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China drops “peaceful reunification” reference to Taiwan; raises defence spending by 7.2 per cent

Beijing, China Reuters China will boost its defence spending by 7.2 per cent this year, fuelling a military budget that has more than doubled under Xi Jinping’s decade-plus in office as Beijing hardens its stance on Taiwan, according to official reports on Tuesday. The increase mirrors the rate presented in last year’s budget and comes in above […]

Australian writer Yang Hengjun given suspended death sentence in Beijing

Sydney, Australia/Beijing, China Reuters A Beijing court on Monday handed Australian writer Yang Hengjun a suspended death sentence, five years after he was first detained in China and three years after a closed-door trial on espionage charges. Yang, a pro-democracy blogger, is an Australian citizen born in China who was working in New York before […]

Chinese families of missing Malaysia MH370 plane seek compensation in court

Family members walk past police officers before court hearings on compensation for those who lost their loved ones on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that went missing in 2014, near the People's Court of Chaoyang district in Beijing, China, on 27th November, 2023

Beijing, ChinaReuters A Beijing court on Monday began compensation hearings for the Chinese relatives of passengers on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which mysteriously disappeared over the Indian Ocean almost a decade ago, the plaintiffs said. Over 150 Chinese passengers were on the flight which vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8th […]

China’s Beijing reports 33 deaths from flooding, 18 still missing; Japan’s north braces for another storm

Passersby walk in a heavy rain and wind caused by Typhoon Khanun in Kagoshima on Japan's third-largest island Kyushu, on 8th August, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo.

Beijing, China/Tokyo, JapanReuters There have been 33 deaths from heavy floods in China’s capital of Beijing as of 8th August, with 18 still missing, Beijing Daily reported on Wednesday. The disaster has stricken nearly 1.29 million people, causing the collapse of 59,000 homes and seriously damaging 147,000 homes, the newspaper said. Passersby walk in a […]

Updated: Beijing, northern China boost rescue efforts after worst storm in years

Cars are partially submerged as water gushes on a flooded street, after Typhoon Doksuri made landfall and brought heavy rainfall, at the Mentougou district, in Beijing, China, on 31st July, 2023, in this still image obtained from social media video.

Updated: 8am, 2nd August, 2023 (AEST)Beijing, ChinaReuters Beijing and nearby cities stepped up rescue efforts on Tuesday after rains and floods brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri disrupted services and food supplies and claimed 20 lives in one of the worst storms to hit northern China in over a decade. Beijing’s Fangshan district said it […]

Japanese eateries in China fear ruin as Fukushima water discharge looms

Kazuyuki Tanioka, the owner of Japanese cuisine Toya restaurant, prepares fish for a sashimi dish, during an interview with Reuters, in Beijing, China, on 25th July, 2023.

Beijing, ChinaReuters It’s been just over three weeks since China increased checks on Japanese food imports over radiation concerns, but Kazuyuki Tanioka is already fearful for the future of his upscale Beijing sushi restaurant. Like most restaurants in China, Tanioka’s eight-year-old Toya has struggled with years of COVID-19 restrictions, which only began to ease late […]

Typhoon Doksuri: Thousands flee their homes as heavy rain lashes Beijing

People wear raincoats in a tourist area during heavy rain in Beijing, China, on 30th July, 2023.

Beijing, ChinaReuters Beijing recorded its heaviest rainfall this year as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri passed through China’s capital on Monday, forcing over 31,000 people to evacuate their homes in the city, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Heavy rain continued to fall in the capital as well as Hebei, Tianjin and eastern Shanxi as Doksuri […]

Weaker Doksuri drenches north China, Beijing evacuates thousands

An aerial view shows flooding in Fuzhou after Typhoon Doksuri made landfall and brought heavy rainfall, in Fujian province, China, on 29th July, 2023.

Beijing, ChinaReuters Rain soaked northern China on Saturday as Doksuri, one of the strongest storms to hit the country in years, prompted thousands to evacuate in Beijing after pummelling the Philippines and Taiwan, and lashing China’s coast. A broad area encompassing the capital faces medium to high risk of rainstorm disasters over the coming three […]

StrangeSights: A “lioness” on the loose?; high diving in Kosovo; and, beating the heat with a “facekini”

Michael Grubert, Mayor of Kleinmachnow, holds a picture which shows that suspected animal on the loose may not be a lion, according to experts, in Kleinmachnow, Germany, on 21st July, 2023.

DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…

Beijing sweats in extreme 40 degrees-plus heat for record third day

A woman walks with cold patches on her forehead and neck amid a red alert for heatwave in Beijing, China, on 23rd June, 2023

Beijing, ChinaReuters Beijing topped 40 degrees Celsius on Saturday for a record third day as the Chinese capital sweltered in extreme heat, while uncommonly high temperatures for June grilled an area the size of California in northern China. At 1:51pm, the temperature measured by Beijing’s benchmark weather station in its southern suburbs briefly soared above […]

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