China virus success under threat as Delta variant spreads
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A coronavirus cluster that emerged in the Chinese city of Nanjing has now reached five…
5 years ago
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Philippine coast guard holds drills in disputed South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippine coast guard is conducting drills in the South China Sea which an…
5 years ago
Myanmar coup just a ‘cabinet reshuffle’: Chinese state media
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The military takeover in Myanmar and detention of Aung San Suu Kyi was "a major…
5 years ago
Beijing launches mass testing to stem virus outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Friday kicked off a drive to test two million people in 48 hours…
5 years ago
China places 5 million more under lockdown to stamp out virus cluster
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese authorities sealed off a city of almost five million people and imposed strict travel restrictions…
5 years ago
China’s first vaccine hustled to market as race to inoculate 1.3bn speeds up
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has granted "conditional" market approval to a Sinopharm vaccine with a reported 79 percent…
5 years ago
Welcome to the jungle: plants overrun Chinese apartment blocks
BEIJING, China (AFP) — An experimental green housing project in a Chinese megacity promised prospective residents life in a "vertical…
6 years ago
Palau invites US military to build bases as China seeks regional clout
by Bernadette CARREON Agence France Presse KOROR, Palau (AFP) -- The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has urged the…
6 years ago
Road test: Chinese ‘robotaxis’ take riders for a spin
by Dan Martin / Beiyi SEOW Agence France-Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Chinese entrants in the race to put autonomous…
6 years ago
Beijing reports zero virus cases for first time since new outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Tuesday reported zero new coronavirus cases for the first time since the emergence of…
6 years ago
China puts half a million people in lockdown as Beijing fights new cluster
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China imposed a strict lockdown on nearly half a million people in a province surrounding…
6 years ago
US Senate approves sanctions bill over Hong Kong
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that would lay out sanctions…
6 years ago
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