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Trump demands China pay US$10 trillion in coronavirus reparations
In his first speech in months, Trump took aim at infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci but remained coy about his own political future.
Past Lens: Snapshots of Campus Life in ’90s China
Frame by frame, Zhao Gang meticulously documented his university years in vivid detail. His photos capture the innocence, uncertainty, and fragility of students from across China in the 1990s.
Vietnam approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for use against COVID-19
Vietnam has approved China's Sinopharm vaccine for use against COVID-19, state media reported on Friday, making it the third shot to be endorsed in the Southeast Asian country that is tackling a new outbreak of infections.
Get tested and stay home: Guangzhou tries to stem Covid-19 outbreak
Authorities have vastly expanded screening capacity and public health expert says situation ‘would have been more alarming’ without it.
The Overseas Schools Training China’s Next Generation of Leaders
From the Andes to Harvard, the CPC sends thousands of cadres abroad each year to learn from the best teachers in the world.
China's Newest Computer Science Student Is a Computer
A Tsinghua University professor said his new student may reach the cognitive level of a 12-year-old in a year’s time.
Court Shuts Tattoo Shop for Using Tainted Ink on Minors
This is the first public interest litigation after the landmark amendment to the Law on the Protection of Minors went into effect.
China Stresses Zero Tolerance for School Bullying, Sexual Harassment
Authorities announced the new guideline on the day the country’s revised Law On the Protection of Minors went into effect.
Hong Kong's Tiananmen museum shuts down amid investigation
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong museum commemorating China's deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests closed Wednesday three days after opening as the ruling Communist Party tries to stamp out the last traces of public discussion of the event.
WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech (SVA.O) for emergency use listing, paving the way for a second Chinese shot to be used in poor countries.
China rejects Australian writer's torture claim in trial
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese government spokesperson on Tuesday rejected an Australian writer's complaint that he was tortured during interrogation before being put on trial on spying charges. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson also accused Australia of “unfounded provocation” after its foreign minister said Yang Hengjun’s incarceration since January 2019 was arbitrary detention.
Guangzhou Halts Vaccination, Ramps Up Testing Amid Virus Outbreak
Health authorities attributed the recent uptick in infections to the more transmissible coronavirus strain.
China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first
BEIJING (AP) — A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu, but the risk of large-scale spread is low, the government said Tuesday.
China locks down part of Guangzhou amid outbreak of Indian Covid variant
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled, and authorities ordered residents of some streets in the Liwan neighbourhood of Guangzhou city to isolate
How China Made Tintin Less Racist
An unlikely friendship with Chinese artist Zhang Chongren helped the creator of the Belgian comic strip defy stereotypes — in 1934.
Brazil’s Experiment to Vaccinate Town With Chinese CoronaVac Reduced Covid-19 Deaths by 95%
Brazil’s experiment to vaccinate an entire town with the Chinese CoronaVac shot reduced Covid-19 deaths by 95%, the public-research center that organized the study said.
China tightens security along border with Vietnam amid virus outbreak
Checkpoints have been set up in recent months and villagers are helping officials to patrol remote, mountainous areas to stop people from illegally entering the country.
China, Taiwan spar again over vaccines, accuse each other of politicking
China and Taiwan traded more accusations on Monday about COVID-19 vaccines, with Beijing saying they should not be a political tool while Taiwan's ruling party said China was the "black hand" preventing it accessing shots internationally.
AP PHOTOS: Tiananmen crackdown exhibit opens in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — The organizer of Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square candlelight vigil has opened its yearly exhibit of photographs and paraphernalia from the bloody 1989 crackdown in Beijing on those calling for democracy in China.
China Says It Saw About 0.01% Adverse Events From Covid Vaccines
China says it saw only 119 cases of adverse events for every million doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered -- a rate that’s much lower than that reported for some western vaccines, although there’s little information on how the incidents were tracked, categorized and collated in the Asian country.
