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February 19, 2021

More charges against Chinese scientist in visa fraud case

A Chinese researcher visiting Stanford University who was charged with visa fraud after she allegedly hid her military ...

February 19, 2021

Pelosi, others decry spike in anti-Asian violence

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined lawmakers from a congressional group called the Tri-Caucus in denouncing the recent spike ...

February 19, 2021

6 months later, China says it lost 4 soldiers in India clash

China’s military said Friday that four of its soldiers were killed in a high-mountain border clash with Indian forces last ...

February 19, 2021

Asia stocks follow Wall St. down after weaker US jobs data

Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Friday after disappointing U.S. jobs and economic data. Shanghai, Tokyo, ...

February 19, 2021

China defends use of Twitter, Facebook in virus campaign

The Chinese government defended its use of Twitter and Facebook on Thursday, following a report that it had used its growing ...

February 18, 2021

Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global vaccine effort

Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at Friday’s Group of Seven meeting of world leaders ...

February 18, 2021

UN: Huge changes in society needed to help Earth

Humans are making Earth a broken and increasingly unlivable planet through climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

February 18, 2021

Zimbabwe starts administering China's Sinopharm vaccines

Zimbabwe started giving COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday, with Vice President Constantino Chiwenga volunteering for the first ...

February 18, 2021

China hits Canada for statement against arbitrary detention

China lashed out at Canada on Thursday for joining the U.S. and 56 other countries in endorsing a declaration denouncing ...

February 18, 2021

Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai denied bail again

Prominent Hong Kong democracy advocate and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai was again denied bail on Thursday ahead of his April ...

February 18, 2021

US charges North Korean computer programmers in global hacks

The Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global hacks, including a ...

February 18, 2021

UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines ...

February 17, 2021

Senegal to get 200,000 doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine

Senegal is to receive 200,000 doses of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm Wednesday. President Macky Sall will preside ...

February 17, 2021

A joke, a jab: South Africa starts vaccinating with leader

Cracking a joke about his fear of needles, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday became one of the first ...

February 17, 2021

Pentagon rethinking how to array forces to focus on China

The Biden administration faces a conundrum as it rethinks the positioning of military forces around the world: How to focus ...

February 17, 2021

Global shares slip on profit-taking, hopes grow for recovery

Global shares were mostly lower Wednesday as investors sold to lock in profits from the recent rally driven by hopes ...

February 17, 2021

New charge filed on Suu Kyi as Myanmar crackdown intensifies

Police in Myanmar filed a new charge against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer said Tuesday, as the military ...

February 16, 2021

Asian shares extend gains on global optimism, vaccine hopes

Asian shares advanced on Tuesday, lifted by the economic recovery, vaccine rollouts and signs that new coronavirus cases may ...

February 16, 2021

2 plead guilty as leading Hong Kong activists go on trial

Two former Hong Kong lawmakers pleaded guilty to illegal assembly charges Tuesday, as a trial opened for them and seven other ...