China accuses Britain of 'prejudice' in revoking CGTN licence
AFP - International - 05/02/2021
China on Friday accused Britain of “ideological prejudice” in revoking the licence of Chinese state broadcaster CGTN, as tensions mount between London and Beijing.
British regulator Ofcom revoked CGTN’s licence on Thursday after finding its state-backed…
Agreement reached for Greater Bay Area wealth management system pilot phase
Macau News Agency - 05/02/2021
A consensus agreement has been reached on the principles and the procedures to be adopted regarding the future Greater Bay Area joint wealth management system, the Monetary Authority of Macau indicated today (Friday).
On May 2020, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)…
Virus team visits China lab as poorer nations get vaccine boost
AFP - International - 04/02/2021
International experts on Wednesday inspected a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan that some US officials had suggested was the source of the coronavirus, as plans were firmed up to distribute vaccines to poorer nations
The World Health Organization-backed Covax scheme said it…
WHO virus experts poised to start Wuhan fieldwork
AFP - International - 29/01/2021
Experts from the World Health Organization met Chinese officials Friday ahead of their first site visits in Wuhan for a coronavirus origins probe which will take in a food market presumed to be “ground zero” of the pandemic.
The fieldwork was set to begin in…
EU advises resumption of flights with Macau and Hong Kong but only with reciprocity
Hoje Macau - 29/01/2021
The European Union Council (EU) recommended this Thursday to Member States to gradually lift travel restrictions to seven third countries, advising in particular to resume connections to the administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong, but only through reciprocity.
In a…
China ambassador asks EU to deepen relations with Beijing
Hoje Macau - 28/01/2021
The head of China’s mission to the EU, Ambassador Zhang Ming, this Wednesday asked Brussels to deepen bilateral relations, and said he hoped that the European Union’s desire for strategic autonomy will guide its foreign policy in the future.
Speaking of a…
China blasts 'gross interference' by EU lawmakers on Hong Kong
AFP - China - 22/01/2021
China on Friday hit back at an EU resolution condemning its crackdown on Hong Kong democracy activists, accusing European lawmakers of “gross interference” in its governance of the city.
Members of the European Parliament on Thursday passed the resolution…
Beijing likens Pompeo to a 'mantis' after latest US sanctions
AFP - International - 18/01/2021
China on Monday likened outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to a “praying mantis” in a colourful condemnation of the latest US sanctions sparked by the mass arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists.
Pompeo, one of the Trump administration’s most…
China says WHO coronavirus experts to visit from Thursday
AFP - International - 11/01/2021
Ten World Health Organization scientists will visit China from Thursday to probe the origins of Covid-19, authorities said Monday, more than a year after the pandemic began and amid accusations Beijing has tried to thwart the investigation.
The long-awaited mission is of…
A year after first death in China, coronavirus source still a puzzle
AFP - China - 10/01/2021
It is the world’s most pressing scientific puzzle, but experts warn there may never be conclusive answers over the source of the coronavirus, after an investigative effort marked from the start by disarray, Chinese secrecy and international rancour.
January 11 marks…
