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Beijing virus situation 'extremely severe' as 27 new cases reported
The coronavirus situation in China's capital is "extremely severe", a city official warned on June 16, as 27 new infections were reported from Beijing where a new cluster has sparked a huge trace-and-test programme.
At least 13 US journalists facing expulsion from China
At least 13 American journalists stand to be expelled from China in retaliation for a new limit imposed by the Trump administration on visas for Chinese state-owned media operating in the U.S.
US deems five Chinese media outlets 'foreign missions'
The U.S. is designating five Chinese state-run media organizations as foreign missions, a State Department official said on Feb. 18.
They include Xinhua News Agency, China Global Television Network, China Radio International, China Daily Distribution Corporation and Hai Tian Development USA.
China’s new virus cases fall again, deaths now exceed 1,100
China on Feb. 12 reported another drop in the number of new cases of a viral infection and 97 more deaths, pushing the total dead past 1,100 as postal services worldwide said delivery was being affected by the cancellation of many flights to China.
China confirms 56 deaths from new coronavirus
The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 56, local media reported on Jan. 26.
"During the past 24 hours, 688 new confirmed cases, 1,309 new suspected cases and 15 deaths from the disease (13 in Hubei, one in Shanghai and one in Henan) were reported," Xinhua news agency said in a report, citing China's National Health Commission.
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Hong Kong chaos sees tear gas, attack on Chinese news agency
Anti-government protesters attacked the Hong Kong office of China's official Xinhua News Agency for the first time on Nov. 2 after chaos broke out downtown, with police and demonstrators trading gasoline bombs and tear gas as the protest movement approached the five-month mark.
China's next commercial rockets to make test flights in 2020, 2021
China will launch test flights for the next two space rockets in its Smart Dragon series meant for commercial use in 2020 and 2021, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Oct. 20, as an expected boom in satellite deployment gathers pace.
Bulgaria Expels 95 Foreigners on Security Grounds in 2018
The Bulgarian State Agency for National Security (SANS), the country's counterintelligence and counterterrorism service, deported 95 foreigners in 2018, according to its annual report released on Thursday, reports Xinhua.
Fifteen of those expelled were associated with terrorist activities, the report said.
Belt and Road Initiative can benefit all, Piraeus port a good example: Chinese experts
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) can benefit all countries, all peoples, and Piraeus port project in Greece is a good example, two Chinese experts told Xinhua on the sidelines of the fourth annual Delphi Economic Forum that concluded on Sunday.
'Historic' expo to strengthen Sino-Greek cooperation, minister says
SHANGHAI - The ongoing China International Import Expo (CIIE) is a "historic" event that will help elevate Greece-China cooperation to a new level, a Greek official has said.