China locks down city of 1.2 million after three virus cases
BEIJING, China (AFP) - More than one million people in a city in central China were being confined to their…
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Hong Kong ban on ivory sales comes into force
HONG KONG, China (AFP) - A ban on selling most ivory products in Hong Kong came into effect Friday, the…
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China removes two officials in locked-down Xi’an
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- New coronavirus cases in China's locked-down city of Xi'an edged down Monday, official data showed, while…
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Twenty-two injured in southwest China quake
Twenty-two people were injured when a shallow earthquake hit southwestern China on Sunday afternoon and shook the popular tourist city…
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China to scrap subsidies for electric vehicles
China will end subsidies for electric and hybrid cars at the end of the year, authorities have announced, saying the…
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Xi’an residents complain of food shortages as lockdown drags on
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Residents in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an said they were struggling to find enough food,…
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Six arrested in Hong Kong over ‘seditious publication’
Hong Kong authorities arrested six current and former staff of local news outlet Stand News on Wednesday on colonial-era…
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WHO warns of Omicron overload as China, Europe impose new curbs
by Hui Min NEO with AFP bureaus BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant…
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China’s Xi’an imposes ‘strictest’ controls to halt Covid outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an on Monday tightened Covid-19 controls to the "strictest" level, banning…
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Covid-hit Xi’an tightens measures as China sees 21-month case record
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The Chinese city of Xi'an, where 13 million residents are currently confined to their homes, announced…
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Hong Kong retailers forge new path without mainland Chinese tourists
by Holmes CHAN Three years of democracy protests followed by a pandemic have devastated Hong Kong retailers who had grown…
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Japan has ‘no plans to send govt officials’ to Beijing Olympics
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has "no plans to send government officials" to February's Beijing Olympics, Tokyo said Friday, after…
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