China’s Xi and North Korea’s Kim pledge deeper ties during meeting in Beijing
Read full article: China’s Xi and North Korea’s Kim pledge deeper ties during meeting in BeijingChinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have pledged mutual support and enhanced cooperation during talks in Beijing.
Flash floods kill at least 10 people and leave 33 missing in northwestern China
Read full article: Flash floods kill at least 10 people and leave 33 missing in northwestern ChinaChinese state media reports flash floods have left at least 10 people dead and 33 missing in Yuzhong County in China’s northwestern Gansu province.
Rescuers recover 1 body and search for 28 people in a landslide in southwest China
Read full article: Rescuers recover 1 body and search for 28 people in a landslide in southwest ChinaEmergency teams in China’s southwestern Sichuan province are racing against time to locate 28 people after a landslide triggered by rains buried their homes.
'It was either me or him and I won,' British retiree says after beating back mugger
Read full article: 'It was either me or him and I won,' British retiree says after beating back muggerAn 84-year-old British man armed only with a pair of trousers beat back a mugger half his age who tried to rob him at a laundry in the north of England.
2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical storm
Read full article: 2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical stormChinese state media say two people have died in eastern Jiangsu province as Typhoon Bebinca brought torrential rains and powerful winds before easing into a tropical storm.
China is raising its retirement age, now among the youngest in the world's major economies
Read full article: China is raising its retirement age, now among the youngest in the world's major economiesChina is raising its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the world’s major economies.
Historic flooding in southern China kills 47, with more floods feared in coming days
Read full article: Historic flooding in southern China kills 47, with more floods feared in coming daysAt least 47 people have died as downpours in southern China’s Guangdong province caused historic flooding and slides, state media reported Friday, while authorities warned of more extreme weather in other parts of the country.
China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north
Read full article: China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the northChina is being buffeted by two extremes of severe weather, with heavy rain and flooding in parts of the south and a heat wave and drought conditions in the north.
A fire in China's Jiangxi province kills at least 39 people, state media says
Read full article: A fire in China's Jiangxi province kills at least 39 people, state media saysChinese state media say at least 39 people died and nine others were injured when a fire broke out at a commercial building in southeastern Jiangxi province.
China says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this year
Read full article: China says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this yearChina’s space agency says its latest lunar explorer has arrived at the launch site in preparation for a mission to the moon in the first half of this year.
Strong earthquake in northwest China that killed at least 148 causes economic losses worth millions
Read full article: Strong earthquake in northwest China that killed at least 148 causes economic losses worth millionsChiese state media say the strong earthquake that hit northwest China this week, killing at least 148 people, has caused economic losses estimated to be worth tens of millions in the agricultural and fisheries industries.
Snow blankets northern China, closing roads and schools and suspending train service
Read full article: Snow blankets northern China, closing roads and schools and suspending train serviceOvernight snowfall across much of northern China has prompted road closures and the suspension of classes and train service.
China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030
Read full article: China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030China has launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030.
Putin's visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia
Read full article: Putin's visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine.
Leaders of Syria and China announce strategic partnership as part of Asian Games diplomacy
Read full article: Leaders of Syria and China announce strategic partnership as part of Asian Games diplomacyChina and Syria have announced the formation of a strategic partnership as Chinese leader Xi Jinping kicked off a series of diplomatic meetings ahead of the upcoming Asian Games.
Police announce 2 more confirmed sightings of escaped murderer on the run in Pennsylvania
Read full article: Police announce 2 more confirmed sightings of escaped murderer on the run in PennsylvaniaPolice are reporting two more confirmed sightings of an escaped murderer on the run for more than a week in southeast Pennsylvania amid a search by hundreds of law enforcement officers.
Hong Kong schools and stock market are shuttered as Typhoon Talim sweeps to the south, toward China
Read full article: Hong Kong schools and stock market are shuttered as Typhoon Talim sweeps to the south, toward ChinaSchools and the stock market have been shuttered in Hong Kong as Typhoon Talim sweeps south of the city.
Chinese president Xi Jinping stresses US-China cooperation in meeting with Bill Gates
Read full article: Chinese president Xi Jinping stresses US-China cooperation in meeting with Bill GatesChinese leader Xi Jinping said the United States and China can cooperate to “benefit our two countries” in a meeting Friday with Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates.
5 die in SW China mine as hope fades for 47 trapped in north
Read full article: 5 die in SW China mine as hope fades for 47 trapped in northAt least five workers were killed in a roof collapse at a mine in southwestern China, as hope appeared to be fading for 47 miners trapped under rubble after a mining disaster last week in northern China.
Workers dig by layers in search for 47 missing at China mine
Read full article: Workers dig by layers in search for 47 missing at China mineWork crews trying to find 47 people missing after an open-pit mine collapse in northern China have had to change their excavation methods to avoid causing more landslides.
More bodies found in China mine collapse, 48 remain missing
Read full article: More bodies found in China mine collapse, 48 remain missingRescuers with backhoes and bulldozers are digging through tons of earth and rubble for 48 people missing after a landslide buried an open-pit mine in northern China.
China fights brush fires, extends power rationing in drought
Read full article: China fights brush fires, extends power rationing in droughtBrush fires have forced the evacuation of more than 1,500 people in southwest China and power rationing for factories has reportedly been extended as weeks of record heat and drought batter the region.
Toxic gas released in Jordan port kills 13, injures 250
Read full article: Toxic gas released in Jordan port kills 13, injures 250Authorities in Jordan say a crane loading chlorine tanks onto a ship in the port of Aqaba dropped one of them, causing an explosion of toxic yellow smoke that killed at least 13 people and sickened some 250.
Chinese leader Xi defends record to UN human rights chief
Read full article: Chinese leader Xi defends record to UN human rights chiefChinese leader Xi Jinping has defended China’s record to the top U.N. human rights official, criticizing countries that he said lecture others on human rights and politicize the issue.
China reopens one city as Shanghai lockdown enters 2nd phase
Read full article: China reopens one city as Shanghai lockdown enters 2nd phaseThe city of Shanghai is preparing to reopen its eastern half and shut its western half while authorities elsewhere are lifting a citywide lockdown in the province hardest hit by China’s omicron-driven coronavirus outbreak.
State media release attributed to Peng raises WTA concerns
Read full article: State media release attributed to Peng raises WTA concernsThe head of the women’s professional tennis tour is questioning the legitimacy of a retraction Chinese state media says was from a Grand Slam doubles champion who has accused a former top government official of sexual assault.
Schools, roads closed, 1 person dead in snowstorm in China
Read full article: Schools, roads closed, 1 person dead in snowstorm in ChinaA snowstorm that has lingered for several days in northeastern China has forced schools to close, suspended rail services, crushed greenhouses and left one person dead.
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After Kanter's Tibet comments, Celtics blacked out in China
Read full article: After Kanter's Tibet comments, Celtics blacked out in ChinaChinese broadcaster and NBA partner Tencent has deleted all references to the Boston Celtics from its platforms, in apparent response to comments Celtics center Enes Kanter made to advocate Tibetan independence.
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Beijing court rules against woman in China #MeToo case
Read full article: Beijing court rules against woman in China #MeToo caseA Beijing court has ruled against a Chinese woman in a #MeToo case that wound through the courts for three years, in a blow to the tamped-down movement whose legacy remains uncertain.
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Israel accuses Chinese state TV of 'blatant antisemitism'
Read full article: Israel accuses Chinese state TV of 'blatant antisemitism'Israel’s Embassy in China is protesting what it describes as blatant antisemitism on a program run by the overseas channel of state broadcaster CCTV discussing the ongoing violence in Gaza and elsewhere.
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China state TV raps Kohler, BMW for using facial recognition
Read full article: China state TV raps Kohler, BMW for using facial recognitionChinese state TV has criticized bathroom fixtures brand Kohler and automaker BMW for using facial recognition to identify customers in a possible violation of privacy rules that took effect this year. Facial recognition is used by China’s government as part of a surveillance network to monitor the public through millions of video cameras. Kohler Co., BMW AG and Italian fashion brand MaxMara are among companies that use facial recognition on visitors, CCTV said. It said they failed to obtain permission from individuals that is required under legal changes that took effect Jan. 1. The company said facial recognition was used only to record how many customers visited shops and information about them wasn’t saved.
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China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliatory move
Read full article: China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliatory move(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)BEIJING – China has banned the BBC World News television channel in a diplomatic fight with Britain after British regulators revoked the license of state-owned Chinese broadcaster CGTN. The move late Thursday was largely symbolic, because BBC World already was limited to being shown on cable TV systems in hotels and apartment compounds for foreigners and some other businesses. The National Radio and Television Administration said BBC World News coverage of China violated requirements that news reporting be true and impartial and undermined China's national interests and ethnic solidarity. AdIt gave no indication whether BBC reporters in China would be affected. Britain's communications watchdog, Ofcom, revoked the license for CGTN, China's English-language satellite news channel, on Feb. 4.
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UK strips Chinese state-owned TV channel of broadcast permit
Read full article: UK strips Chinese state-owned TV channel of broadcast permitThe U.K. has stripped China's state-owned TV channel of its broadcasting license in the country, after an investigation found the license holder lacked editorial control and had links to China's ruling Communist Party. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)LONDON – U.K. regulators stripped China's state TV channel of its national broadcasting license on Thursday, after an investigation cited lack of editorial control and links to China's ruling Communist Party. The communications watchdog, Ofcom, said it revoked the U.K. license for China Global Television Network, or CGTN, an international English language satellite news channel. CGTN had been available on free and pay TV in the U.K. Losing its British broadcasting license is a major setback for CGTN, which has been a key element of the Chinese government's push to expand its soft power and burnish its image abroad.
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Trapped for 2 weeks, 11 workers rescued from China gold mine
Read full article: Trapped for 2 weeks, 11 workers rescued from China gold mineIn this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers carry a miner who was trapped in a gold mine in Qixia City in east China's Shandong Province, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. Rescuers in China on Sunday lifted several trapped miners to the surface who were trapped for two weeks after an explosion in a northern gold mine, state media reported. (Luan Qincheng/Xinhua via AP)BEIJING – Eleven workers trapped for two weeks inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday, a landmark achievement for an industry long-blighted by disasters and high death tolls. Hundreds of rescue workers and officials stood at attention and applauded as the workers were brought up from the mine in Qixia, a jurisdiction under Yantai in the eastern coastal province of Shandong. The official China Daily newspaper said on its website that seven of the workers were able to walk to ambulances on their own.
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NBA returning to Chinese state television after 1-year ban
Read full article: NBA returning to Chinese state television after 1-year banEmployees watch a live broadcast of Game 5 of the NBA Finals at an NBA store in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. The NBA is returning to Chinese state television after a one-year absence. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The NBA is returning to Chinese state television after a one-year absence. “In the Chinese National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival that just passed, the NBA expressed holiday blessings to Chinese fans," the China Media Group, essentially the operator of CCTV, said in a statement. NBA games have been available to Chinese fans on the streaming service Tencent, another of the league’s broadcast partners.
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