Tag: China
At least 19 killed, dozens injured after road collapses in southern China | News
Some 30 people are being treated in hospital after they were trapped in their vehicles when the road caved in early on ...Philippines’s Marcos promises measures after China’s ‘dangerous attacks’ | South China Sea News
President says country will respond to South China Sea confrontations with proportionate measures after Filipino soldiers injured. President Ferdinand Marcos says the ...Record number of people executed for drug offences in 2023 | Death Penalty News
In its annual report, Harm Reduction International says at least 467 drug-related executions took place last year. At least 467 people were ...Hong Kong government releases draft new national security law | Politics News
New bill includes lengthy prison terms for offences such as treason and longer sentences for acts deemed to be sedition. The Hong ...Money, power and the peril of courting Chinese nationalism | Politics News
In January, a Chinese ultranationalist vlogger – video blogger – came across red circular stickers on the glass doors of a shopping ...Purges in China’s military allow Taiwan some respite – for now | Politics News
Danny Jia was walking down a street outside Taiwan’s Taoyuan city in late December when he suddenly heard automatic gunfire. Not far ...China sanctions five US arms manufacturers over Taiwan weapons sales | Weapons News
The move follows US approval of $300m in military aid for the self-ruled island, which holds elections in a week. China has ...Tesla recalls 1.6 million electric vehicles in China | Business and Economy News
The cars reportedly have problems with their automatic assisted steering and door latch controls. Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million Model ...WHO asks China for more details on unexplained pneumonia outbreak | Health News
Reports that children’s hospitals in Beijing, Liaoning and other cities are ‘overwhelmed with sick children’. The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked ...Taiwan takes security lessons from Hamas, Ukraine surprise attacks | Conflict News
Taichung, Taiwan – On October 7, the Palestinian armed group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, firing thousands of rockets that ...