China has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment and …
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China strives to win long-term battle against virus with more targeted measures
The daily tally of COVID-19 cases in China remained high over the weekend, with 3,803 infections being reported in the Chinese mainland on Sunday, involving 21 provincial-level localities. The Omicron …
China locks down millions more as COVID-19 spreads
Jilin, the second-biggest city in Jilin province, will lock down about 4.5 million inhabitants for three days from Monday night, local authorities announced. More than 4,000 new infections were …
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In particular, since the beginning of this year, the epidemic situation in China’s neighbouring countries and regions has been increasingly volatile. Since March this year, the average number of daily …
Shenzhen to resume work ‘orderly’; firms poised to make up for ‘lost’ capacity
Authorities in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong Province announced on Sunday that starting on Monday, the major tech hub will resume work and production activities orderly and implement …
China’s Shenzhen to resume normal work, production from Monday
Government offices, enterprises, and businesses in the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen are set to resume normal work and production from Monday as the latest COVID-19 resurgence subsides, …
Liam Hickey returns home to N.L. with a silver medal from Beijing
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Japan PM visits Cambodia, also one of China’s key partners
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has visited Cambodia for talks with the country’s longtime leader to deepen relations and promote calls for the rule of law in one of the Southeast Asia’s closest …
China is making new billionaires much faster than the U.S.
China has been producing new billionaires — especially female billionaires — much faster than any other country in the world. Yes, but: The U.S., second by a large margin, produces billionaires and …
Incredible new supersonic jet will fly from China to New York in 1 hour
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More than 40% new Coronavirus cases globally in areas neighbouring China
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China’s auto exports soar 75% in Jan-Feb
China’s automobile exports surged 75 percent year on year in the first two months of 2022, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed. A total of 412,000 vehicles were exported …
