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US mandates vaccines for 2022 Winter Olympic team

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 03:49 PM

US athletes taking part in the Beijing Winter Olympics next year must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Read more »

WHO says air pollution kills 7 million people every year

Stephanie Nebehay and Andrea Januta, Reuters
Posted at Sep 23 01:31 PM

Air pollution kills at least 7 million people prematurely each year. Even at very low levels, research has shown 'air pollution affects all parts of the body, from the brain to a growing baby in a mother's womb,' WHO said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 22, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 01:02 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

China celebrates Moon Festival

Wang Zhao, AFP
Updated as of Sep 22 09:20 AM

A plane is seen past the moon in the mid-autumn festival in Beijing on Tuesday night. Read more »

Universal Studios Beijing opens amid uneasy US-China ties

Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 11:28 AM

Universal Studios' Beijing resort was set to open its doors to the public on Monday after a two-decade wait, including delays because of COVID-19. Read more »

Winter Games torch lighting ceremony set for Oct. 18

Reuters
Posted at Sep 17 08:52 PM

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics torch lighting ceremony will be held without spectators in Greece's ancient Olympia on Oct. 18. Read more »

China tops 1 billion full vaccination target

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Sep 17 11:39 AM

More than 1.01 billion people have been fully inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines in China. Read more »

Taiwan lands fighters on highway as annual drills peak

Reuters
Updated as of Sep 15 04:30 PM

Taiwanese fighter jets landed on a makeshift runway on a highway strip on Wednesday as annual drills reached their peak. Read more »

China YouTube army rejects Beijing human rights abuses

South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 13 07:41 AM

With YouTube videos "debunking" allegations of human rights abuses, a group of foreigners are defending Beijing from its international critics. Read more »

Guinea coup adds to growing knots in China’s belt and road plans

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Sep 13 06:08 AM

The ousting of Guinean president Alpha Conde could complicate China's inroads into the semi-arid Sahel region and parts of West and Central Africa. Read more »

Unleashing reforms, Xi returns to China's socialist roots

Yew Lun Tian, Reuters
Posted at Sep 10 06:29 AM

Sweeping new policy moves show Xi Jinping's seriousness in steering China back towards its socialist roots. Read more »

Jollibee completes buyout of Tim Ho Wan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 04:05 PM

Jollibee Foods Corp (JFC) is buying the shares of its remaining partners in the private equity fund that owns the Michelin-starred restaurant chain Tim Ho Wan, the company disclosed on Monday. Read more »

China says all vessels register for S. China Sea access

South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 02 11:01 AM

China says foreign vessels entering Chinese "territorial waters" must report their ship and cargo information to Beijing maritime authorities. Read more »

China's kids get schooled in 'Xi Jinping thought'

Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 01 02:01 PM

Chinese pupils returned to school Wednesday with new textbooks peppered with "Xi Jinping thought", as the Communist Party aims to extend his personality cult to children. Read more »

Beijing continues to intimidate in S. China Sea: Harris

Reuters
Updated as of Aug 24 12:47 PM

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday accused Beijing of continuing to "coerce" and "intimidate" in the South China Sea. Read more »

Michael Martinez will miss 2022 Winter Olympics

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 06:57 PM

Michael Christian Martinez will not be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Read more »

China passes tough new online privacy law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 03:03 PM

China passed a sweeping privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data Friday. Read more »

'China's Fauci' probed for plagiarism

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 03:40 PM

Zhang Wenhong has found himself accused of pandering to foreign ideas, while an apparent witch hunt is targeting his academic credentials. Read more »

China, Russia agree to boost military cooperation

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 13 11:53 PM

The two countries, however, have been deepening their ties of late as their relations with the United States have deteriorated. Read more »

China says bringing new COVID outbreak under control

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 07:10 PM

Chinese health officials said Friday they were bringing the country's worst Covid outbreak in months under control. Read more »