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29 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: NATO Secretary-General Jeans Stoltenberg makes remarks upon his arrival at the Nato summit in Madrid. The heads of state and governments of the 30 alliance states are to make decisions on the implementation of the "Nato 2030" reform agenda at the two-day summit. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa.

World

MADRID NATO SUMMIT

Stoltenberg: New NATO security doctrine to address China 'challenge'

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/29/22

"I expect that allies will agree that China poses or is a challenge to our values, to our interests, and to our security," Stoltenberg said, arriving at the summit on a…

Economy & Business

TECHNOLOGY

Amazon announces closure of its Kindle bookstore in China

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/3/22

Amazon isn't the only American company to have scaled back its operations in China, with other tech giants having limited services or exited from the country entirely due to increased competition and…

11 November 2021, Taiwan, Tainan: Taiwanese soldiers stand guard as tanks are deployed during a shore defence operation as part of a military exercise simulating the defence against the intrusion of the Chinese military, amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing. Photo: Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

ASIA

Biden: US would defend Taiwan militarily in case of attack

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/23/22

China is "flirting with danger" with its current manoeuvres around Taiwan, the US President warned

World

CHINA

Pro-Beijing hardliner John Lee confirmed as Hong Kong chief executive

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/8/22

The 64-year-old is considered a political hardliner and is notorious for his absolute loyalty to the Chinese central government

24 March 2022, China, Tengzhou: A worker sanitizes the ground at the experimental primary school in Tengzhou City. China reports 1,301 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19. Photo: Song Haicun/SIPA Asia via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Shanghai Covid-19 outbreak: Health system 'on the verge of crashing'

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/31/22

China is currently suffering its worst coronavirus outbreak in two years thanks to the arrival of the Omicron variant

Simulation of a China Eastern Airlines plane. Source: YouTube.

World

ACCIDENT

Plane with 132 on board crashes near Wuzhou in southern China

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/21/22

The plane was a Boeing 737-800NG

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

China confines city of 9 million inhabitants due to Omicron variant

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/11/22

Only one person per household is allowed to leave his or her home for shopping every two days

23 February 2022, China, Hong Kong: An elderly man in a wheel chair enters a mobile sample collection for Covid-19 testing in Hong Kong's Central district. Hong Kong is facing the 5th wave of Covid-19 and it's the worst since the start of the epidemic with more than 6,000 daily cases. Photo: Emmanuel Serna/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

China reports highest coronavirus infection figures in two years

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

New infections were reported from seven provinces and regions on Wednesday

25 February 2022, China, Hong Kong: An Ukrainian woman holds a sign and walk on the street to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Keith Tsuji/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

China calls for restraint in response to Putin's nuclear threat

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

Wang told reporters that China supports all efforts towards easing the situation

FILED - 05 July 2017, Berlin: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening of the new panda bear enclosure for two pandas from China at the Berlin Zoo. Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged that "all necessary measures" be taken to fight a serious coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong. Photo: Maurizio Gambarini/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

China criticizes US for Ukraine crisis, while going easy on Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/24/22

She accused the US and European countries of fuelling the conflict by supplying arms

08 July 2021, Lithuania, Siauliai: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (R) and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, talk during a visit to the Spanish troops on a NATO mission at the Siauliai base. Photo: Pool Moncloa/Fernando Calvo/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Economy & Business

TRADE

China steps up trade conflict with Lithuania over Taiwan

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/11/22

Beijing considers Taiwan part of the People's Republic of China rather than an independent state and seeks to isolate it internationally

Spain

STUDY

Spain downgraded to 'flawed democracy' in The Economist global index

The Nomad Today 2/11/22

Two large European nations received criticism in the study

FILED - 27 August 2020, Berlin: Jens Stoltenberg, Nato Secretary General, speaks at a press conference. NATO has to find a successor to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who is set to leave his post to head Norway's central bank, the Norwegian Finance Ministry announced in Oslo on Friday. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa-pool/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

NATO chief hits back after Beijing backs Russia in Ukraine stand-off

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/7/22

The world must "not return to an age of spheres of influence where the big powers can tell others what they can or cannot do so," Stoltenberg said

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

China puts another city in lockdown after just a few Covid-19 cases

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/4/22

For more than a year, the pandemic situation in the People's Republic has been much better than in many other countries

A tattoo artist, working. Photo: Pixabay.

World

FOOTBALL

China imposes tattoo ban on national team players

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/21

In addition, the under-20 and below teams are "strictly prohibited" from nominating players who have been inked

World

TAIWAN

Fury in Taiwan as Nicaragua transfers its embassy premises to China

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/21

The decision leaves just 14 countries worldwide that recognise Taiwan diplomatically - many of which are tiny Pacific nations, Caribbean islands and states in Central America

08 December 2021, Canada, Ottawa: Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly (L) and former Olympic medalist and Liberal MP for Milton Adam van Koeverden listen to Canada's Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge as she talks about a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games in China. Photo: Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via ZUMA/dpa.

Sports

WINTER OLYMPICS

China: Nations will 'pay a price' for diplomatic boycotts of Games

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/9/21

"Sports have nothing to do with politics," the Chinese Foreign Office complains

FILED - A scene from a Beijing construction project. The head of Chinese real estate group Evergrande, which is threatened with collapse, told employees in a letter that he is convinced the "darkest moment" can be overcome. Photo: picture alliance / dpa

Economy & Business

ASIA

China's real estate giant Evergrande warns it could run out of money

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/4/21

Evergrande is considered the most indebted real estate company in the world

Sports

TENNIS

IOC president Bach speaks with Peng Shuai over videocall

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/21

The IOC said three-time Olympian Peng had explained that she is safe and well, living at her home in Beijing, but would like to have her privacy respected at this time

Sports

CONCERNS

WTA fears for China's Peng grow after apparent email in state media

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/18/21

In the message released by CGTN, Peng says the news about her "including the allegation of sexual assault, is not true" and "I'm not missing, nor am I unsafe"