CHINA’S ‘UNEASE’ OVER TÜRKIYE’S SUPPORT FOR UIGHURS HAS HURT TIES: ANKARA

Sun 01 January 2023: The ebb in ties between Türkiye and China comes from Beijing’s “unease” over Ankara’s support for the Uighurs of Xinjiang, northwestern China, Türkiye’s top diplomat has said. Turkish-Chinese ties have suffered over Beijing being disturbed by Ankara’s “attitude toward Turkic Uighurs. They have extradition requests for people who are our citizens, […]

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CHINA’S XI SAYS “EPIDEMIC PREVENTION AND CONTROL IS ENTERING A NEW PHASE”

Sun 01 January 2023: As China enters a “new phase” in its efforts to combatting the pandemic, President Xi Jinping has called for increased effort and unity. “At present, the epidemic prevention and control is entering a new phase,” he said on Saturday in his first public comments on COVID-19 since his government changed course […]

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DEATHS DUE TO COVID ’16 TIMES’ HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS YEAR IN JAPAN, SAYS REPORT

Sat 31 December 2022: A report has said that the number of people dying due to Covid in Japan over the last three months is around 16 times higher than during the same period last year. According to the report by the Mainichi Daily on Friday (December 30), there were 11,835 virus-related deaths from October […]

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WHO NEEDS MORE INFORMATION ON CHINA COVID SITUATION: TEDROS

Fri 30 December 2022: The World Health Organization needs more information to assess the latest surge in infections in China, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. COVID infections have risen across China this month after Beijing dismantled its zero-COVID policies including regular PCR testing on its population. The United States, South Korea, India, Italy, Japan and Taiwan have all imposed COVID tests for travellers from China in response. […]

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CHINESE ARMY READY TO COOPERATE WITH ARAB COUNTRIES TO PROMOTE GLOBAL SECURITY

Thu 29 December 2022: The Chinese Defense Ministry, the PLA is prepared to cooperate with the militaries of Arab nations to advance global security projects, according to Tan Kefei, a spokesman for the Chinese Defense Ministry. “The armed forces of China and the Arab countries are important for maintaining peace and stability throughout the world. […]

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18 CHILDREN DIED IN UZBEKISTAN AFTER CONSUMING INDIAN PHARMA’S SYRUP

Thu 29 December 2022: The government of Uzbekistan has launched an investigation into the deaths of 18 children who ingested Dok-1 Max, a cold and flu syrup manufactured by the Indian pharmaceutical Marion Biotech. According to a report published on Wednesday by AKIpress, a criminal investigation has been launched against officials of the company importer […]

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