Alibaba and Ant Group founder Jack Ma has lost his title as China’s richest man, a list published today showed, after he angered Beijing and his empire was put under heavy scrutiny by Chinese regulators. Ma and his family had held the top spot for China’s richest in the Hurun Global Rich List in 2020 and … Read more
Xi Jinping has claimed ‘victory’ over extreme poverty in China, marking the end to a near four-decade mission for the ruling communist party. The President gave an hour-long speech in Beijing on Thursday hailing the achievement, claiming it proves that China’s communist system is ‘the fundamental guarantee against risks, challenges and difficulties.’ But critics say … Read more
Scientists slam China’s ‘implausibly’ slow investigation of Covid-19 as WHO panel ‘has to recommend contact tracing of patient zero and wet market suppliers’ WHO report will recommend contact tracing first known patient in Wuhan, China Also suggests looking into supply chain of traders in the Huanan seafood market Comes after team of scientists visited Wuhan … Read more
China’s moon rover captured images of the far side of the moon that show an elongated ‘milestone’ rock on the lunar surface. Yutu 2 spotted the sharp structure sticking out from the ground after awakening from a 14-day slumber during the dangerously cold lunar night. Scientists believe the unusual rock may have formed after numerous … Read more
China’s moon rover captured images of the far side of the moon that show an elongated ‘milestone’ rock on the lunar surface. Yutu 2 spotted the sharp structure sticking out from the ground after awakening from a 14-day slumber during the dangerously cold lunar night. Scientists believe the unusual rock may have formed after numerous … Read more
A single-dose COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese firm CanSino Biologics and a team led by Beijing’s top military bio-warfare expert is reported to show 65.7 per cent efficacy in preventing symptomatic cases. The drug also demonstrated a 90.98 per cent success rate in stopping severe disease in an interim analysis of global trials, according to Pakistan’s health … Read more
President Joe Biden signaled he is looking to reset U.S.-China policy from the Trump administration, saying the two nations can avoid a conflict, even as he said Chinese President Xi Jinping as lacking a democratic ‘bone in his body.’ Biden said he didn’t mean the line as criticism – but he leveled as his administration … Read more
China was the first country in the world to be struck by coronavirus and its economy is the first to recover. It expanded by 6.5 per cent in the final quarter of 2020, making it one of the few countries to be able to chalk up growth for the year. Industrial production drove the revival, … Read more
A Chinese doctor has caused controversy after calling the country’s COVID-19 vaccine ‘the most unsafe in the world’. Dr Tao Lina, a vaccine expert from Shanghai, pointed out to his 4.8million social media followers on Tuesday that the jab developed by Beijing’s state-run drugmaker Sinopharm had 73 side effects. After his remarks were widely reported … Read more
It’s a miracle they got built! The incredible twin temples perched atop a breathtaking rocky spire They are perched atop a 330ft (100m) tall column of rock in China over 7,600ft (2,336m) above sea level They are thought to date back to the Ming Dynasty and visitors can climb over 8,800 steps to reach them … Read more