Tag: China
Hungary emerges as an EU vaccination star amid surging cases
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary has emerged as a European Union leader in COVID-19 vaccinations thanks to a strategy that sought shots from Russia and...
China blasts BBC report after summoning UK ambassador
BEIJING — China is complaining anew about recent reporting by the BBC, days after summoning the British ambassador to Beijing to register displeasure over...
Biden’s deal with Seoul points to a swift shift on alliances
WASHINGTON — A new agreement with South Korea on sharing the cost of keeping U.S. troops on the Korean peninsula is early evidence that...
A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response
GENEVA — When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting...
IOC and China make vaccine deal for Tokyo, Beijing Olympians
GENEVA — The International Olympic Committee and China have teamed up to offer vaccines to athletes and teams preparing for the upcoming games in...
Pakistani court bans China’s TikTok over profanity claims
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's media regulatory agency on Thursday again blocked the Chinese video service TikTok after two lawyers approached a court in the northwest...
ANALYSIS: Communist Party seeking China’s ‘rejuvenation’
BEIJING — The catchword “rejuvenation” has been tucked into the major speeches at China's biggest political event of the year, the meeting of its...
Expert says origins of pandemic could be known in few years
LONDON — The global community will find out “fairly soon, within the next few years” what started the coronavirus pandemic, a key member of...
Wuhan soccer team prepares for another season in isolation
MADRID — As the coronavirus pandemic stretches into a second year, Chinese soccer team Wuhan FC is back in preseason training.
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Chinese exports surge as global demand recovers from virus
BEIJING — China’s exports surged 60.6% over a year earlier in the first two months of 2021, after factories reopened and global demand started...