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Anger as China club plays hours after striker Boupendza's death
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» BEIJING - Football fans in China were outraged by Zhejiang FC's decision to go ahead with a league match hours after the death of their Gabon international striker Aaron Boupendza.
Scam centre kidnap fears keep Chinese tourists on edge in Thailand
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» BANGKOK - Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them.
China's frigid northeast thrives on 'little potato' tourism boom
AFP, Published on 31/12/2024
» HARBIN, China - Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists' heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media.
Rampant Nepal rewrite cricket record book at Asian Games
AFP, Published on 27/09/2023
» HANGZHOU, China - Nepal became the first men's team in history to score more than 300 runs in T20 international cricket on Wednesday as they rewrote the record books against part-timers Mongolia at the Asian Games.
Covid-delayed Asian Games defy 'difficulties' to enter home straight
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» HANGZHOU: Chinese organisers said Wednesday there had been "a lot of difficulties" but Asian Games venues were ready for the pandemic-delayed competition with 100 days to go.
Li Qiang appointed as Chinese premier
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» BEIJING - Li Qiang, one of Chinese President Xi Jinping's most trusted allies, was confirmed as premier on Saturday, as Xi asserts his influence on the country's top leadership.
Up to 70% of Shanghai population infected with Covid - top doctor
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» SHANGHAI: A senior doctor at one of Shanghai's top hospitals has said 70 percent of the megacity's population may have been infected with Covid-19 during China's huge surge in cases, state media reported on Tuesday.
Why China's Covid wave is stirring fear
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» BEIJING - China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month.
Xi urges steps to 'protect' lives as China battles Covid wave
AFP, Published on 26/12/2022
» BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping urged officials on Monday to take steps to protect lives in his first public remarks on Covid-19 since Beijing dramatically loosened hardline containment measures this month.
Xi: China's most powerful leader since Mao
AFP, Published on 30/08/2022
» BEIJING: Xi Jinping, who is soon expected to be anointed for an unprecedented third term in office as China's ruling Communist Party (CCP) holds its 20th Congress, has become his country's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.