Chinese authorities

Volkswagen, local partners recall 1.82 mn vehicles in China

Beijing - Muslimchronicle

German car giant Volkswagen and its two Chinese joint-ventures will recall 1.82 million vehicles in China, the country's top consumer watchdog said Monday, in a new setback for the scandal-hit company. The firm along with SAIC Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen are calling back the vehicles owing to a faulty fuel pump, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine saidRead more

HK’s new leader to be chosen today

Hong Kong - Arab Today

Pro-democracy activists and hundreds of supporters marched in Hong Kong Saturday ahead of a vote for the city’s next leader which they reject as a sham. Hong Kong’s next chief executive will be chosen by a pro-China committee on Sunday morning with former deputy leader Carrie Lam widely seen as Beijing’s favorite for the job, but intensely disliked by theRead more

Beijing Reports First Human H7N9 Case

Beijing - QNA

Beijing has reported a human H7N9 avian flu case, the first human infection in the capital city in 2017, Chinese authorities said. The patient, surnamed Zhang, is a 68-year-old man from Langfang City of neighboring Hebei Province. He is in a critical condition and is receiving treatment, Chinese News Agency (Xinhua) reported. Zhang developed syndromes on January 29 and receivedRead more

Chinese police probe endangered pangolin banquet

Beijing - AFP

Chinese authorities are investigating whether government officials may have feasted on endangered pangolins, considered the most trafficked mammal on earth, at a banquet after posts about the meal drew outrage on social media. The animal's brown scales are made of nothing more than keratin -- the same substance as fingernails -- but are highly prized in Vietnam and China whereRead more

China’s central bank sells net $46.1bn in FX in Dec

Beijing - Arab Today

China’s central bank sold a net $46.1 billion worth of foreign exchange in December, as the authorities continued to support the sliding yuan in the face of a rising dollar and slowing economic growth. Net foreign exchange sales by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) amounted to 317.8 billion yuan ($46.1 billion), according to Reuters calculations based on central bankRead more

3 Chinese Patrol Ships Enter Japan Waters

Tokyo - Arab Today

The Japan Coast Guard said Chinese patrol ships entered Japanese territorial waters Sunday off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Three Chinese ships were seen entering the vicinity of Uotsuri Island. The Coast Guard said they navigated Japanese waters for about 90 minutes, Japan's broadcaster (NHK World) reported. It was the first intrusion by Chinese patrol ships sinceRead more

290 websites closed for online infringement

Beijing - Xinhua

Chinese authorities handled 514 cases of online copyright infringement and shut down 290 websites during a July to November campaign, an official statement said Thursday. A total of 4.67 million yuan (670,000 U.S. dollars) of fines were levied for illegally downloads of movies and games, with 33 cases worth 200 million yuan taken to court. An official from the NationalRead more

China Orders Safety Overhaul after Deadly Power Plant Accident

Beijing - QNA

Chinese authorities told safety watchdogs nationwide to launch thorough work safety checking to resolutely curb severe accidents and plug the holes in safety standards. The call was made at a meeting on work safety of the State Council, China's Cabinet. Vice Premier Ma Kai addressed the meeting, Chinese (Xinhua) News reported. The meeting urged local authorities to earnestly carry outRead more

Chinese Authorities Detain 13 Over Construction Collapse

Beijing - Arab Today

Chinese authorities detained 13 people over the collapse of scaffolding at a power plant construction site that killed 74 workers. Most of the dead had been working on the interior concrete wall of a massive circular cooling tower 70 meters (230 feet) up when the scaffolding collapsed Thursday morning, resulting in one of China's most serious industrial accidents inRead more

Mountain torrents likely to hit parts of Yunnan, Xinjiang: forecast

Beijing - XINHUA

Chinese authorities on Sunday warned parts of southwest Yunnan Province and northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of possible mountain torrents from Sunday evening to Monday evening. Western Yunnan and central Xinjiang are likely to experience mountain torrents due to heavy rain, according to a warning released by the Ministry of Water Resources and the National Meteorological Center. There is aRead more