
China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests
China's top Covid official and multiple cities have signaled a possible relaxing of the country's strict zero-tolerance approach to the virus, after nationwide…
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China's top Covid official and multiple cities have signaled a possible relaxing of the country's strict zero-tolerance approach to the virus, after nationwide…
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China's western Xinjiang region eased some Covid restrictions in its capital Urumqi on Monday, after a deadly fire in the city blamed on virus controls sparked…
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China's security forces detained people Monday at the scene of a rare demonstration as authorities worked to extinguish protests that flared across the country…
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"Squid Game" actor O Yeong-su has been indicted on charges of sexual misconduct, South Korea's prosecutor told AFP Friday.
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Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world's largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers…
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Images of maskless crowds at the World Cup in Qatar have sparked anger in China, where people worn out by harsh Covid-19 restrictions are questioning their…
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China's capital Beijing posted a record number of new Covid cases on Tuesday, with the city hunkering down under a tightening chokehold of restrictions that…
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The United States has an "unwavering" commitment to the Philippines, US Vice President Kamala Harris told the country's president Monday during a…
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The Philippine navy on Monday accused the Chinese coastguard of "forcefully" seizing a floating object that its troops had just recovered in disputed…
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Vice President Kamala Harris told Asian leaders on Friday that the United States is committed to the region for the long haul, rejecting doubts about its…
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Protesters in southern China clashed with police in a rare display of public opposition to anti-Covid measures, videos posted online showed, after lockdowns in…
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed Saturday to further deepen Philippine-China relations.
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State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines has granted P500 million in funding support to a Cavite-based healthcare institution for the construction of a…
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Developing and emerging countries — excluding China — need investments well beyond $2 trillion annually by 2030 if the world is to stop the global warming…
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China's exports shrank in October, the first such decline since mid-2020, customs authorities said Monday, as a domestic slowdown and the threat of global…
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The Philippines condemned the latest missile launches of North Korea, including a suspected failed intercontinental ballistic missile, the Department of…
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Chinese authorities imposed lockdowns on 600,000 people in the area surrounding the world's largest iPhone factory on Wednesday after workers fled to avoid a…
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North Korea fired at least 23 missiles Wednesday, including one that landed close to South Korea's waters in what President Yoon Suk-yeol said was…
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