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Fri, September 22, 2023 | 23:37

Chinese state media tries to rally support for zero-COVID as discontent grows over lockdowns

Chinese state media tries to rally support for zero-COVID as discontent grows over lockdowns

Chinese state media has sought to defend Beijing's zero-COVID strategy - which has become a part of Xi Jinping's political legacy - using the president's "persistence is victory" phrase to encourage people to stay the course.

2022-04-02 18:01

Shanghai separates COVID-positive children from parents in virus fight

Hong Kong migration to Canada soars to levels unseen since 1998

Hong Kong migration to Canada soars to levels unseen since 1998

Migration from Hong Kong to Canada has soared to levels not seen since 1998, the year after the city's handover to China, according to new data.

2022-03-30 09:48

Plane crash in China: Data suggest pilot's battle for control of flight at the last moment

Plane crash in China: Data suggest pilot's battle for control of flight at the last moment

Flight data provided by an air traffic monitoring service has depicted a battle for control of China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735, suggesting the plane pulled out of a 22,000 foot nosedive and briefly started climbing before a second dive sent it crashing into the ground.

2022-03-23 14:16

What is known about the China Eastern plane crash

Ukraine war: China's envoy to US says Beijing is sending humanitarian aid, not weapons

Ukraine war: China's envoy to US says Beijing is sending humanitarian aid, not weapons

China's top envoy to the U.S. denied that Beijing was sending military equipment to Russia to support its neighbor's invasion of Ukraine, but declined to explicitly rule out such a move and defended the country's unaltered economic relationship with Moscow.

2022-03-21 11:34

Russia demands Mariupol lay down arms but Ukraine says no

Coronavirus: Elderly patients in Hong Kong feel 'hopeless' with little family or community support

Coronavirus: Elderly patients in Hong Kong feel 'hopeless' with little family or community support

COVID-stricken and isolated in her Hong Kong home for a fortnight, 72-year old Lau was kept awake many nights by severe headaches, a sore throat and constant feelings of helplessness.

2022-03-20 14:15

China 'systematically' denies access to Tibet: US Congress report

China 'systematically' denies access to Tibet: US Congress report

Foreign diplomats, journalists and tourists were "systematically" denied access to China's Tibet autonomous region over the past year, according to a new U.S. government assessment, indicating that Washington's efforts to pressure China into opening up the tightly guarded region have not succeeded.

2022-03-18 21:32

China's economy will be 'far less prosperous' in coming years: Australian think tank

China's economy will be 'far less prosperous' in coming years: Australian think tank

China's economy will "never enjoy a meaningful lead" over the United States and will remain far less prosperous and productive per person even by the mid-century point, though it will still become the world's largest economy, according to a new report.

2022-03-17 14:38

US bans import of all China's Li-Ning products, citing use of North Korean labor

US bans import of all China's Li-Ning products, citing use of North Korean labor

The U.S. customs agency has banned all goods made by the Chinese sportswear giant Li-Ning, accusing the company of using North Korean labor in its supply chain, a violation of U.S. sanctions.

2022-03-16 10:40

'It's an illness': China sees boom in businesses offering to end smartphone addiction

'It's an illness': China sees boom in businesses offering to end smartphone addiction

On Douban, a Chinese social networking website, there is a group named "Away from the screen," which was formed in 2020 and now has over 30,000 members who are striving to break their phone addiction.

2022-03-15 13:05

China on brink of biggest COVID-19 crisis since Wuhan as cases surge

China on brink of biggest COVID-19 crisis since Wuhan as cases surge

China is scrambling to address its most severe Covid-19 outbreak in two years, reporting soaring cases in a fresh wave that has seen the country tweak its zero-COVID policy by allowing rapid antigen tests (RATs) for public use.

2022-03-14 09:29

COVID-19 cases more than double in China's growing outbreak

Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads

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