US coronavirus deaths pass 500,000, as Joe Biden prepares to lead nation in mourning

Coronavirus deaths passed 500,000 in the US on Monday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, as President Joe Biden prepared to lead a ceremony marking the dark milestone.The president, who ordered flags on federal government buildings to be flown at half mast for five days, is expected to address the nation from the White House before attending a candle-lighting ceremony and moment of silence with wife Jill, Vice-President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff.The event will …

US coronavirus deaths pass 500,000, as Joe Biden prepares to lead nation in mourning
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China’s Communist Party revisits the past to regroup for future

 China’s Communist Party revisits the past to regroup for future
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A new campaign to educate China about Communist Party history is meant to be ...
  • Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:00:10 +0800

Nasa releases first video of Perseverance rover’s dramatic Mars landing

 Nasa releases first video of Perseverance rover’s dramatic Mars landing
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The US space agency Nasa on Monday released the first audio from Mars, a ...
  • Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:47:20 +0800

Canada PM Justin Trudeau’s cabinet to abstain from China genocide vote, senior official says

 Canada PM Justin Trudeau’s cabinet to abstain from China genocide vote, senior official says
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Canada’s House of Commons will vote on Monday on whether to declare that China ...
  • Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:24:45 +0800

Proposal to matchmake China’s ‘leftover’ urban women with unmarried rural men sparks anger

 Proposal to matchmake China’s ‘leftover’ urban women with unmarried rural men sparks anger
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An expert’s proposal to solve the looming social crisis caused by China’s gender imbalance ...
  • Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:15:12 +0800

Top EU diplomats step up criticism of China’s crackdown on Hong Kong

 Top EU diplomats step up criticism of China’s crackdown on Hong Kong
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The European Union escalated its criticism of Beijing’s political crackdown on Hong Kong on ...
  • Tue, 23 Feb 2021 03:44:00 +0800

SpaceX flight: childhood cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux, 29, to become youngest American in space

 SpaceX flight: childhood cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux, 29, to become youngest American in space
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After beating bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux figures rocketing into orbit on SpaceX’s first private ...
  • Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:52:56 +0800

US must ditch its Cold War containment obsession – China is not the Soviet Union

 US must ditch its Cold War containment obsession – China is not the Soviet Union
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America must understand that China is different, emphasised the late Lee Kuan Yew when ...
  • Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:30:09 +0800

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson unveils England’s path out of lockdown

 Coronavirus: Boris Johnson unveils England’s path out of lockdown
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out a phased plan on Monday to end ...
  • Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:23:07 +0800

China’s food security at core of Beijing’s new five-year rural-revitalisation plan

 China’s food security at core of Beijing’s new five-year rural-revitalisation plan
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China is placing greater emphasis on food security and self-reliance to feed its 1.4 ...
  • Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:00:12 +0800

US Supreme Court won’t halt turnover of Donald Trump’s tax records to New York state prosecutor

 US Supreme Court won’t halt turnover of Donald Trump’s tax records to New York state prosecutor
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In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court on ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:54:23 +0800

Guangdong officials join top brass at national security office in Hong Kong, source says

 Guangdong officials join top brass at national security office in Hong Kong, source says
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Two Guangdong officials have joined the top brass of Beijing’s office in Hong Kong ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:46:25 +0800

Microsoft and EU publishers push for tech firms to pay for news, as Australia gears to pass content law

 Microsoft and EU publishers push for tech firms to pay for news, as Australia gears to pass content law
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Microsoft is teaming up with European publishers to push for a system to make ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:03:54 +0800

Philippines approves Sinovac vaccine but roll-out stalls on Western drug makers’ liability fears

 Philippines approves Sinovac vaccine but roll-out stalls on Western drug makers’ liability fears
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The Philippines on Monday approved China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, making it the third shot ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:48:53 +0800

India to clear 45 investments from China worth billions amid sour ties: sources

 India to clear 45 investments from China worth billions amid sour ties: sources
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India is set to clear 45 investment proposals from China, government and industry sources ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:22:13 +0800

Hong Kong national security law: officials defend education guidelines against ‘malicious’ accusations of ‘brainwashing’

 Hong Kong national security law: officials defend education guidelines against ‘malicious’ accusations of ‘brainwashing’
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Education chiefs hit back on Monday at the “malicious labelling” of national security education ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:03:31 +0800

Myanmar coup: as the military’s patience wears thin, a call to prevent further bloodshed

 Myanmar coup: as the military’s patience wears thin, a call to prevent further bloodshed
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Authorities in Myanmar used water cannons and chased after anti-coup protesters on Monday, as ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:53:27 +0800

China detains several for social media posts on deaths of PLA ‘heroes’ at India border

 China detains several for social media posts on deaths of PLA ‘heroes’ at India border
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Several Chinese citizens have been detained for making what the authorities deemed to be ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:47:01 +0800

Coronavirus: China’s Sinopharm seeks general use green light for second vaccine

 Coronavirus: China’s Sinopharm seeks general use green light for second vaccine
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Just two months after its first coronavirus vaccine was approved for general use, Chinese ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:30:15 +0800

WTO grants Hong Kong request to escalate dispute with US over ‘Made in China’ labelling

 WTO grants Hong Kong request to escalate dispute with US over ‘Made in China’ labelling
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Hong Kong’s dispute with the United States over a “Made in China” labelling demand ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:17:19 +0800

Seoul slams Tokyo for ‘futile provocations’ as Japan renews claim on contested island

 Seoul slams Tokyo for ‘futile provocations’ as Japan renews claim on contested island
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Japan on Monday renewed its claim on a contested island in the Sea of ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:09:28 +0800

Journalists working for Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in court over publication of birth certificate for youngest son of actress Cecilia Cheung

 Journalists working for Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in court over publication of birth certificate for youngest son of actress Cecilia Cheung
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Two journalists from media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s Next Magazine appeared in court on ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:00:33 +0800

Sweden to probe international adoptions amid worries over children taken from parents illegally

 Sweden to probe international adoptions amid worries over children taken from parents illegally
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Sweden on Monday said it would launch an investigation into how it conducted international ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:38:50 +0800

China releases Japanese man jailed for spying in Guangzhou

 China releases Japanese man jailed for spying in Guangzhou
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A Japanese man sentenced to prison in Guangzhou, southern China, in 2019 has been ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:08:04 +0800

China sees chance to woo Uganda as West mulls sanctions for bloody election

 China sees chance to woo Uganda as West mulls sanctions for bloody election
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China is trying to solidify its relations with Uganda, as the West threatens sanctions ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:00:20 +0800

Chinese spies used code copied from America’s NSA for hacking operations, researchers say

 Chinese spies used code copied from America’s NSA for hacking operations, researchers say
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Chinese spies used code first developed by the US National Security Agency to support ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:38:57 +0800

China’s top diplomat says Beijing is reaching out to US to join forces on new energy and new technologies

 China’s top diplomat says Beijing is reaching out to US to join forces on new energy and new technologies
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China has talked up the prospect of cooperating with the United States and other ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:49:13 +0800

South China Sea: Vietnam builds up defences against Beijing in Spratly Islands, report says

 South China Sea: Vietnam builds up defences against Beijing in Spratly Islands, report says
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Vietnam has been building up its defences in the Spratly Islands over the past ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:33:55 +0800

Chinese, Japanese chase each other near disputed Diaoyu Islands as tensions rise in East China Sea

 Chinese, Japanese chase each other near disputed Diaoyu Islands as tensions rise in East China Sea
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Multiple attempts by Chinese coastguard vessels to approach Japanese vessels in the East China ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:53:50 +0800

Police hunt for elderly man seen riding wheelchair down middle of busy Hong Kong road

 Police hunt for elderly man seen riding wheelchair down middle of busy Hong Kong road
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Hong Kong police are searching for an elderly man in an electric wheelchair who ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:58:17 +0800

Coronavirus: Philippines clears China’s Sinovac vaccine for emergency use; South Korean doctors threaten strike

 Coronavirus: Philippines clears China’s Sinovac vaccine for emergency use; South Korean doctors threaten strike
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The Philippines has approved Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s coronavirus shots for emergency use, paving the ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:15:00 +0800

Top Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong declares ‘patriots’ must hold key roles in city’s executive, judiciary, legislature and statutory bodies

 Top Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong declares ‘patriots’ must hold key roles in city’s executive, judiciary, legislature and statutory bodies
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Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has announced fundamental electoral and administrative reforms ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:22:40 +0800

US must scrap tariffs and end restrictions on Chinese tech, Wang Yi says

 US must scrap tariffs and end restrictions on Chinese tech, Wang Yi says
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the United States to scrap tariffs on Chinese ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:30:08 +0800

Australia promises parliament workplace probe as rape accusations mount

 Australia promises parliament workplace probe as rape accusations mount
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Australia will quickly deliver the result of a planned independent inquiry into parliament’s workplace ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:30:05 +0800

Donald Trump offered Kim Jong-un ‘a ride home on Air Force One’ after Hanoi summit, documentary claims

 Donald Trump offered Kim Jong-un ‘a ride home on Air Force One’ after Hanoi summit, documentary claims
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Donald Trump offered North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a ride home on Air Force ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:32:11 +0800

Hong Kong schools welcome back pupils as Covid-19 rules ease to allow a third of student population on site

 Hong Kong schools welcome back pupils as Covid-19 rules ease to allow a third of student population on site
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Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong pupils on Monday returned to campus for the ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:49:52 +0800

Japan grounds Boeing 777s after US airline’s jet suffers engine failure, rains debris

 Japan grounds Boeing 777s after US airline’s jet suffers engine failure, rains debris
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Japan has ordered a halt to all flights of Boeing 777s equipped with the ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:19:17 +0800

Coronavirus vaccines: signs of weaker response to new strains in South Africa, Brazil

 Coronavirus vaccines: signs of weaker response to new strains in South Africa, Brazil
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Coronavirus variants emerging from the southern hemisphere can weaken the most powerful vaccines but ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:00:10 +0800

Myanmar braces for largest anti-coup protest yet after bloody clashes

 Myanmar braces for largest anti-coup protest yet after bloody clashes
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Myanmar’s anti-military protesters plan to hold their largest mass rally yet on Monday after ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:00:15 +0800

Hong Kong finance minister banking on green shoots of economic recovery lying in environment, sustainable development, says source

 Hong Kong finance minister banking on green shoots of economic recovery lying in environment, sustainable development, says source
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Hong Kong’s finance minister is banking on the city’s economic recovery lying in the ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:00:13 +0800

Coronavirus: grieving Italians mark one-year anniversary of first death

 Coronavirus: grieving Italians mark one-year anniversary of first death
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With wreath-laying ceremonies, tree plantings and church services, Italians on Sunday marked one year ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:14:44 +0800

Iran strikes deal with UN nuclear watchdog as Tehran prepares to cut inspections

 Iran strikes deal with UN nuclear watchdog as Tehran prepares to cut inspections
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The UN nuclear watchdog said on Sunday it had struck a deal with Iran ...
  • Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:17:58 +0800