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US backs Philippines in China fishing ban

The United States on Thursday backed the Philippines in criticizing a unilateral seasonal ban on fishing declared by Beijing in…

Shanghai Covid curbs drag on despite officals declaring victory

  by Hector Retamal with Jing Xuan Teng in Singapore Agence France Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Locked in their…

Shallow quake hits Sichuan, southwest China

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A shallow 6.1 magnitude quake struck the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan on Wednesday, China's earthquake…

Shanghai eases Covid curbs in step towards ending lockdown

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Shanghai eased a range of Covid-19 restrictions on Wednesday in a step towards returning to normal…

China makes second largest Taiwan defence zone incursion this year

  China has made the second largest incursion into Taiwan's air defence zone this year with Taipei reporting 30 jets…

Philippines summons Beijing diplomat over South China Sea ‘harassment’

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Manila revealed on Tuesday that it had summoned a senior Beijing diplomat to protest the alleged…

Xi hails ‘new atmosphere’ in Hong Kong, welcomes next leader

by Matthew WALSH Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Hong Kong's next leader in Beijing, telling John Lee he…

China fails to ink security pact with Pacific nations

Talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and 10 Pacific Island nations failed to reach an agreement on a wide-ranging…

China, Russia veto US bid at UN to punish North Korea

by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington © Agence France-Presse United Nations, UNITED STATES (AFP) -- China and Russia…

‘The pandemic won’t stop us’: the Beijingers skirting Covid rules

by Poornima WEERASEKARA / Michael ZHANG Mothers hosting playdates near cordoned-off parks, mahjong maestros huddled in streets and youngsters slugging…

Western powers sound alarm on China plan for South Pacific

Western powers sounded the alarm Thursday over leaked plans to dramatically expand China's security and economic reach in the South…

China premier issues warning on Covid-hit economy

by Beiyi SEOW China's premier has sounded an unusually stark warning about the world's second-largest economy, saying it must return…

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