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China's CNBG To Donate 200,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Medics In Wuhan
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China National Biotec Group (CNBG) said on Thursday it will donate 200,000 doses of its candidate coronavirus vaccine to... Read more
China Running 380 Detention Centres In Xinjiang, Say Australian Researchers
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China's network of detention centres in the northwest Xinjiang region is much bigger than previously thought and has bee... Read more
China Bans Two Australian 'anti-China' Scholars: Report
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BEIJING: China has barred entry to two "anti-China" Australian scholars, the Global Times newspaper said on Thursday (Se... Read more
Hong Kong Press Body Says New Police Media Rules Could Limit Scrutiny
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The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said on Thursday a move by police to narrow the definition of "media repres... Read more
China's Pork Rib Prices Jump After Ban On German Imports
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BEIJING: The cost of China's much-loved pork rib dishes is soaring after Beijing suspended imports of pig meat from majo... Read more
Nuts To Politics: Ex-air Steward Eyes To Lead South Korean Party
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Former South Korean air steward Park Chang-jin never imagined a bag of macadamia nuts would lead him to a career in poli... Read more
'Hardcore Grandma': Ageing Fitness Buff Proves A Hit In China
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Chen Jifang hits the gym for at least two hours every day and has the physique to prove it. At nearly 70, she's being he... Read more
Japan And South Korea Need To Repair Ties, Cooperate On North Korea: Suga
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he told his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in that the two co... Read more
North Korea Shot Dead South Korean In Its Waters: Seoul
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SEOUL: North Korean forces shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who disappeared off a patrol vessel and ended up... Read more
Australia's Westpac Bank To Pay Record Fine For Money-laundering
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Australia's Westpac bank has agreed to pay a record AU$1.3 billion (US$923 million) fine for more than 23 million breach... Read more
China Pledge And Biden Win Could Move Climate Goals Into View, Scientists Say
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LONDON: A potential change in US leadership, combined with China's ambitious new emissions-cutting plan and a European "... Read more
China Reports 7 New COVID-19 Cases
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Mainland China reported seven new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 23, down from 10 reported a day earlier, the country's nationa... Read more
NASA Chief Warns Congress About Chinese Space Station
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NASA chief Jim Bridenstine told lawmakers Wednesday it was crucial for the US to maintain a presence in Earth's orbit af... Read more
Pompeo Accuses China Of Fomenting US Racial Unrest
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused China of trying to foment unrest in the United States through its... Read more
China's Carbon Neutral Pledge Could Curb Global Warming By 0.3 Degrees Celsius: Researchers
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President Xi Jinping's pledge that China will achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 is the most significant climate poli... Read more