indo-Pacific security alliance, AUKUS By Aamer Madhani And Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press Posted September 15, 2021 6:19 pm Updated September 15, 2021 8:51 pm View image in full screen President Joe Biden delivers remarks about a national security initiative on September 15, 2021 in the East Room of the White House in…
U.S., China accuse each other of ‘bullying’ Asian nations as Harris tours region
U.S., China accuse each other of ‘bullying’ Asian nations as Harris tours region By Nandita Bose and James Pearson Reuters Posted August 25, 2021 2:30 am 1:33 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Hanoi WATCH: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Hanoi comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp…
U.S. Republicans claim there’s ‘evidence’ COVID-19 leaked from Chinese lab. Here’s what we know
U.S. Republicans claim there’s ‘evidence’ COVID-19 leaked from Chinese lab. Here’s what we know By Jonathan Landay and Mark Hosenball Reuters Posted August 2, 2021 11:04 am 2:16 Fact or Fiction: What are the odds of a COVID-19 lab leak? Reexamining the virus origins theory It may seem like a plot out of a sci-fi movie, but experts say a…
Hong Kong protester given 9-year prison sentence after 1st ever security law trial
Hong Kong protester given 9-year prison sentence after 1st ever security law trial By Katie Tam and Janice Lo The Associated Press Posted July 30, 2021 3:46 am 5:44 Hong Kong Security Law: What is it and why is it so controversial? WATCH: Hong Kong Security Law: What is it and why is it so controversial? – Jul 23, 2020…
1st person tried under Hong Kong security law found guilty of terrorism, secessionism
1st person tried under Hong Kong security law found guilty of terrorism, secessionism By Staff The Associated Press Posted July 27, 2021 3:35 am 5:44 Hong Kong Security Law: What is it and why is it so controversial? WATCH: Hong Kong Security Law: What is it and why is it so controversial? – Jul 23, 2020 comments Leave a comment…
China reports its first human death from rare monkey B virus
China reports its first human death from rare monkey B virus By Josh K. Elliott Global News Posted July 20, 2021 2:35 pm View image in full screen A macaque monkey eats an orange on January 31, 2021. Mayank Makhija/NurPhoto via Getty Images comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp twitter…
‘Made up out of thin air’: China denies hacking charges made by U.S., Canada
‘Made up out of thin air’: China denies hacking charges made by U.S., Canada By Joe McDonald The Associated Press Posted July 20, 2021 7:38 am 2:02 Top cybersecurity agency warns of major Microsoft hack WATCH (March 17, 2021): Top cybersecurity agency warns of major Microsoft hack – Mar 17, 2021 comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on…
Countries need new regulations to fight antisemitism online, task force says
Countries need new regulations to fight antisemitism online, task force says By Stephanie Taylor The Canadian Press Posted July 14, 2021 10:50 pm View image in full screen FILE: Man typing at his laptop computer at night. Getty Images comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp twitter Share this item on…
South African baby survives fire after mother throws her from burning building
South African baby survives fire after mother throws her from burning building By Staff Reuters Posted July 14, 2021 6:07 pm Updated July 14, 2021 10:57 pm 0:58 South African toddler survives after mother throws her from burning building WATCH: A South African woman, 26, said she “held her head in shock” after bystanders caught her two-year-old daughter,…
China vows to take ‘necessary measures’ as U.S. blacklists companies over alleged Uyghur abuse
China vows to take ‘necessary measures’ as U.S. blacklists companies over alleged Uyghur abuse By Staff The Associated Press Posted July 11, 2021 9:13 am 3:22 China not willing to admit human rights violations with Uyghurs, Trudeau says WATCH: China not willing to admit human rights violations with Uyghurs, Trudeau says – Jun 22, 2021 comments Leave a comment facebook…
9 arrested for allegedly plotting to plant homemade bombs around Hong Kong
9 arrested for allegedly plotting to plant homemade bombs around Hong Kong By Zen Soo The Associated Press Posted July 6, 2021 1:59 am View image in full screen Senior Superintendent Li Kwai-wah, left, of Hong Kong Police National Security Department, and senior bomb disposal officer Alick McWhirter, right of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau, pose with the confiscated evidence during…
Hong Kong police call stabbing of officer during handover protests a ‘lone wolf’ act
Hong Kong police call stabbing of officer during handover protests a ‘lone wolf’ act By Staff Reuters Posted July 2, 2021 12:42 am 2:23 Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily announces closure WATCH: Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily announces closure – Jun 23, 2021 comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via…
Hong Kong residents line up for final copy of pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily
Hong Kong residents line up for final copy of pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily By Staff Reuters Posted June 23, 2021 9:55 pm Updated June 24, 2021 12:18 am 2:23 Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily announces closure WATCH: Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily announces closure comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share…
Canada leads international call urging China to allow UN access in Xinjiang region
Canada leads international call urging China to allow UN access in Xinjiang region By Stephanie Nebehay Reuters Posted June 22, 2021 7:32 am 0:52 Uyghur activist describes family’s disappearance WATCH: Uyghur activist describes family’s disappearance – Mar 31, 2021 comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp twitter Share this item on…
Hong Kong police arrest executives, seize documents from Jimmy Lai’s Apple Daily
Hong Kong police arrest executives, seize documents from Jimmy Lai’s Apple Daily By Sharon Tam and Sharon Abratique Reuters Posted June 17, 2021 12:50 am 2:33 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists found guilty of “unlawful assembly” WATCH: Hong Kong pro-democracy activists found guilty of "unlawful assembly" – Apr 1, 2021 comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp…
G7 leaders agree on China, COVID-19 vaccines and taxing corporations at summit
G7 leaders agree on China, COVID-19 vaccines and taxing corporations at summit By JILL LAWLESS, SYLVIA HUI, DANICA KIRKA and JONATHAN LEMIRE The Associated Press Posted June 13, 2021 11:23 am Updated June 13, 2021 3:14 pm 2:26 UK PM Johnson announces G7 pledge of 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer nations WATCH: UK PM Johnson announces…
Hong Kong national security law has ‘drastically’ limited freedoms, U.K. report finds
Hong Kong national security law has ‘drastically’ limited freedoms, U.K. report finds By Anne Marie Roantree Reuters Posted June 10, 2021 10:51 pm View image in full screen Police officers patrol near the Victoria Park in Hong Kong, Friday, June 4, 2021. AP Photo/Kin Cheung comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via…
Chinese authoritarianism, coercive diplomacy a challenge for democracies: Garneau
Chinese authoritarianism, coercive diplomacy a challenge for democracies: Garneau By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 7, 2021 8:12 pm Updated June 7, 2021 9:49 pm 1:04 Chinese authoritarianism, coercive diplomacy a challenge for democracies: Garneau WATCH: Chinese authoritarianism, coercive diplomacy a challenge for democracies: Garneau comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share…
China reports 1st human case of H10N3 bird flu. Here’s what to know about the virus
China reports 1st human case of H10N3 bird flu. Here’s what to know about the virus By Dominique Patton Reuters Posted June 2, 2021 12:30 pm Updated June 2, 2021 12:31 pm View image in full screen Chickens are seen in a chicken farm in Linquan county in central China's Anhui province Wednesday, June 02, 2021. bird flu,…
Hong Kong officials shut down Tiananmen Square museum 3 days after opening
Hong Kong officials shut down Tiananmen Square museum 3 days after opening By Zen Soo The Associated Press Posted June 2, 2021 1:59 am 2:09 Thousands march in Hong Kong to mark 30 years since Tiananmen Square protests WATCH: Thousands march in Hong Kong to mark 30 years since Tiananmen Square protests – May 26, 2019 comments Leave a comment…