Tag: China

Prices of imported Chinese vegetables climb due to a supply shortfall

Prices of imported Chinese vegetables climb due to a supply shortfall

Dec 5, 2021

(FASTNEWS | MONGOLIA) - The negative impact of the pandemic continues to affect the economies and livelihoods of countries. In ... Read More

China passes Hong Kong patriot reforms

China passes Hong Kong patriot reforms

Mar 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has passed several changes to Hong Kong's electoral rules which will tighten its control over ... Read More

Nine found dead after China gold mine collapse

Nine found dead after China gold mine collapse

Jan 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Nine Chinese miners have been found dead a day after 11 of their colleagues were rescued ... Read More

Chicken wings test positive for Covid-19 in China

Chicken wings test positive for Covid-19 in China

Aug 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for the novel coronavirus in China, authorities announced ... Read More

China suspends three airlines including SriLankan over COVID-19 fears

China suspends three airlines including SriLankan over COVID-19 fears

Aug 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  China’s civil aviation regulator has announced that an Etihad Airways’ Abu Dhabi-Shanghai flight, a China Eastern ... Read More

Satellite image of ‘China’ in Sri Lanka ignites social media

Satellite image of ‘China’ in Sri Lanka ignites social media

Aug 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A satellite image showing a building located in Hambantota in the shape of the word 'China' ... Read More

Hong Kong security law: China hits back in extradition row

Hong Kong security law: China hits back in extradition row

Jul 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has said Hong Kong will suspend extradition treaties with Britain, Canada and Australia, after they ... Read More

US consulate: China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move

US consulate: China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move

Jul 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, in ... Read More

Central and southern China hit by heavy flooding

Central and southern China hit by heavy flooding

Jul 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Areas of southern and central China have been hit by heavy flooding, and the country's flood ... Read More

China to impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens over Tibet

China to impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens over Tibet

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China said on Wednesday it will impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens who have engaged in ... Read More

FBI director: China is ‘greatest threat’ to US

FBI director: China is ‘greatest threat’ to US

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The director of the FBI has said that acts of espionage and theft by China's government ... Read More

China locks down 400,000 people after virus spike

China locks down 400,000 people after virus spike

Jun 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | CHINA) - China has reinstated a strict lockdown near Beijing, affecting around 400,000 people, after a small surge ... Read More

Galwan Valley: Satellite images ‘show China structures’ on India border

Galwan Valley: Satellite images ‘show China structures’ on India border

Jun 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has built new structures near the site of a Himalayan border clash that left 20 ... Read More

China launches final satellite in challenge to GPS

China launches final satellite in challenge to GPS

Jun 23, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has successfully put into orbit the final satellite in its BeiDou-3 navigation system, further advancing ... Read More

China releases Indian soldiers after border clash

China releases Indian soldiers after border clash

Jun 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   China has freed 10 Indian soldiers following a deadly clash between the two sides on ... Read More