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Shanghai experiences its second day of lockdown

China's largest city on Tuesday entered the second day of the lockdown's first phase.

29/03/2022

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Shanghai locks down to curb Covid-19 outbreak

Residents in western districts of Shanghai stock up on groceries ahead of an upcoming scheduled lockdown on Friday, while tunnels are blocked off by police leading to the eastern half of the city, which has already been put under lockdown.

28/03/2022

China

Shanghai begins China's most extensive COVID-19 lockdown in two years

The lockdown will be the most extensive in China since Wuhan, where the virus was first detected in 2019.

28/03/2022

Destinations

China welcomes cherry blossom season with dazzling firework display

This stunning spectacle of sakura trees in bringing thousands of tourists to the Chinese city of Wuhan.

25/03/2022

Europe Decoded

What's on Joe Biden's packed agenda in Brussels today?

In what is set to be a busy day, Biden will become the first US president to participate physically at an EU summit.

24/03/2022

China

Search area widened for 2nd black box in China Eastern crash

The search area was expanded for the second black box from a China Eastern passenger jet that crashed in southern China with 132 people on board earlier this week.

24/03/2022

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Shanghai neighbourhoods barricaded as Covid cases grow

Some residential areas of Shanghai are cordoned off with high yellow barricades, where many cases of covid-19 have been confirmed.

23/03/2022

China

Search at China crash site suspended amid rain

The search for clues into why a Chinese commercial jetliner dove suddenly and crashed into a mountain in southern China was suspended due to rain.

23/03/2022

Tech News

Watch: What are hypersonic weapons and why is Russia using them?

The Kinzhal missiles were allegedly deployed against a munitions storage facility in Western Ukraine and a fuel storage depot in central Ukraine.

22/03/2022

China

No survivors found in wreckage of China Eastern plane crash

Search teams planned to work through the night to find the remains of the 123 passengers and nine crew members.

22/03/2022

Travel News

One of the world’s safest planes takes a fatal nosedive, but why?

None of the 132 passengers or crew are believed to have survived the crash, which has raised questions about the jets' safety.

22/03/2022

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China's Jilin province tightens control to prevent virus spread

Health authorities reported 4,770 new infections across the country, the bulk in Jilin province, as the nation's "zero-COVID" strategy is confronted by an Omicron wave.

22/03/2022

Green News

China to invest in renewable power but still prioritising oil and gas

The combination of clean fuels and fossil fuels is all about balancing energy security and achieving China's climate change goals.

22/03/2022

China

Plane with 132 people on board crashes in southern China

It crashed in the province of Guangxi, near the city of Wuzhou.

21/03/2022

China

China records first COVID-related deaths since January 2021

China has suffered a surge in COVID-19 cases but health authorities pointed out that the elderly victims died from underlying conditions and not the disease itself.

19/03/2022

USA

US President Biden discusses Ukraine war with Chinese counterpart

Washington, an ally of Ukraine, and Beijing, an ally of Russia, appear to be on opposing sides of Europe's biggest conflict since World War Two.

18/03/2022

Art

Largest ever retrospective of Ai Weiwei's work opens in Vienna

The Albertina Modern gallery in Vienna is now presenting renowned Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei's most comprehensive show to date.

17/03/2022

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Ai Weiwei warns of 'shaking foundation' of democracy

Renowned Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei says Russia's invasion of Ukraine has revealed the "shaking foundation" of democracy as he unveils one of the biggest retrospectives of his work to date. Speaking at a press conference at the Albertina Modern gallery in Vienna,

16/03/2022

China

US warns Chinese on support for Russia in Ukraine war

US President Joe Biden's national security adviser warned a top Chinese official on Monday about China's support for Russia in the Ukrainian invasion, even as the Kremlin denied reports it had requested Chinese military equipment to use in the war.

14/03/2022

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Shanghai seals off street as city battles worst virus outbreak in two years

An entire street is sealed off and many roads are empty in Shanghai as China wrestles to control the biggest virus outbreak and threat to the nation's zero-tolerance Covid strategy in two years

14/03/2022