Tag: China
China opens Everest’s north side to 38 virus-tested climbers
BEIJING — China has opened Mount Everest's northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for the coronavirus and must keep...
China trade surges as global demand recovers from pandemic
<p>BEIJING — China’s exports surged 32.3% over a year earlier in April as global consumer demand strengthened, while imports rose 43.1%. </p>
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General: China’s Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic
WASHINGTON — The top U.S general for Africa is warning that a growing threat from China may come not just from the waters of...
China suspends economic dialogue with Australia
BEIJING — China on Thursday suspended an economic dialogue with Australia, stepping up a pressure campaign that began over Australian support for a probe...
General: China’s Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic
<p>WASHINGTON — The top U.S general for Africa is warning that a growing threat from China may come not just from the waters of...
Volkswagen profits jump as China leads pandemic rebound
FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen Group's after-tax profit rebounded strongly to 3.4 billion euros ($4.1 billion) in the first three months of the year as...
China suspends economic dialogue with Australia
<p>BEIJING — China on Thursday suspended an economic dialogue with Australia, stepping up a pressure campaign that began over Australian support for a probe...
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced for Tiananmen vigil
HONG KONG — Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to more jail time Thursday for participating in an unauthorized vigil to commemorate the...
Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion
<p>KASHGAR, China — Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he's fasting for Ramadan but his daughters, ages 8 and...
Pfzier and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC said...