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Washington's pandas return to China amid diplomatic strains
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - All three giant pandas in the Washington zoo were set to begin a one-way trip back to China on Wednesday, leaving only a few of the cuddly creatures in the United States amid tense diplomatic relations with Beijing.
Washington says goodbye to pandas amid bitter US-China backdrop
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - No matter the distance or the weather, Jane Christensen was determined to see the giant pandas before they left Washington.
Fading neon signs shine again in Hong Kong exhibit
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» HONG KONG - A fuchsia sign for a bridal shop, the Chinese "double happiness" character, a cool-blue flying dragon -- luminous lights of dozens of neon signs removed from the streets of Hong Kong flickered on once again at a downtown exhibit.
Sedition clampdown hits 'ordinary' Hong Kongers
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» HONG KONG - Single mother Law Oi-wah pled guilty to sedition in an almost inaudible voice, as her 12-year-old son watched from a few feet away in a Hong Kong court.
'I am Taiwanese': China threat toughens island's identity
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» TAIPEI - At a barbed-wire museum where political prisoners were once held, visitors lauded Taiwan's modern-day democracy shaped by its own national identity on the island across from authoritarian China.
Taiwan train crash survivors recount horror and loss
AFP, Published on 03/04/2021
» HUALIEN (TAIWAN) - Survivors of Taiwan's worst rail crash in decades have recounted their desperate efforts to find loved ones in the twisted wreckage of the train at what should have been the start of a holiday weekend.
China's trailblazing female comedians tackle taboos
AFP, Published on 11/12/2020
» BEIJING - Strutting onstage with well-honed confidence, 23-year-old comedian Qiqi is part of a new wave of young, female stand-up acts in China, crashing into what has always previously been a man's world.
Washington zoo welcomes 'precious' new baby panda
AFP, Published on 22/08/2020
» WASHINGTON - Washington zoo officials heralded the arrival of "a precious giant panda cub" Friday, following the much-watched birth of panda Mei Xiang's latest baby, four years after her last pregnancy.
Self-distancing a pipe dream in Hong Kong's cramped 'cubicle flats'
AFP, Published on 15/05/2020
» HONG KONG - Squashed inside the 50-square-foot living space she shares with her son, Wong Mei-ying knows social-distancing during the coronavirus pandemic is all but impossible.
Wuhan exodus sparks virus hope despite mounting death toll
AFP, Published on 08/04/2020
» WUHAN, China: Thousands of relieved citizens streamed out of China's Wuhan city on Wednesday after authorities lifted months of lockdown at the coronavirus epicentre, offering some hope to the world despite record deaths in Europe and the United States.