Canada's UN ambassador calls for a formal investigation into whether China's persecution of the Uighurs qualifies as genocide
China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world's largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement took place during the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday
5 month agoSeven people have died and around 13 were injured after a fire ripped through a Jordan walk-up flat at around 8pm on Sunday. Pics: Apple Daily
Seven people killed in major fire at residential building in Jordan
5 month agoChina: A fire was reported at Jinshun Logistics Park in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province on November 15, 2020, mid-morning
Two internment camps recently identified by satellite imagery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) appear to be separated by a cemetery and crematorium
5 month agoHong Kong Unison has sent a letter to the legislative head protesting the cancellation of the Hearing of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the Fourth Report of the HKSAR in the light of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
China congratulates Biden on his victory over Trump
5 month ago"It's always important to get the language right. Taiwan has not been a part of China." - US Secretary of State Pompeo on the "to be retaken" narrative
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order that punishes all companies and individuals who have financial dealings with Chinese companies supporting the Chinese military sector
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 34 km S of Xunchang, China
EU demands 'reversal' of China's legislative rules for Hong Kong
UK government formally rules that China has breached the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Says the decision to disqualify elected Hong Kong legislators "constitutes a clear breach"
Dominic Raab: Beijing's imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong constitutes a clear breach of the Joint Declaration. We will hold China to the obligations it freely assumed under international law
5 month agoTaiwan: 2 PLA Y-8 RECCE and Y-8 ASW planes entered southwest Taiwan ADIZ on the afternoon of November 11. ROCAF deployed patrol aircraft and air defense missile systems to monitor activities
"Hong Kong is officially dead," says Democratic Party Chairman Wu Chi-wai, as pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse, leaving virtually no dissenting voices against Beijing
Non-establishment Legislative Council Members Zheng Songtai and Chen Peiran were re-appointed as members, leaving 43 members in the parliament
All Hong Kong democrats quit after gov't ousts 4 lawmakers, leaving legislature with no effective opposition
Chinese mutual funds to unfreeze US$9 billion of investor capital after Ant Group's IPO suspension
Hong Kong ousts four lawmakers after China passes a law allowing the disqualification of officials deemed unpatriotic
5 month agoChina's top legislature has ruled on Wednesday to give the Hong Kong govt the power to disqualify lawmakers from the incumbent chamber, says Chinese state media Xinhua
Taiwan issues rare confirmation that U.S. special operators are training on the island
5 month agoRoAF fighters scrambled to China Y-8 aircraft south of Taiwan Strait
5 month agoUnknown aircfat tracking over teh Strait of Taiwan Mode s 472472 2162 C/S
Syria new Caesar sanctions targeted 4 Chinese persons for the first time in addition to 2 Lebanese, it also includes Husam Qaterji who's already on USEU sanctions. It also targeted several companies too
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 31 km ESE of Xunchang, China
5 month agoChina AEWC aircraft activity south of Taiwan Strait
Pompeo has revoked the designation of East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) as a terrorist organization
China temporarily suspends entry from Russia. The Chinese Embassy in Russia reported that the suspension of entry to the PRC is due to the epidemic situation.
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