Chinese bus full of passengers swerves into oncoming traffic before plunging from a bridge into a 50ft deep reservoir, killing at least 21 The incident took place at noon today in south-western Chinese city Anshun At least 21 died and 15 injured were being treated at a hospital, authorities said Footage shows the bus falling … Read more
Shocking moment Chinese bus full of passengers swerves into oncoming traffic before plunging off a bridge into a reservoir, killing at least 21 The incident took place at 12pm Tuesday in south-western Chinese city Anshun At least 21 have died and 15 injured people are being treated at a local hospital The bus is said … Read more
Ministers vowed to ‘stand up for British values and security’ today after China threatened ‘consequences’ if Huawei is barred from involvement in the 5G network. The government is set to U-turn on allowing the firm a role in the huge project after intelligence agencies warned US sanctions had raised doubts about security. Conservative MPs are … Read more
TikTok says it will stop its app from working in Hong Kong due to introduction of China’s security law after insisting it does not share users’ information with Beijing TikTok said last night it would be stopping operations in Hong Kong within days Beijing last week imposed a sweeping new national security law on Hong … Read more
Beijing’s ambassador to the UK has accused the British Government of a ‘gross interference in China‘s internal affairs’ after Boris Johnson offered up to three million Hong Kongers a route to citizenship. Mr Johnson announced the move last week after China pressed ahead with imposing a controversial national security law on Hong Kong. But Liu … Read more
Chinese state media says double US aircraft carrier deployment to the South China Sea is ‘at their pleasure’ and they could destroy them at any moment with missiles in chilling threat In a tweet The Global Times warned: ‘China has a wide selection of anti-aircraft carrier weapons like DF-21D and DF-26 “aircraft carrier killer” #missiles’ … Read more
The Australian Government is facing calls to ban TikTok amid concerns the social media platform poses a national security threat and users’ data may be being shared with China. The popular video app, owned by Chinese company Bytedance, is used by more than 1.6 million Australians. A federal MP has revealed plans to put TikTok … Read more
A virus 96 per cent identical to the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 was found in an abandoned mine in China seven years ago, according to an investigation. The bat-infested copper mine in Mojiang, western China, was home to a coronavirus that left six adult men sick with pneumonia and three of them dead. Scientists took … Read more
Hands interlocked, his face in solemn repose, Peter Mandelson stands deferentially behind China‘s Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing. When taken in 2018, the picture drew little, if any, comment. Why would it? Lord Mandelson has, after all, made quite a habit of cosying up to authoritarian leaders. But now it has acquired new … Read more
The life of Princess Diana of Wales will be hitting the big screen, starring Kristen Stewart, with several foreign markets picking up the project, despite several fans speaking out about the casting. Spencer, directed by Pablo Larrain (Jackie), has closed deals in UK, France, Italy and Benelux (STX Entertainment), Germany and Switzerland (DCM), Australia/NZ (Roadshow), Latin … Read more