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Blast at Chinese restaurant in Kabul kills 7
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» KABUL - A blast at a Chinese restaurant in central Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and wounded more than a dozen others, emergency services said.
Blocked roads, crumbling camps as China moves Xinjiang detentions out of sight
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» ARTUX (CHINA) - A policeman waves reporters away from a desert prison in Xinjiang, part of a network of detention facilities transformed by China's shifting policies in the northwestern region.
Ralph Lauren probed in Canada over Uyghur forced labour claims
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» OTTAWA - Canada's corporate watchdog on Tuesday launched an investigation of Ralph Lauren's Canadian unit over allegations the fashion giant used forced labor from China's Uyghur minority.
Canada watchdog probes Nike over Uyghur forced labor claims
AFP, Published on 12/07/2023
» MONTREAL - Sporting giant Nike and mining company Dynasty Gold are being investigated in Canada over allegations they used forced labor from China's Uyghur minority, a Canadian watchdog announced Tuesday.
US lawmakers query Shein, Adidas, Nike over Uyghur rights concerns
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» NEW YORK - Multiple groups of US lawmakers have sought reassurances this week about clothing giant Shein and other brands facing allegations their products use forced Chinese labor or material from regions where such conditions allegedly occur.
Learning a language for loss: Uyghur school in US offers link to homeland
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» FAIRFAX (UNITED STATES) - At a weekend school in the US state of Virginia, language classes serve a dual purpose for young Uyghurs -- cultural preservation, and access to vocabulary to discuss the plight of relatives in China.
Australia pulls Chinese-made cameras from politicians' offices
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» SYDNEY: Australian officials said on Tuesday that dozens of Chinese-made security cameras would be ripped out of politicians' offices, days after the country's defence minister announced his department would remove the devices from its buildings due to security concerns.
Biden monitoring China Covid unrest as US rallies pop up
AFP, Published on 29/11/2022
» WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is monitoring unrest in China by protesters demanding an end to Covid lockdowns and greater political freedoms, the White House said Monday, as rallies popped up in solidarity around the United States.
China cities under heavy policing after protests
AFP, Published on 29/11/2022
» SHANGHAI: China's major cities of Beijing and Shanghai were blanketed with security on Tuesday in the wake of nationwide rallies calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns.
Man's agony after 5 relatives died in Covid policy-linked Urumqi fire
AFP, Published on 28/11/2022
» BEIJING: When a deadly fire broke out in China's northwest Xinjiang region, triggering a wave of public anger over the country's zero-Covid policy, Abdulhafiz Maimaitimin initially could not believe that it claimed five of his relatives' lives.