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SpiceXpress decides not to ferry Vivo shipments after Hong Kong incident
The Hong Kong Air Cargo Carrier in a communication on April 11 said: "We regret to inform you that the latest update of the embargo with immediate effect, all cargo (from any agent and destination) forbidden to accept the "CargoLink Logistics HK Co Ltd" and "Sky Pacific Logistics HK Co Ltd" and or co-loader on carriage by RH or HX aircraft until further notice. Also, embargo all type of "VIVO" mobile phone."
US locks target: To outbid China on strategy, economy, diplomacy
Two US senators have introduced the 'Strategic Competition Act of 2021', legislation that will allow the US to edge out China in all fields—strategic, economic, and diplomatic. The bulwark of this strategy will be the Indo-Pacific region, which is right now contentious with the South China Sea swarming with warships from numerous countries.
China's worst kept secret is out: Top official admits Chinese vaccines are weak
The credibility of Chinese vaccines has always been in doubt to the outside world with countries such as Brazil initially starting with them but then switching over to Indian vaccines instead. Brazil had found out in its trials that the Chinese vaccines had very low efficacy and the Chinese companies were refusing to live up to their promise of sharing more data about them. China's worst kept secret is now out in the open.
India, China agree to resolve outstanding issues aimed at disengagement along LAC
"The two sides agreed on the need to resolve the outstanding issues in an expeditious manner in accordance with the existing agreements and protocols," a government statement said.Talks between Indian and Chinese military delegates were held at Chushul on Friday to discuss the next phase of disengagement in Eastern Ladakh, which lasted for 13 hours.
US adds 7 Chinese supercomputing firms on Entity List
The move is aimed at restricting the development of Chinese technology towards building weapons of mass destruction.The new entities include the Shanghai High-Performance Integrated Circuit Design Center, Sunway Microelectronics, and the Tianjin Phytium Information Technology, the US Commerce Department said in a statement on Thursday.
China reacts to India, says shared all data with WHO to probe Covid origin
The joint study group of WHO and China to trace the origin of Covid-19 released a report two days ago, in which it flagged that more data will be made available to the investigators by Beijing. A day after the report was released, India had demanded a comprehensive and expert-led mechanism to expeditiously investigate the origin of coronavirus. The US, the UK and several other countries have also voiced their concerns over the findings.
China launches new Earth observation satellite
The satellite, Gaofen-12 02, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully, Xinhua news agency reported. The satellite will be used in land surveys, urban planning, road network design and crop yield estimation, as well as disaster relief. It was the 364th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
China lauds Pakistan's recent positive interactions with India
"We are ready to work with Pakistan, and continue to inject positive energy into regional peace, stability and development," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Xhao Lijian. China's statement comes as Pakistan and India decided last month to restore the 2003 ceasefire on the Line of Control and brigade commanders from both sides also met recently.
China's new 5-yr wine tariffs not ok: Australian PM Scott Morrison
Beijing and Canberra have been locked in a trade dispute that escalated last year and saw China hit wine, beef, barley and coal with trade tariffs and customs delays. Morrison pointed to Australia's stance against the treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority in China as a reason for the latest move, in comments reported by Australian news agency AAP.
Quad summit got China's attention on commitment to Indo-Pacific: Joe Biden
He said on Thursday, "I met with our allies and how we are going to hold China accountable in the region. Australia, India, Japan, the United States, the so-called Quad, because we have to have democracies working together." "Apparently, it got the Chinese attention," he said.
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