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Publisher, 2 politicians charged over Hong Kong protests

HONG KONG (AP) — Outspoken Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai and two prominent opposition politicians were charged Friday wi...
8:28 28 February 2022

As luge season winds down, USA’s Emily Sweeney looking ahead

Luge’s World Cup campaign ends this weekend in Germany, where most of the best 100 sliders in the sport will be looking ...
7:32 26 February 2022

Pompeo blasts China, Iran for response to virus outbreak

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hit out at China and Iran for their response to the outbreak...
15:47 25 February 2022

China struggles to revive manufacturing amid virus outbreak

BEIJING (AP) — Factories that make the world’s smartphones, toys and other goods are struggling to reopen after a virus ...
11:05 25 February 2022

Amid China virus fears, even a haircut is a major operation

BEIJING (AP) — Need a trim in Beijing? You might have to wait. Even getting a haircut has become a challenge in China no...
3:17 25 February 2022

China promises companies aid, global virus cases rise

BEIJING (AP) — China’s government promised tax cuts and other aid Monday to help companies recover from its virus outbre...
11:55 24 February 2022

China’s Xi says epidemic ‘grim,’ calls for action on economy

BEIJING (AP) — Warning that China’s virus epidemic is “still grim and complex,” President Xi Jinping called Sunday for m...
15:18 23 February 2022

World markets slip on renewed fears over virus outbreak

BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets slipped on Friday after a spike in new virus cases in South Korea and other countrie...
12:05 21 February 2022

China’s virus center vows no patient unchecked as cases fall

BEIJING (AP) — Protective suit-clad inspectors in the epicenter of China’s viral outbreak went door-to-door Wednesday to...
8:28 19 February 2022

Shares take hit as virus outbreak slams profits, events

BANGKOK — Shares slipped in Europe and Asia on Tuesday as the impact from the virus outbreak that began in China deepened, with Apple saying it would ...
8:52 18 February 2022

China’s ‘War on Terror’ uproots families, leaked data shows

Beijing — For decades, the Uighur imam was a bedrock of his farming community in China’s far west. On Fridays, he preached Islam as a religion of peac...
23:28 17 February 2022

Leaked data shows China’s Uighurs detained due to religion

BEIJING — When a Chinese government mass detention campaign engulfed Memtimin Emer's native Xinjiang region three years ago, the elderly Uighur imam w...
16:55 17 February 2022

Cost of China’s anti-virus fight rises with workers idle

BEIJING — Real estate agent Du Xuekun’s sales usually jump after the Lunar New Year holiday. But this year, Du has been at home for a month with no in...
2:28 16 February 2022

New virus cases fall; WHO says China bought the world time

BEIJING — China reported 143 virus deaths and a dip in new cases Saturday while the head of the World Health Organization praised the country's effort...
16:26 15 February 2022

With virus, shops in China suffer a star-crossed Valentines

BEIJING — In virus-stricken China, couples can celebrate Valentine's Day with a roast beef salad, hot chocolate, a rose and a note, all delivered to t...
13:42 14 February 2022

Virus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals

BEIJING — China cracked down on the sale of exotic species after an outbreak of a new virus in 2002 was linked to markets selling live animals. The ge...
5:50 14 February 2022

Fall in new cases raises hope in virus outbreak in China

BEIJING — The number of new cases of the coronavirus in China dropped for a second straight day, health officials said Wednesday in a possible glimmer...
18:58 12 February 2022

China still mostly closed down as virus deaths pass 1,000

BEIJING — China remains mostly closed for business, as the daily death toll from a new virus topped 100 for the first time, pushing the total above 1,...
12:28 11 February 2022

US says Chinese military stole masses of Americans’ data

WASHINGTON — Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the computer networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency an...
22:14 10 February 2022

More businesses reopen in China, but many people stay home

BEIJING — More offices and stores in Beijing and other parts of China finally reopened Monday after the Lunar New Year break was extended to discourag...
17:04 10 February 2022

The Latest: WHO to send mission to virus-hit China

BEIJING — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
16:40 8 February 2022

China scrambles to keep cities in virus lockdown fed

BEIJING — The manager of the Wushang Mart in Wuhan, the locked-down city at the heart of China’s virus outbreak, says its shelves are loaded with 50% ...
4:54 8 February 2022

China’s Communist Party faces recriminations over virus

BEIJING — China's ruling Communist Party faced public anger and recrimination Friday over the death of a doctor who was threatened by police after try...
16:50 7 February 2022

Asian stock markets retreat after surge on China tariff cut

Asian stock markets retreated Friday following a surge after China announced a tariff cut on U.S. imports.
4:38 7 February 2022

Barr warns against Chinese ‘dominance’ in wireless networks

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr waded into ongoing diplomatic tensions between the United States and China on Thursday, decrying what he sa...
16:35 6 February 2022

Virus impact: Airlines extend flights suspensions

BEIJING — Airlines are extending their suspension of flights to mainland China, while more retailers are putting an estimate on the economic damage th...
14:22 6 February 2022

The Latest: WHO seeks $675M to fight new virus

BEIJING — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
15:58 5 February 2022

The Latest: France warns against all travel to China

BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):
15:01 4 February 2022

UN health agency tackles misinformation over virus outbreak

GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief has traveled a dozen times to monitor the Ebola response in violence-marred eastern Congo. But when he pl...
15:39 3 February 2022

The Latest: UAE suspends flights to China outside Beijing

BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):
14:27 3 February 2022