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HK activist Agnes Chow ‘considering’ asylum in Canada

HK activist Agnes Chow ‘considering’ asylum in Canada

Her remarks came a day after she announced her departure from the city to pursue education in Toronto.

From ER doc to wild-card presidential candidate: Taiwan's Ko Wen-je

From ER doc to wild-card presidential candidate: Taiwan's Ko Wen-je

Ko, who appeals to youth with his outspoken style, recently pulled ahead in the opinion polls.

Pneumonia, bird flu, other outbreaks prompt concerns of new contagion in Asia

Pneumonia, bird flu, other outbreaks prompt concerns of new contagion in Asia

Few events have affected states’ security and prosperity more than a pandemic.

Congress hears of Beijing’s ‘discourse power’

Congress hears of Beijing’s ‘discourse power’

Even US companies, scared of being frozen out of China’s huge market, are toeing its political line, experts say.

Former 'white paper' protester describes torture in police custody

After fleeing China, Huang Guoan is applying for political refugee status in New Zealand.

Hong Kong journalist incommunicado, feared detained in Beijing

Hong Kong journalist incommunicado, feared detained in Beijing

South China Morning Post reporter Minnie Chan is unreachable after an assignment in October.

Security guards wearing masks monitor access to a neighborhood near QR codes used for scanning health code statuses, June 20, 2022, in Beijing. China’s health-code app was used during the zero-COVID era to confine people to their homes.

Chinese censors delete news report probing return of COVID tracking

2023-12-04

The report followed up on social media reports that the hated 'Health Code' is back amid wave of pneumonia cases.

Littoral-combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords during an exercise in the South China Sea, May 2020.

US ship conducts navigation operation near Second Thomas Shoal

2023-12-04

China says U.S. warship “trespassed” into waters near one of the most hotly contested reefs in the South China Sea.

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Clashes erupt between supporters and protesters during Chinese president’s U.S. visit

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Land reclamation sweepstakes

Land reclamation sweepstakes

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‘Secret’ New York police station is mere sliver of Beijing’s US harassment push

China’s top diplomat visits Vietnam ahead of likely Xi trip

China’s top diplomat visits Vietnam ahead of likely Xi trip

Wang Yi is set to meet Vietnam’s president and party secretary.

Chinese leader Mao Zedong shakes hands with Henry Kissinger, the U.S. secretary of state and assistant to President Richard Nixon, in Beijing, Nov. 12, 1973.

Kissinger had a consequential, controversial impact across Asia

From China to Bangladesh, the U.S. statesman's policies left a huge mark in the region.

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Oct. 23, 2022.

Beijing silent on key meeting amid growing dissent in party ranks

Activists hold a flag (C) with the banned slogan 'Free Hong Kong, Revolution Now' during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the start of massive pro-democracy protests that roiled Hong Kong in 2019, in Taipei, Taiwan, June 12, 2022.

Hong Kong police arrest man at airport for 'Free Hong Kong' T-shirt

A worker makes a fishing net at a workshop in Taizhou, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, Oct. 9, 2023.

China's workers face layoffs, unpaid wages ahead of Lunar New Year

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Zoned out: China-Myanmar Economic Corridor still going nowhere

Zoned out: China-Myanmar Economic Corridor still going nowhere

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