Hong Kong’s sovereign wealth fund suffers record loss
Hong Kong, China | AFP Hong Kong's half-trillion-dollar investment fund set up to defend the financial hub's currency has suffered…
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‘Not afraid of the virus’: Wuhan turns page on Covid, three years on
by Sébastien Ricci and Vivian Lin Agence France-Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- Residents of China's Wuhan said Monday they were…
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China logs nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a week
Beijing, China | AFP | China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after…
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China population shrinks for first time in over 60 years
by Ludovic EHRET Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's population shrank last year for the first time in more…
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China scraps visa-free transit for S. Koreans, Japanese over Covid curbs Health
Beijing, China (AFP) Beijing said Wednesday it would scrap visa-free transit for South Korean and Japanese citizens, stepping up a…
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China warns Australia: ‘Be careful’ of Japan
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- China on Tuesday said Australia should remember Japan's war crimes during World War II before cozying…
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Ex-US Marine questions ‘political nature’ of Australian arrest
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A former US marine accused of illegally training Chinese military pilots believes his arrest was politically…
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China invokes Germany’s ‘painful’ past, slams MPs’ visit to Taiwan
Beijing, China (AFP) China Monday invoked Germany's "painful" history in slamming a Taiwan visit by a high-ranking parliamentary delegation from…
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Excitement at Hong Kong’s China border as quarantine lifted
Hong Kong, China (AFP) by Su Xinqi Hugging her boyfriend goodbye, student Yuri Tan was among hundreds excitedly heading…
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90% of people in China province infected with Covid: official
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Almost 90 percent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with…
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‘More the merrier’: Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx
by Sara HUSSEIN / Tomohiro OSAKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- In Tokyo's Asakusa tourist district, caricaturist Masashi Higashitani…
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Thailand says no Covid test needed for travellers from China
Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) Thai authorities said Thursday that travellers from China could enter the kingdom without pre-departure coronavirus tests, hoping…
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