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Chinese drone maker DJI stops sales in Russia and Ukraine

Its drones have found their way onto the battlefield in Ukraine, against the wishes of the Chinese manufacturer.

Europe Decoded

How China's Ukraine stance may be final straw for eastern EU countries

China sent a special representative to Central and Eastern European countries this week to bolster relations, frayed by the conflict in Ukraine. Was it too little too late?

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Chinese performance artist Kong Ning presents latest Earth Day work in Beijing

Chinese performance artist Kong Ning donned a headpiece representing the Earth in Beijing.

Health news

Intermittent fasting may be no more effective than a normal diet

Losing weight is hard, but intermittent fasting without also reducing the amount you eat may not help, a new study has found.

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Travel News

China plane crash: It will take 'a year' to find out what happened

Flight MU5735 crashed on Monday, killing all 132 people onboard, mainland China's deadliest aviation disaster in 28 years.

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Horse-dragon from China captivates crowd in Toulouse

Meet Long Ma, a 45-ton dragon-horse inspired by a Chinese legend and created by François Delaroziere and the Compagnie La Machine. He took to the streets of Toulouse for the first time on Saturday.

China

Frustration in Shanghai over COVID-19 lockdown policy

As Shanghai and other cities shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks, China faces sinking economic growth.

Earth News

Illegal fishing and physical violence on Chinese 'devil ships' exposed

The Environmental Justice Foundation exposes the extent of illegal fishing and human rights violations by China’s distant water fleet.

Earth News

Euroviews. Shein: The $100 bn fast fashion brand where staff work 75-hour weeks

A review of the exploitative online fashion giant, based in China, from the perspective of a slow-fashion writer.

Europe News

Ukraine war poised to take centre stage at tense EU-China summit

The two sides are hosting an online meeting on Friday after months of strained relations.

Earth News

More solar panels to be made in Europe to cut reliance on Russian gas

Currently there are only a small amount of panels made in Europe. The countries currently producing solar cells are Italy, France and Slovenia.

Europe News

Euroviews. China and the EU should be partners | View

Today’s world, battered and bruised by unilateralism, protectionism, and the pandemic, call for China and the EU to set aside their differences.

Earth News

Wind and solar power growth finally on track to meet climate targets

"If these renewable trends can be replicated globally, and sustained, the power sector would be on track for 1.5 degree goal."

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.