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Pompeo Calls On China To Release Canadians

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday called for the immediate release of two Canadians charged by China for alleg... Read more

Yulin Dog-meat Fair Goes Ahead Despite Crackdown

The notorious dog-meat festival on the mainland has opened in defiance of a government campaign to improve animal welfar... Read more

Beijing Authorities Report Nine New Covid-19 Cases

Beijing's municipal health authority reported on Monday nine new cases of the coronavirus in the city. The National H... Read more

China Reports 26 New Covid 19 Cases

Mainland China reported on Sunday 26 new confirmed coronavirus cases for June 20, down from 27 a day earlier, driven lar... Read more

NPCSC To Begin Second Meeting On June 28

The standing committee of the National People's Congress will hold a second meeting next Sunday in Beijing. The body tha... Read more

Food, Parcel Couriers In Beijing To Take Virus Tests

Officials in Beijing are carrying out nucleic acid tests on all food and parcel delivery personnel as they ramp up effor... Read more

Mainland Reports 27 New Cases Of Covid-19

Mainland health authorities on Saturday said they had received reports of 27 newly-confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Friday... Read more

Trudeau Calls On China To Release Two Canadians

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he was "disappointed" that China formally charged two Canadians with spying... Read more

EU Calls On Beijing To Free Human Rights Lawyer

The EU on Friday demanded the immediate release of a Chinese human rights lawyer sentenced to four years in jail, saying... Read more

Beijing Links New Outbreak To A European Strain

The mainland has released genome sequencing data for the coronavirus responsible for a recent outbreak in Beijing, with ... Read more

Mainland Charges Two Detained Canadians With Spying

The mainland has begun the prosecution of two Canadian nationals detained since December 2018 on spying charges, officia... Read more

China Reports 32 New Cases, 25 Of Them In Beijing

The mainland reported 32 new coronavirus cases as of the end of June 18, 25 of which were reported in Beijing, the Natio... Read more

China Releases 10 Indian Soldiers After Border Clash

China has freed 10 Indian soldiers seized in a high-altitude border clash in the Himalayas which left at least 20 Indian... Read more

Investigators Find Contamination In Beijing Market

Officials in Beijing said on Thursday that they've found the trading sections for meat and seafood in the city's wholesa... Read more

Beijing Residents Rush To Clinics For Virus Tests

Anxious residents in Beijing are flooding to clinics for voluntary coronavirus tests after the authorities mandated test... Read more