China defends Hungary university plan following protest

China defended a plan to build a university in Hungary, saying critics who protested against it in Budapest over the weekend shouldn’t politicize and stigmatize normal exchanges between the two

Cooperation | China hosts Southeast Asian ministers as it competes with US

China is hosting foreign ministers from 10 Southeast Asian nations this week amid heightened competition between Beijing and Washington for influence in the region. Chinese state media said the meeting today

Chinese foreign trade sustains upward momentum in Jan-May

China’s foreign trade maintained its upward momentum in the first five months of the year amid steady economic operation and external demand. The country’s total imports and exports expanded by 28.2%

Covid-19 | US senators promise vaccines for Taiwan amid China row

U.S. will give Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, part of President Joe Biden’s move to share tens of millions of jabs globally, three American senators said yesterday, after the

June 4 | Microsoft says ‘tank man’ image blocking due to human error

Microsoft Corp. blamed “accidental human error” for its Bing search engine briefly not showing image results for the search term “tank man” on the anniversary of the bloody military crackdown

Diplomacy | China urges closer Afghanistan ties as US withdrawal looms

China is urging closer security and economic cooperation with Afghanistan in an apparent effort to bolster its influence in the region as the U.S. and its allies prepare to withdraw

Covid-19 | Taiwan says China exploiting vaccines for political gain

Taiwan’s foreign minister yesterday said China is seeking political gains abroad in return for providing vaccines and other pandemic assistance, partly to increase pressure on Taiwan, which it claims as

Budapest to rename streets to protest Chinese university

Budapest city officials are planning to rename streets in an area where a Chinese university loyal to China’s Communist Party is due to open a branch, in a signal of

Diplomacy | Gov’t defends Cambodia relations after US expresses concern

China said yesterday its relationship with Cambodia has made positive contributions to regional peace and stability, after the U.S. expressed concerns about the presence of the Chinese military in the

Gaming | Genting, Melco remain in Yokohama IR race

Genting Singapore and Melco Resorts & Entertainment have qualified for the city’s Request for Proposal (RFP) to develop an integrated resort (IR), the government of Yokohama, Japan’s second-largest city, recently

Melco to organize e-Sports event with Tencent

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has announced that it will be co-organizing the forthcoming “World University Cyber League 2021” e-sports event in the SAR with Tencent Sports. For the first time, the competition will

Gaming | GGR may plunge to ‘mid-50%’ range in June following May rally

The city’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) in June may plunge to “mid-50% range compared to June 2019,” according to brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. Analysts at the firm expect a downturn

China trade envoy, US Treasury secretary meet by video

China’s chief economic envoy and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen held their first meeting by video yesterday, but the two sides gave no indication when negotiations on ending their tariff war

Hong Kong | Tiananmen museum shuts down amid investigation

A Hong Kong museum commemorating China’s deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests closed yesterday three days after opening as the ruling Communist Party tries to stamp out the last traces

South China Sea | US, Japan reaffirm alliance amid territorial claims

The new head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command held talks with top Japanese officials this week and reaffirmed their alliance amid China’s increasingly assertive claims to contested areas in the

Xinhua focus | China to strengthen original innovation in sci-tech development

China has devoted growing resources to basic research and original innovation in recent years, in the hope of cultivating a driving force for economic growth and improving people’s living standards. The

Poland: Huawei ex-exec, expert accused of spying for China

The trial opened in a Warsaw court yesterday of two men accused of spying for China — a Chinese citizen who is a former director of Huawei in Poland and

Court rejects Yang Hengjun’s torture claim in trial

A Chinese government spokesperson yesterday rejected an Australian writer’s complaint that he was tortured during interrogation before being put on trial on spying charges. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson also accused Australia

Down Under leaders minimize China spilt, urge virus probe

The leaders of New Zealand and Australia downplayed their differences over China and urged more investigation into the origins of the coronavirus yesterday after their first face-to-face meeting in more

Yang Hengjun | Writer urges Chinese judge to reject torture-tainted evidence

  A Chinese Australian writer tried in Beijing for alleged espionage said he pleaded to a judge to reject evidence of what he had said while being tortured by interrogators. Yang Hengjun

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