USA

Top diplomat for East Asia calls China a ‘lawless bully’

Editorial Bureau September 17, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – David Stilwell, a top diplomat for East Asia, said on Thursday that China’s recent actions around the world did not reflect the behaviour of a responsible global actor. Instead, they resembled that of a “lawless bully,” he added. In a testimony prepared

Tech

Huawei phone see a price rise in China

Ren Leen September 17, 2020

SHENZHEN (CHINA) – Chinese consumers are in a hurry to buy smartphones from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that features its high-end Kirin chips. This decision was made as they feared control regarding the firm’s access to US technology that will soon put an end to the production of its premium handsets. Phone vendors in Huaqiangbei, located […]

Asia

Mainland China reports 10 new COVID-19 cases

Editorial Bureau September 14, 2020

BEIJING (CHINA) – China on Monday reported 10 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for September 13, which was the same as a day earlier, the health authority said. The National Health Commission said in a statement that all of the new infections were imported. No new deaths were reported. China reported 39 new asymptomatic […]

Business

Reports of African swine fever prompt China to ban German pork imports

Editorial Bureau September 12, 2020

SHANGHAI (CHINA) – After Germany confirmed its first case of African swine fever last week, China banned the import of German pork products on Saturday. This move will hit German farmers and send global prices for pork products rising. Germany is China’s third biggest pork supplier and the country is facing an acute shortage of […]

Business

Germany’s pig farmers urge China not to impose blanket ban on German pork imports

Editorial Bureau September 11, 2020

HAMBURG (GERMANY) – Farmers in Germany urged China on Friday not to impose a nationwide ban on imports of pork from Germany a day after African swine fever (ASF) was detected in a wild boar in Brandenburg. As soon as ASF was detected on Thursday, South Korea, the largest non-EU buyer of Germany pork, imposed […]

Asia

China, India agree to defuse frontier crisis by withdrawing troops from sensitive border points

Editorial Bureau September 11, 2020

BEIJING/NEW DELHI (CHINA/INDIA) – Beijing and New Delhi said on Friday that they have agreed to defuse the situation at their contested Himalayan frontier and take measures to restore “peace and tranquility”. This came after a high-level diplomatic meeting in Moscow between Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi and Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar. They

Asia

Xi says China has dealt with COVID-19 transparently

Editorial Bureau September 8, 2020

BEIJING (CHINA) – President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday China has acted against the COVID-19 outbreak transparently. It added that concrete efforts have been taken to help save tens of millions of lives around the world during the pandemic. Xi was speaking at a ceremony honouring role models with regard to the country’s fight against […]

Asia

India, China agree to defuse tension along Himalayan frontier

Ren Leen September 5, 2020

NEW DELHI (INDIA) – India said on Saturday it was willing to work with China towards reducing the tensions along their disputed Himalayan border. This comes after a meeting of defence ministers of both countries. Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh held talks with his Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the Shanghai […]

USA

US offers to mediate in India-China frontier dispute

Editorial Bureau September 5, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US was ready to mediate and solve the dispute between India and China over their Himalayan border. Trump said the situation was “very nasty,” adding that both India and China were “going at it much more strongly than a lot of people even understand.” […]

Asia

China’s Xi backs Beijing free trade zone

Editorial Bureau September 4, 2020

BEIJING (CHINA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday he backs the city of Beijing in building a pilot international free trade zone for the service sector and digital economy. It would also help promote scientific and technological innovation. He was addressing the Global Trade in Services Summit of the 2020 China International Fair […]