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China-North Korea trains to restart, six years after Covid brought them to stop
Travel operators say Chinese and North Koreans can now buy tickets for services leaving this weekPassenger tra…
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Swatch pulls ‘slanted eye’ ad after backlash in China
Calls for boycott after Swiss watchmaker becomes latest western brand accused of racist imageryThe Swiss watch…
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Video shows rare protests in China over beating of schoolgirl by three teenagers
Large crowds gather in city of Jiangyou in Sichuan province after case causes outrage onlineA large protest er…
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Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers
Traveller stopped by customs as he sought to slip out of Hong Kong into the border city of ShenzhenA man has b…
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German chancellor urges Xi Jinping to press Russia to end Ukraine war, saying ‘China’s word carries weight’
Olaf Scholz says Chinese president agreed to back June peace talks that Russia is not attending while Xi says …
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Organisers of ultramarathon in which 21 runners died jailed in China
Seven people sentenced to years in prison over 2021 race in Gansu province hit by extreme weatherOrganisers of…
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Two people detained for digging shortcut through Great Wall of China
Suspects admit using excavator to smash hole in Ming-era section in Shanxi province, state media sayTwo people…
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North Korea abruptly cancels first post-Covid international commercial flight
Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang cancelled two hours after its scheduled arrival in BeijingNorth Korea’s nation…
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Fears for people and firms as China’s new anti-espionage law comes into effect
Warning companies and individuals could be punished for ‘traditional business activities’ under ambiguous legi…
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Twelve people arrested over Beijing hospital fire that killed 29
Director of Changfeng hospital among those detained after deadliest fire in China’s capital since 2002Chinese …
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China launches military drills around Taiwan after US House speaker meeting
Three-day operation comes after Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen met with Kevin McCarthy in CaliforniaChina launc…
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Chinese billionaire tech banker Bao Fan goes missing
Disappearance of China Renaissance chair raises fears of fresh crackdown on China’s finance industryA billiona…
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Mother fears for Chinese Covid protester held for nine days
Yang Zijing, 25, apparently detained in Guangzhou after taking part in rallies against harsh restrictionsA you…
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Chinese cities ease Covid curbs in wake of protests
Shanghai and Urumqi to reopen markets and restaurants and loosen public transport restrictionsChinese cities, …
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Major fire engulfs skyscraper in Changsha, central China
State media report number of casualties currently unknown in blaze at telecommunications firmA fire engulfed a…