Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which China refuses to condemn or even call an invasion, has sent Beijing into a diplomatic scramble to limit blowback while standing by a partner with which it has grown …
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Death toll rises and thousands still missing in Nepal and China after catastrophic floods
China censors videos showing deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border
Hundreds of hydropower workers among the missing after devastating floods in Nepal and China
Close to 3,000 missing in floods in Nepal and China
Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missing
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South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reported nine new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Friday, all in the city of Fangchenggang, the regional health commission said Saturday. By Friday …
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Wearing protective clothing, gloves and face mask, Ellen Touchstone, an expat from the United States, offered her service as a volunteer, checking health code and identity information of residents …
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China is the only friend that might help Russia blunt the impact of economic sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, but President Xi Jinping’s government is giving no sign it might be willing to risk…
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China Bank beats 2021 profit expectations
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China’s self-interest is to stay connected in the global economy, says Peterson Institute’s Nicholas Lardy
Nicholas Lardy, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss China’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukraine crisis is a major challenge for China
Yet State Department spokesman Ned Price also said that this was an opportunity for China to use its leverage with Russia to pull back Vladimir Putin, given the new “no limits” pa …
China reports 249 new COVID cases for Feb 25 vs 224 a day earlier
China reported 249 new confirmed coronavirus infections for Feb 25, the national health authority said on Saturday, up from 224 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 93 were locally transmitted, the …
Graphics: China records over 1b trips in Spring Festival travel rush
Over 1 billion passenger trips were made during China’s just-concluded Spring Festival travel rush, official data showed on Friday.
The Ukrainian athlete who staged an anti-war protest at the Beijing Olympics was forced to flee Kyiv after the Russian invasion
Vladyslav Hareskevych told Insider on Friday that the situation in Ukraine is “really scary,” but that he wants to stay and defend his country.
From a China frenzy to casual transphobia, PM is on the hunt for disaffected but highly motivated voters
Scott Morrison has spent the past week hot on the trail of two wars – one lethal, the other cultural – as he tries to sniff out a path to election victory …
