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China does not want to be ‘affected’ by Russia sanctions: foreign minister

  by Beiyi SEOW Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China does not want to be impacted by Western…

Hazmat suits and panic buying: pandemic images return to China

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) - A Shanghai pedestrian swarmed by hazmat-clad health officials, police tape wrapped around entire blocks, and panic…

Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as virus surges

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China on Tuesday, as surging virus cases returned…

WTI crude dives below $100 on China demand concern

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- WTI crude dived more than five percent Tuesday to fall back below $100 a barrel…

Taiwan military reservists train under cloud of Ukraine war

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan (AFP) -- Hundreds of Taiwanese military reservists carried out training exercises on Monday after the island's…

Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads

by Laurie CHEN BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first…

US sets high-level talks with China Monday over Russia war

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A high-level US delegation meets in Rome Monday with a top Chinese official, the…

China records nearly 3,400 daily virus cases, highest in two years

China reported 3,393 new Covid-19 cases Sunday, the National Health Commission said, more than double the previous day, as the…

Chinese city locks down, Shanghai shuts schools as Covid spikes

  by Dan Martin Agence France Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- A Chinese city of nine million was ordered into…

Chinese city of 9 million locks down as Covid cases spike

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- A northeastern Chinese city of nine million people was ordered to lock down on Friday, as…

Hong Kong refugees face ‘dire’ food crisis in Covid outbreak: survey

by Holmes CHAN Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) - Nearly three-quarters of Hong Kong's refugees are struggling to put…

China to provide Ukraine about $790,000 in aid: official

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing said Wednesday it will provide war-torn Ukraine with about $790,000 in humanitarian aid, with the…

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