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Cities across China further unwound COVID restrictions Friday, loosening testing and quarantine rules in the wake of nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedoms.  Anger and frustration with China's hardline pandemic response spilled out onto the streets last weekend in widespread demonstrations not seen in…

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(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday said the Philippine government will find "other ways" to proceed with the joint exploration with China of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) if government-to-government talks do not work out. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Kadiwa ng Pasko…

SHANGHAI: Mobile apps and state media websites turned black and white, flags on some government buildings in Beijing were at half-staff, and flowers were laid as China on Thursday mourned the death of former leader Jiang Zemin. State media said Jiang had died of leukemia and multiple organ failure in…

Online regulators tell big tech companies to expand censorship of information on demonstrations and take steps to curb the virtual private networks used to bypass online controlsSINGAPORE—China’s internet watchdog instructed tech companies to expand censorship of protests and moved to curb access to virtual private networks this week, as a…

Wang Yong / SHINE Wild tea grows among a variety of plants in Masu Village on Mount Wuyi (Wuyishan), in southeast China's Fujian Province. "Baixian, baixian! Look, there's a beautiful baxian!" I exclaimed as I saw a rare bird bimbling on a rocky mountain road flanked by dense forests on…

Earlier this month, at least ten people were killed after a fire broke out in an apartment building in the Xinjiang region of western China. Rumors emerged that the rescue effort was hampered by President Xi Jinping’s extreme COVID restrictions; the government denied this, but protests sprouted up all over…

Home News Science & Astronomy The construction site of the Solar Radio Telescope is seen on November 12, 2022 in Daocheng County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province of China. (Image credit: VCG/VCG via Getty Images) China has completed the construction of what is now the world's largest array of…

Home News Spaceflight China has made a breakthrough in its quest to develop reusable launch vehicles like SpaceX’s Falcon 9. Engineers performed the first hot-fire test of a 130-ton-thrust engine on Saturday (Nov. 26). The test included stopping and reigniting the engine, a process needed to control how and where…

Excluding imported infections, China reported 38,421 new local cases, of which 3,561 were symptomatic and 34,860 were asymptomatic, down from 40,052 a day earlier. — Reuters pic Follow us on Instagram, subscribe to our Telegram channel and browser alerts for the latest news you need to know. Tuesday, 29 Nov…