News from the Far East

China with a flag on the World map. 08.11.17
Tatyana Radjabova © Rossa Primavera news agency

China abolishes duties on goods used to fight against coronavirus

Avis Krane

02.02.2020, Beijing.

Duties, VAT and consumer tax on imported products used to fight the 2019-nCoV virus have been temporarily abolished by the Chinese authorities. This was reported on the Chinese Financial Ministry official website on February 2.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, photo by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation, licensed under CC BY 4.0

Terrorists are moving from Syria to Lybia to sow discord

Avis Krane

14.01.2020, Colombo.

Terrorists are moving from Syria to Libya, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on January 14 at the concluding press conference of the talks with Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena.
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Beijing. China
Nikolay Tasoyev © Rossa Primavera News Agency

Beijing is responding to Soleimani’s murder

Avis Krane

05.01.2020, Beijing.

The Chinese embassy in Washington issued today a warning of increased security risks for Chinese citizens, who live in the US, following the assassination in Iraq of Major General Kassem Soleimani, a representative of Iran’s highest military command. This was reported by the South China Morning Post on January 5.
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Protests in Hong Kong
Quotation from the "2019-12-01 Cut "Winnie the cake" video and shout “壯志饑餐維尼肉，笑談喝飲共匪血」" by the user "Johnson Lam". youtube.com

Protesters in Hong Kong cut a cake shaped like Chinese President’s head

Avis Krane

01.12.2019, Hong Kong.

Radical protesters in Hong Kong cut a cake shaped like Winnie the Pooh’s head during an improvised “Sweet Fair” on December 1, a Rossa Primavera News Agency source reports.
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