China
Nine trapped Chinese miners confirmed dead, one still missing
A group of 22 were trapped hundreds of metres underground by an explosion at the Hushan mine in eastern Shandong province on January 10, with some relying on...
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Chinese city rushes to build massive COVID-19 quarantine centre
The facility is expected to have enough rooms to hold more than 4,000 people once it is completed, CCTV said Tuesday.
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WHO, China could have acted more quickly: pandemic response probe
COVID-19 was first detected in the central city of Wuhan in late 2019, before seeping beyond China's borders to wreak global havoc, costing more than two million lives and eviscerating economies.
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China GDP grows at slowest pace in more than four decades in 2020
The 2.3% expansion is the lowest figure since the Chinese economy embarked on major reforms in the 1970s.
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Philippines says China to donate half a million COVID-19 vaccines
President Rodrigo Duterte's administration is scrambling to lock in supplies of COVID-19 vaccines for the country's 110 million people, after being criticised for being too slow off the mark in the global race to procure the drugs.
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China's Xi pens letter to Starbucks tycoon to promote trade
Xi, responding to an earlier message from Schultz, urged the multi-billionaire to "continue to play an active role in promoting China-US economic and trade cooperation", the official Xinhua news agency said.
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WHO team arrives in Wuhan as China reports first virus death in months
The 10 scientists, who must complete a two-week quarantine in Wuhan before starting their work, arrived for their much-delayed mission to examine the orgins of the pandemic.
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US COVID-19 deaths hit daily record as China rushes to contain outbreaks
The United States is the worst-hit nation in the global pandemic’s second wave, logging a record 4,470 deaths in 24 hours on Tuesday.
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China says WHO coronavirus experts to visit from Thursday
This comes more than a year after the pandemic began and amid accusations Beijing delayed the investigation.
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China goes online to mock 'beautiful sight' of US Capitol chaos
The hashtag "Trump supporters storm US Capitol" pinballed across Weibo on Thursday, racking up 230 million views, as users compared the global support for Hong Kong's protesters with the outpouring of condemnation for the pro-Trump mob.
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Slow vaccine rollouts fuel worry as US logs record daily COVID death toll
The United States broke its own record for the number of daily deaths from COVID-19 yet again on Tuesday, recording 3,936 fatalities in 24 hours.
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China's Hong Kong crackdown escalates with mass opposition arrests
The sweep is the latest salvo in Beijing's battle to stamp out opposition in the semi-autonomous business hub after millions hit the streets in 2019 with huge and sometimes violent democracy protests.
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WHO virus mission to China in disarray as entry denied
A 10-strong team was due to arrive in China this week after months of painstaking negotiations.
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WHO experts to wade into tricky territory in hunt for virus' origins
The WHO says China has granted permission for a visit by its experts, with a 10-person team expected to arrive shortly for a five-or six-week visit.
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China confirms first case of UK coronavirus variant
The first patient in China with the new variant is a 23-year-old woman from Shanghai who arrived from Britain on December 14, the Chinese Centre for Disease Control said.
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Debt and COVID-19 are a double whammy for Zambia
Starved of income, the government announced in mid-November that the country would no longer pay creditors - and the prices of basic goods began to rise.
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Trump administration appeals court ruling blocking US TikTok ban
The Justice Department filed the appeal seeking to enforce a ban on TikTok by President Donald Trump, who has argued that the app's Chinese parent company may use TikTok for espionage and to spread disinformation.
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China ramps up virus controls to head off winter wave
China, where the virus first emerged around a year ago, largely contained its outbreak, and its economy has roared back to life.
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China hails its 'extraordinary' success curbing COVID-19 ahead of WHO probe
China faced a barrage of criticism at home and abroad over its initial handling of the virus, which emerged in the central city of Wuhan last December.
