By , NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Indian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to step back from a confrontation over a disputed stretch of border where a clash last week left 20 Indian soldiers dead, government officials in New Delhi and Beijing said on Tuesday.“There was a mutual consensus to disengage,” an Indian government source said, commenting on the outcome of a parley on Monday that lasted almost 11 hours at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) or the de facto border, high in the western Himalayas.During the clash in the Galwan Valley on June 15, soldiers from both sides beat...…By , NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Indian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to step back from a confrontation over a disputed stretch of border where a clash last week left 20 Indian soldiers dead, government officials in New Delhi and Beijing said on Tuesday.“There was a mutual consensus to disengage,” an Indian government source said, commenting on the outcome of a parley on Monday that lasted almost 11 hours at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) or the de facto border, high in the western Himalayas.During the clash in the Galwan Valley on June 15, soldiers from both sides beat...WW…

By , NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China began pulling back troops from along its contested border with India on Monday, Indian government sources said, following a clash between the two countries last month in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.Troops fought for hours with rods and clubs on the night of June 15, with some falling to their deaths in the freezing waters of the Galwan river in the western Himalayas.China has yet to confirm whether it suffered casualties. The Indian deaths are the highest along the border in more than five decades, a dramatic escalation that led to weeks of...…By , NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China began pulling back troops from along its contested border with India on Monday, Indian government sources said, following a clash between the two countries last month in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.Troops fought for hours with rods and clubs on the night of June 15, with some falling to their deaths in the freezing waters of the Galwan river in the western Himalayas.China has yet to confirm whether it suffered casualties. The Indian deaths are the highest along the border in more than five decades, a dramatic escalation that led to weeks of...WW…

By , SUIFENHE, China (Reuters) - China’s northeastern border with Russia has become a frontline in the fight against a resurgence of the coronavirus epidemic as new daily cases rose to the highest in nearly six weeks - with more than 90% involving people coming from abroad.Having largely stamped out domestic transmission of the disease, China has been slowly easing curbs on movement as it tries to get its economy back on track, but there are fears that a rise in imported cases could spark a second wave of COVID-19.A total of 108 new coronavirus cases were reported in mainland China on...…By , SUIFENHE, China (Reuters) - China’s northeastern border with Russia has become a frontline in the fight against a resurgence of the coronavirus epidemic as new daily cases rose to the highest in nearly six weeks - with more than 90% involving people coming from abroad.Having largely stamped out domestic transmission of the disease, China has been slowly easing curbs on movement as it tries to get its economy back on track, but there are fears that a rise in imported cases could spark a second wave of COVID-19.A total of 108 new coronavirus cases were reported in mainland China on...WW…

By , SUIFENHE, China (Reuters) - Chinese cities near the border with Russia said on Sunday they would tighten border controls and quarantine measures on arrivals from abroad after the number of imported cases of COVID-19 hit a record high.New daily confirmed cases in mainland China reached 99 on April 11, almost doubling from 46 the previous day to a one-month high. All but two of the new recorded cases involved people travelling from abroad, many of them Chinese nationals returning from Russia.In the commercial hub Shanghai, 51 Chinese nationals flying in on the same flight from Russia...…By , SUIFENHE, China (Reuters) - Chinese cities near the border with Russia said on Sunday they would tighten border controls and quarantine measures on arrivals from abroad after the number of imported cases of COVID-19 hit a record high.New daily confirmed cases in mainland China reached 99 on April 11, almost doubling from 46 the previous day to a one-month high. All but two of the new recorded cases involved people travelling from abroad, many of them Chinese nationals returning from Russia.In the commercial hub Shanghai, 51 Chinese nationals flying in on the same flight from Russia...WW…

By , SUIFENHE, China (Reuters) - China has approved early-stage human tests of two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as the country where the disease was first detected battles to contain imported cases, especially from Russia.China says that Russia has become its largest source of imported cases, with a total of 409 infections originating in its northern neighbour. Chinese there should stay put and not return home, the state-owned Global Times said on Tuesday.“Chinese people have watched Russia become a severely affected country ... This should sound the alarm: China must...…By , SUIFENHE, China (Reuters) - China has approved early-stage human tests of two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as the country where the disease was first detected battles to contain imported cases, especially from Russia.China says that Russia has become its largest source of imported cases, with a total of 409 infections originating in its northern neighbour. Chinese there should stay put and not return home, the state-owned Global Times said on Tuesday.“Chinese people have watched Russia become a severely affected country ... This should sound the alarm: China must...WW…

By , SUIFENHE, China (Reuters) - Chinese cities near the border with Russia said on Sunday they would tighten border controls and quarantine measures on arrivals from abroad after the number of imported cases of COVID-19 hit a record high.New daily confirmed cases in mainland China reached 99 on April 11, almost doubling from 46 the previous day to a one-month high. All but two of the new recorded cases involved people travelling from abroad, many of them Chinese nationals returning from Russia.In the commercial hub Shanghai, 51 Chinese nationals flying in on the same flight from Russia...…By , SUIFENHE, China (Reuters) - Chinese cities near the border with Russia said on Sunday they would tighten border controls and quarantine measures on arrivals from abroad after the number of imported cases of COVID-19 hit a record high.New daily confirmed cases in mainland China reached 99 on April 11, almost doubling from 46 the previous day to a one-month high. All but two of the new recorded cases involved people travelling from abroad, many of them Chinese nationals returning from Russia.In the commercial hub Shanghai, 51 Chinese nationals flying in on the same flight from Russia...WW…

AP NEWS By HUIZHONG WU and KRISTEN GELINEAUhttps://apnews.com/article/china-vaccines-worldwide-0382aefa52c75b834fbaf6d869808f51TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is a day of joy, emotion and hope.”The source of that hope: China – a country that Chile and dozens of other nations are depending on to help rescue them from the COVID-19 pandemic.China’s vaccine diplomacy campaign has been a surprising success: It has pledged roughly half a...…AP NEWS By HUIZHONG WU and KRISTEN GELINEAUhttps://apnews.com/article/china-vaccines-worldwide-0382aefa52c75b834fbaf6d869808f51TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is a day of joy, emotion and hope.”The source of that hope: China – a country that Chile and dozens of other nations are depending on to help rescue them from the COVID-19 pandemic.China’s vaccine diplomacy campaign has been a surprising success: It has pledged roughly half a...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-coronavirus-pandemic-blogging-50170ca73ed1f25ae769723e86c4d169Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-coronavirus-pandemic-blogging-50170ca73ed1f25ae769723e86c4d169Click to copyRelated topicsTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ma Xiaolin frequently wrote about current affairs on one of China’s leading microblogging sites, where he has 2 million followers. But recently, he said in a post, the Weibo site called and asked him not to post original content on topics ranging from politics to economic and military issues.“As an international affairs...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-coronavirus-pandemic-blogging-50170ca73ed1f25ae769723e86c4d169Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-coronavirus-pandemic-blogging-50170ca73ed1f25ae769723e86c4d169Click to copyRelated topicsTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ma Xiaolin frequently wrote about current affairs on one of China’s leading microblogging sites, where he has 2 million followers. But recently, he said in a post, the Weibo site called and asked him not to post original content on topics ranging from politics to economic and military issues.“As an international affairs...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/business-beijing-coronavirus-pandemic-arrests-china-2d191dec9c82db03f20b09d14bd2acc6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/business-beijing-coronavirus-pandemic-arrests-china-2d191dec9c82db03f20b09d14bd2acc6Click to copyRelated topicsTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese police have arrested more than 80 suspected members of a criminal group that was manufacturing and selling fake COVID-19 vaccines, including to other countries. Police in Beijing and in Jiangsu and Shandong provinces broke up the group led by a suspect surnamed Kong that was producing the fake...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/business-beijing-coronavirus-pandemic-arrests-china-2d191dec9c82db03f20b09d14bd2acc6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/business-beijing-coronavirus-pandemic-arrests-china-2d191dec9c82db03f20b09d14bd2acc6Click to copyRelated topicsTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese police have arrested more than 80 suspected members of a criminal group that was manufacturing and selling fake COVID-19 vaccines, including to other countries. Police in Beijing and in Jiangsu and Shandong provinces broke up the group led by a suspect surnamed Kong that was producing the fake...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/china-coronavirus-origin-65c6958bb2d8d22d811bb3d0c90f7418Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/china-coronavirus-origin-65c6958bb2d8d22d811bb3d0c90f7418Click to copyRelated topicsTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese state media have stoked concerns about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, despite rigorous trials indicating it is safe. A government spokesperson has raised the unsubstantiated theory that the coronavirus could have emerged from a U.S. military lab, giving it more credence in China.As the ruling Communist Party faces growing questioning about China’s...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/china-coronavirus-origin-65c6958bb2d8d22d811bb3d0c90f7418Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/china-coronavirus-origin-65c6958bb2d8d22d811bb3d0c90f7418Click to copyRelated topicsTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese state media have stoked concerns about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, despite rigorous trials indicating it is safe. A government spokesperson has raised the unsubstantiated theory that the coronavirus could have emerged from a U.S. military lab, giving it more credence in China.As the ruling Communist Party faces growing questioning about China’s...WW…