Sources: BBC
The European Central Bank expands its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme by €500 billion to €1.85 trillion and extends the scheme to March 2022, saying it expects "a more pronounced near-term impact of the pandemic on the Eurozone economy and a more protracted weakness in inflation than previously envisaged". 2020-12-10
People's Republic of China detains Taiwanese political activist Lee Ming-che on suspicion of endangering national security and revokes his wife's travel permit. 2017-04-10
Heavy rain in southwest China causes floods and landslides with at least 9 people dead and 62 missing. 2013-07-11
The United States and the People's Republic of China exchange WTO trade complaints: the US complaining of China's support for automotive exports, and China complaining of new U.S. duties on several of their products. 2012-09-17
The People's Republic of China asks for assistance from South Sudan to obtain the release of 29 Chinese workers held captive in Sudan for five days. 2012-02-2
The People's Republic of China sentences four people to death in the Xinjiang region following threats to crack down on terrorism in the far-western region. 2011-09-15
At least 21 people die as two coal mines in the People's Republic of China flood. 2011-06-6
China suspends high level diplomatic exchanges with Japan after the latter extended the detention of a Chinese fishing captain. 2010-09-19
The 2D version of the film "Avatar" is pulled from theaters in China.2010-01-20