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New York mayor orders citywide travel ban as major storm hits US
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» NEW YORK - New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the city's entire traffic network for all but emergency travel as a massive snowstorm began to hit the northeast United States.
Beijing and Manila working on 'road map' for South China Sea talks
South China Morning Post, Published on 22/01/2026
» MANILA — China's ambassador to the Philippines, Jing Quan, said Beijing and Manila were seeking a "road map" for the next phase of talks aimed at settling their long-running dispute in the South China Sea.
'Not about condoms': Chinese shrug off contraceptive tax
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» BEIJING - China has made condoms and other contraceptives more expensive as it tries to boost birth rates, but residents in Beijing and analysts say the measure will have little impact.
China launches Shenzhou-22 early for stranded space station crew
AFP, Published on 25/11/2025
» BEIJING — China conducted an urgent unmanned spacecraft launch on Tuesday, after damage to a previous mission's return capsule left the crew on its space station without a means of getting back to Earth.
In blow to Trump, US court tosses redrawn Texas congressional map
AFP, Published on 19/11/2025
» HOUSTON — A US district court, in a setback for President Donald Trump, struck down a congressional map on Tuesday redrawn by Republicans in Texas that was intended to give the party five more likely seats in the House of Representatives.
'Smooth and easy': India and China resume direct flights as ties improve
AFP, Published on 27/10/2025
» GUANGZHOU - Passengers of the first direct flight between India and China in five years touched down on Monday, after Asia's giants lifted a long-term air travel suspension as they cautiously rebuild relations.
China's Xi calls for 'reunification' in message to new Taiwan opposition leader
Reuters, Published on 19/10/2025
» BEIJING/TAIPEI - Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Sunday for efforts to advance "reunification" in a message of congratulations to the new leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, whose election took place amid accusations of interference by Beijing.
Thailand, China, US seize record meth haul near disputed South China Sea reef
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/10/2025
» BEIJING — China, working with the United States and Thailand, has seized a record haul of illegal drugs near a disputed South China Sea reef, state media said on Friday.
China prepares to evacuate 400,000 as super typhoon makes landfall in Philippines
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» SHENZHEN (CHINA) - The Chinese city of Shenzhen was preparing Monday to evacuate 400,000 people while residents of the northern Philippines sought shelter from gale-force winds as Super Typhoon Ragasa headed on a collision course with southern China.
Evacuees in Philipines, Taiwan take shelter as super typhoon nears
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» MANILA - Hundreds of families sheltered in schools and evacuation centres on Monday as heavy rains and gale-force winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed the northern Philippines and southern Taiwan.