2022-05-08: News Headlines

teleSUR, JCM (2022-05-08). John Lee se convierte en nuevo jefe del Ejecutivo en Hong Kong. telesurtv.net El exje de seguridad remplazará en su cargo a Carrie Lam, quien descartó presentarse a la reelección.

____ (2022-05-08). China's dynamic zero-COVID policy essential to safeguard people's lives, says Cambodian scholar. ecns.cn China's dynamic zero-COVID approach is crucial to protect people's lives and to minimize the pandemic's impact on socioeconomic development, a Cambodian scholar has said.

____ (2022-05-08). China central gov't office says Hong Kong takes fresh look with new electoral system. ecns.cn The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of China's State Council on Sunday said Hong Kong has taken a fresh look with a new electoral system and is poised for a brighter future at a new starting point.

____ (2022-05-08). China sets world record in long-distance quantum states transmission. ecns.cn Chinese scientists made record-breaking progress in realizing quantum states transmission between two ground stations over 1,200 kilometers apart via a quantum scientific experiment satellite, signalling a giant step towards constructing a global quantum information processing and communication network.

____ (2022-05-08). Solar halo appears in North China. ecns.cn A solar halo shines over the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall in Luanping County, Chengde City, north China's Hebei Province, May 7, 2022.

____ (2022-05-08). Over 90 pct of China's SOE reform three-year action plan completed. ecns.cn China has completed over 90 percent of the major tasks of a three-year action plan to reform local state-owned enterprises (SOEs), according to a meeting Saturday.

____ (2022-05-08). China's Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft ready to lift off. ecns.cn The combination of Long March-7 Y-5 rocket and the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft was transferred to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Engineering Office.

____ (2022-05-08). Beijing to further improve nucleic acid testing. ecns.cn Beijing will improve the layout of nucleic acid testing (NAT) points to meet citizens' demands and promote the normalization of COVID-19 screening, said a local official on Friday.

____ (2022-05-08). Central gov't liaison office lauds HKSAR chief executive election. ecns.cn The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Sunday issued a statement on the successful election of the sixth-term chief executive of the HKSAR, congratulating John Lee on his election as the chief executive designate by an overwhelming vote.

____ (2022-05-08). Profile: John Lee, HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate. ecns.cn John Lee was elected as the sixth-term chief executive designate of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-08). HKSAR chief executive congratulates John Lee on winning election. ecns.cn Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Sunday extended congratulations to John Lee on his election as the HKSAR's six-term chief executive designate.

____ (2022-05-08). John Lee elected as HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate: returning officer. ecns.cn The returning officer for the election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced at noon local time on Sunday that John Lee has been elected as the chief executive designate.

____ (2022-05-08). Polling begins for HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive election. ecns.cn Polling for the sixth-term chief executive election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) began at 9 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-08). Armed police special combat team conducts high intensity training in Guangxi. ecns.cn Armed police undergoes intensive training courses, including rappelling down, rope climbing and extreme physical training to enhance combat readiness in Nanjing.

____ (2022-05-08). No new COVID-19 strain found in Shanghai. ecns.cn Shanghai refuted rumors that a new mutated COVID-19 strain had emerged in the municipality on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-08). World's largest heavy lift vessel debuts, carries Chinese vaccines to Africa. ecns.cn The world's largest multipurpose heavy lift vessel, the Pilecki, debuted on Thursday, transporting Chinese vaccine production equipment from Shanghai to Morocco to assist Africa in battling COVID-19.

____ (2022-05-08). Shanghai postpones entrance examinations for college, senior high. ecns.cn The Shanghai Municipal government Saturday said the city's entrance examinations for colleges and senior high schools will be postponed for a month due to the latest resurgence of COVID-19.

____ (2022-05-08). Chinese train maker to produce new-energy light rail trains for Argentina's Jujuy. ecns.cn SHIJIAZHUANG, May 7 (Xinhua) — CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd., a major Chinese high-speed train manufacturer, announced the signing of a new-energy light rail train project with authorities of Jujuy Province of Argentina on Friday.

____ (2022-05-08). Hydroponic vegetables provide plateau people with healthy food all year round. ecns.cn Hydroponic vegetables are growing well in a greenhouse in Zhouqu County, Gansu Province.

____ (2022-05-08). (W.E. Talk) The real Tibet or the imaginary Shangri-La?>. ecns.cn Since the 1970s, the Western world has treated Tibet as an earthly Shangri-La, synonymous with utopia.

_____ (2022-05-07). China Says NATO Expansion Has 'Sowed The Seeds Of Conflict'. popularresistance.org China's ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun, told a UN Security Council meeting on the war in Ukraine Thursday that NATO's eastward expansion since the end of the Cold War has "sowed the seeds of conflict." | Zhang's comments came as Beijing commemorates the anniversary of the US bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade on May 7, 1999, during the NATO air campaign in Yugoslavia. | "NATO's repeated eastward expansion after the Cold War has not only failed to make Europe any safer, but also sowed the seeds of conflict," Zhang said. "Contrary to its claim to be an organization defensive in nature, NATO has wantonly la…

____ (2022-05-07). China warns Asia against NATO repeating "barbaric atrocity" of 1999. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 6, 2022 Ukraine war: China invokes 1999 Belgrade embassy bombing in attack on Nato expansion "The Chinese people will never forget this barbaric atrocity, and will never allow such history to repeat itself," Zhang Jun, China's ambassador to the United Nations said of the 1999 Nato bombing of the Chinese embassy …

Editor (2022-05-07). Carrot and stick: U.S. pressure and extortion to break Latin America's ties with Russia and China. mronline.org In the last two weeks, the State Department has deployed an ambitious blackmailing persuasion program on countries located in the so-called "Western Hemisphere", with the aim of limiting their trade and cooperation ties with Moscow and Beijing.

____ (2022-05-07). ASEAN: eastern battleground in emerging global conflict. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 7, 2022 China urges Asean to take regional lead as US 'tries to provoke arms race' China has urged Asean to take the lead in regional development and accused the US of trying to provoke an arms race in the Asia-Pacific. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the assessment in a …

____ (2022-05-07). China, Serbia mark anniversary of NATO's deadly bombing of Chinese embassy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMay 7, 2022 China, Serbia mark anniversary of NATO bombing of Chinese Embassy in 1999 Diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in Serbia and Serbian government officials held a commemorative event in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, on Saturday to mark the 23rd anniversary of the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in the former …

____ (2022-05-07). Japan's PM to employ Asia-Pacific military/defense forum to challenge Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMay 7, 2022 Japan PM Kishida eyes attending int'l security forum in June Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to attend a major international security forum next month in Singapore, Japanese government sources said Saturday. If realized, the attendance of a Japanese prime minister at the annual meeting from June 10 to 12 …

____ (2022-05-07). China slams Japanese PM's five-nation ASEAN/NATO trip as provoking confrontation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 6, 2022 China hits out at Japanese PM's five-nation tour of 'confrontation' Beijing has accused Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of "provoking confrontation" between China and major powers after Tokyo and London signed a landmark pact to "rapidly accelerate" defence and security ties. On the final leg of his five-nation Asian …

____ (2022-05-07). Official urges China's fund industry to seize opportunities. ecns.cn The deputy chief of China's securities watchdog said the country's capital market and fund industry are still in an important period of strategic opportunity despite challenges faced by the broader economy.

____ (2022-05-07). China releases Chang'e-5 payloads' scientific datasets. ecns.cn China has released a batch of datasets from the payloads installed on Chang'e-5 probe, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Saturday.

____ (2022-05-07). China prepares to launch Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft. ecns.cn The combination of the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y5 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Saturday.

____ (2022-05-07). Purple beauty along Panlong River dazzles visitors in Kunming. ecns.cn People take a boat to enjoy the blooming blue jacaranda along Panlong River in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 6, 2022. The blossoms create a romantic landscape along the river bank.

____ (2022-05-07). China will never forget NATO's bombing of Chinese embassy: spokesperson. ecns.cn

____ (2022-05-07). China's Red Cross contributes about $39 mln to Covid fight. ecns.cn As of Friday, the Red Cross Society of China has donated money and materials worth 260 million yuan (about $39 mln) to COVID-19 prevention and control across China, said the organization Friday.

____ (2022-05-07). Shanghai delays national college entrance exam. ecns.cn Shanghai has postponed the 2022 college entrance examination one month from June 7-9 to July 7-9 due to the COVID-19 epidemic, said Chen Qun, vice mayor of the city, at a press conference held on Saturday.

____ (2022-05-07). Chinese dove trees in full bloom in Sichuan. ecns.cn Davidia involucrata, called the Chinese dove tree or handkerchief tree, is an ancient deciduous species of the Tertiary period. It is regarded as "the living plant fossil" and "the green panda" of the plant kingdom.

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