China pledged a deeper partnership with Russia on Wednesday, while US President Joe Biden reaffirmed security assurances for NATO’s “frontline” eastern members, as the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ratchets up global tensions . However, a day after President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was suspending its participation in a nuclear arms reduction treaty with […]
Ben Cowling, an epidemiologist in Hong Kong, said, “Based on reports of overcrowded hospitals and long queues outside funeral homes, we can estimate a much larger number of COVID deaths by now, perhaps 60,000 rather than over 600,000.” university. China’s chaotic exit from a regime of mass lockdowns, travel restrictions and frequent COVID testing has […]
As the virus spreads unchecked, funeral homes have reported a surge in demand for their services and international health experts predict at least one million deaths in China this year. China reported three new COVID deaths on Monday, taking its official death toll since the epidemic to 5,253. The People’s Daily, the official newspaper of […]
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will fly to Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit during which he is expected to discuss among other things Beijing’s activities in the disputed South China Sea, which Manila calls illegal. Speaking before his flight, Marcos said he looked forward to meeting President Xi Jinping and that “the issues […]
State radio reported Friday that China has appointed President Xi Jinping’s trusted aide Qin Gang as its new foreign minister. Qin, 56, and currently China’s ambassador to the United States, replaces Wang Yi, who has been foreign minister for the past decade. Wang, 69, was promoted to the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party in […]
A parking security operator and the owner of an urn shop in the funeral home building told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the number of deaths in this period was above average and higher than in the period before most pandemic restrictions were lifted . December 7. The sick workers have also affected workers […]
China and Arab countries “will continue to hold high the banner of non-interference in internal affairs, (and) firmly support each other in defending sovereignty and territorial integrity”, he wrote. Xi, who is due to meet with other Gulf oil producers on Friday and participate in a wide-ranging gathering of Arab leaders, said these states are […]
