Sources: RIA Novosti
The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has notified it of its intention to enrich uranium to 20% purity, in accordance with a law recently passed by the Islamic Consultative Assembly. Iran did not specify when this enrichment would begin. The December 2020 bill, adopted after the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, instructs the government to increase uranium enrichment if sanctions against Iran are not eased within two months. 2021-01-1
South Korea and the People's Republic of China hold discussions about measures in response to North Korea's plans to launch a Unha rocket later this month. 2012-12-6
The People's Republic of China evacuates 200,000 people from Shanghai ahead of Typhoon Haikui which is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang early tonight or tomorrow morning. 2012-08-7
The Chinese Navy announces that it is building its first aircraft carrier in the city of Dalian to be launched later in 2011. 2011-06-8
More than 600 workers at a Chinese-owned mine in Zambia strike over pay. 2011-03-25
China announces a breakthrough in spent nuclear fuel reprocessing technology that could solve the country's uranium supply problem. 2011-01-3
10 Chinese sailors are missing and 14 others are rescued after the cargo ship MV Hong Wei founders off the southeast coast of China. 2010-12-4
Foreign journalists based in China and Taiwan say their Yahoo email accounts have been hacked. 2010-03-31
China says Google is "totally wrong" to stop censoring its search results. 2010-03-23
The Chinese military and several schools deny involvement in cyber attacks on Google, following a "New York Times" report cited investigators linking Lanxiang Vocational School and Shanghai Jiaotong University to the attacks. 2010-02-20