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Sun, April 11, 2021 | 20:59

China's revolutionary mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 may hit market within this year

China is on course to produce its own version of the revolutionary new vaccines that use genetic technology to stimulate the immune system by the end of the year, according to a senior industry figure. The two available mRNA vaccines designed to tackle Covid-19 - produced by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech - have a higher efficacy rate than those produced using other forms of tec...

2021-04-11 14:35

Northeast Asia power grid could slash cost of green energy: study

A super power grid connecting all the countries of northeast Asia would make renewable energy as cheap and available as coal, according to a new study by Chinese scientists. As a region, northeast Asia, which comprises China, Russia, Mongolia, South Korea, North Korea and Japan, consumes about a third of the world's energy and the industry estimates its annual electricity dem...

2021-04-11 14:11

US karate champ Sakura Kokumai told to 'go home' in anti-Asian rant as she trains for Tokyo Olympics

US Olympian Sakura Kokumai has revealed more details around an incident where she was racially abused by a stranger while training in a California park last week.

2021-04-10 15:11

Woman's suicide attempt raises questions about siblings raising siblings in China

The attempted suicide of a woman in eastern China after years of taking care of her three siblings sparked a debate about the legal responsibilities placed on siblings in the absence of parents. The 20-year-old from Zhejian province, identified by her surnamed Liu, had been taking care of two younger sisters and a little brother, the oldest of whom is currently 12 years old, ...

2021-04-09 13:55

Trashy or chic: US First Lady's fishnet tights cause stir

US First Lady Jill Biden is making headlines for her choice of, of all things, legwear. The wife of US President Joe Biden has been on the road as part of the Help is Here cross-country tour to promote the Biden administration $1.9 trillion plan to boost the US economy.

2021-04-07 15:14

Xinjiang cotton controversy: 30-fold jump in online prices of Li Ning, Anta footwear as market crackdown looms

The controversy over Xinjiang-produced cotton has fired the imagination of many Chinese punters, as nationalistic buying fervour sends some home-grown footwear brands to uncharted speculative heights.

2021-04-07 14:56

China warns Japan to not follow suit after US sanctions over Xinjiang, Hong Kong

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned Japan against sanctioning China over alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, ahead of a high-level meeting between Tokyo and Washington. Wang and his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, had a 90-minute phone conversation on Monday, an exchange that came at the request of Beijing, according to the Japanese foreign min...

2021-04-06 14:38

COVID-19 investigators turn focus onto Chinese wildlife farms

Research into wildlife farms in southern China will be a critical next step in the search for the origins of Covid-19, a member of the WHO investigation team has said. Biologist and food safety and disease expert Hung Nguyen-Viet was one of the 10 international scientists who took part in the 28-day mission to Wuhan to understand how the virus began spreading in humans before...

2021-04-05 16:21

Wrong coronavirus vaccine given to Hong Kong cancer patient in 'jaw-dropping' bungle

Blood cancer patient David Allardice was relieved to get his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine two weeks ago, putting him a step closer towards protection against the deadly respiratory disease. But relief turned to shock when it emerged the 55-year-old Hong Kong resident had gone to the wrong vaccination centre - and was given the China-made Sinovac jab rather than the BioNTech...

2021-04-04 14:43

China's 'god of submarines' just April Fool's Day joke

A military website launched an April Fool's Day joke with a spoof report saying China had developed a super submarine capable of carrying "ginormous" nuclear-powered torpedoes. After the report sparked wide attention and mockery, including a detailed debunking by the nationalist tabloid the Global Times, the Naval News website carried a follow-up story confirming the news was...

2021-04-03 14:16

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