# china - Sunday 9 May, 2021
# Long March 5B Yao-2
# Long March 5B Yao-2
NASA said China had behaved irresponsibly, as an uncontrolled re-entry of such a large object risked damage and casualties.
# china - Friday 7 May, 2021
# Covid19
# Covid19
This is the sixth vaccine to receive WHO validation for safety, efficacy and quality.
# china - Wednesday 28 April, 2021
# China
# China
So-called “exit bans” are often used in mainland China against activists who challenge authorities and have impacted business figures like Irishman Richard O’Halloran.
# china - Tuesday 27 April, 2021
# Sanctions
# Sanctions
Bar Council chair Maura McNally is concerned about the growing rate at which China has targeted individuals.
# china - Sunday 18 April, 2021
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
The countries said they are “committed to cooperating with each other and with other countries to tackle the climate crisis”.
# china - Friday 16 April, 2021
# Hong Kong
# Hong Kong
1.7 million people turned out for the demonstration in 2019.
# china - Wednesday 14 April, 2021
# Climate Summit
# Climate Summit
The first major international climate discussions by a US leader in more than four years will take place later this month.
# china - Friday 2 April, 2021
# China
# China
The European Union has condemned the “harassment” of foreign journalists in China .
# Vaccination
# Vaccination
16 cases have been confirmed in Ruili since Tuesday.
# china - Wednesday 31 March, 2021
# Yvonne Murray
# Yvonne Murray
Murray is married to senior BBC correspondent John Sudworth who faced backlash for his reporting on Xinjiang rights abuses.
# Wuhan
# Wuhan
“Let me say clearly that as far as WHO is concerned all hypotheses remain on the table,” Tedros Ghebreyesus said.
# china - Tuesday 30 March, 2021
# Pro-Beijing
# Pro-Beijing
The amendments to Hong Kong’s constitution will give Beijing more control over the make-up of the city’s legislature.
# china - Monday 29 March, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The study says transmission from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario.
# china - Friday 26 March, 2021
# Uighur Muslims
# Uighur Muslims
Beijing said in a statement the move by Dominic Raab was ‘based on nothing but lies and disinformation’.
# china - Tuesday 16 March, 2021
# Visas
# Visas
The country has been closed to most foreigners since last March to stem the spread of coronavirus.
# china - Wednesday 3 March, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
The MEP says China ’s holding of Richard O’Halloran against his will is an outrageous breach of human rights.
# china - Saturday 27 February, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Senator McDowell says Ireland can no longer ignore the “clear challenge” of the Chinese Communist Party.
# china - Friday 26 February, 2021
# Anniversary
# Anniversary
Hundreds gathered online this evening for a prayer service via Zoom.
# china - Thursday 25 February, 2021
# Richard O'halloran
# Richard O'halloran
Richard OHalloran has been prevented from leaving China since February 2019.
# china - Friday 19 February, 2021
# He Xiangdong
# He Xiangdong
Ambassador He Xiangdong wouldn’t commit to a meeting with Mrs O’Halloran when asked by TheJournal.ie.
# china - Thursday 18 February, 2021
# Crackdown
# Crackdown
Jimmy Lai is one of several activists facing long-jail terms over new laws prompted by the Hong Kong anti-government protests.
A Seanad debate on O’Halloran’s detention was postponed on Monday at the request of Simon Coveney.
# china - Tuesday 9 February, 2021
# Wuhan
# Wuhan
Experts believe the disease — which has gone on to kill more than 2.3 million people worldwide — originated in bats.
# china - Sunday 7 February, 2021
# Mars Or Bust
# Mars Or Bust
Both the UAE and China are newcomers to Mars, where more than half of Earth’s emissaries have failed.
# china - Wednesday 3 February, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The lab is at the heart of a controversial and unproven theory that it could have been the source of the first coronavirus outbreak.
# china - Tuesday 2 February, 2021
# China
# China
The team members were wearing full protective gear during the visit.
# china - Monday 1 February, 2021
# Huawei
# Huawei
The Chinese multinational said it plans to invest €80 million in Irish research and development.
# china - Sunday 31 January, 2021
# China
# China
The Huanan Seafood Market was the site of a December 2019 outbreak of the virus.
# china - Saturday 30 January, 2021
# China
# China
Scientists plan to visit hospitals and markets like the Huanan Seafood Market that was linked to many of the first cases.
# china - Friday 29 January, 2021
# Investigation
# Investigation
The World Health Organization team met with Chinese officials after exiting quarantine yesterday.
# china - Thursday 28 January, 2021
# China
# China
Washington has called for a “robust and clear” investigation.
# china - Sunday 24 January, 2021
# Safety
# Safety
The workers were hauled up one by one in baskets with their eyes shielded to protect them after days in darkness.
# china - Friday 22 January, 2021
# Shandong
# Shandong
The debris standing in the way weighs about 70 tons.
# china - Thursday 21 January, 2021
# Explosion
# Explosion
One worker has died from head injuries in the explosion, state media said earlier.
# china - Wednesday 20 January, 2021
# China
# China
Seven cases of the virus were reported in the city today, including six in southern Daxing district.
# china - Monday 18 January, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
“A largely hidden epidemic contributed to the global spread,” the expert panel found.
# china - Tuesday 12 January, 2021
# Grand Prix
From The42
# Grand Prix
The normal curtain-raiser in Melbourne is now scheduled for November.
# china - Friday 8 January, 2021
# Hebei Province
# Hebei Province
Mass testing is under way in Hebei province after the largest outbreak in China for six months.
# china - Wednesday 6 January, 2021
# China
# China
Ten WHO experts were due to arrive in China this week.
# china - Friday 1 January, 2021
# For Auld Lang Syne
# For Auld Lang Syne
In New York’s Times Square, the usual overflow crowd was replaced with a group of specially invited frontline workers.
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