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People wearing face masks cross a street, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

As China Starts Dismantling 'Zero-COVID' Controls, Fears of Virus Grow

As many Chinese embraced new freedoms on Thursday after the country dropped key parts of its tough zero-COVID regime, there was mounting concern that a virus, which had largely been kept in check,…

08 December 2022
Flags of European Union and China are pictured during the China-EU summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee

EU Escalates WTO Challenges to China Over Patents, Lithuania

The European Commission said on Wednesday it had requested the formation of adjudicating panels at the World Trade Organization, the next step in two trade disputes with China. The disputes, both…

07 December 2022
People line up at a pharmacy to buy medicine as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

China Cheers as Government Loosens Anti-COVID Rules in Major Policy Shift

China announced on Wednesday the most sweeping changes to its tough anti-COVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago, loosening rules that curbed the spread of the virus but had hobbled the…

07 December 2022
China's President Xi Jinping attends the 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM) during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand on November 19, 2022. Jack Taylor/Pool via REUTERS

China's Xi To Arrive in Riyadh on Wednesday To Meet Saudi and Arab Leaders

Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for a two-day visit that will include meetings with several Arab leaders, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday. …

06 December 2022
Astronaut Liu Yang waves as she is out of a return capsule of the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft, following a six-month mission on China's space station, at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China December 4, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS

Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth after 'Successful' Six-Month Mission

Three Chinese astronauts landed back on earth on Sunday on board the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft, state broadcaster CCTV reported, bringing to an end a six-month mission on China's…

05 December 2022
A pedestrian walks past a giant display showing the Shanghai stock index, in Shanghai, China August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

Investors Bet China's Rally on Easing COVID Curbs Will Be Furious but Fleeting

Investors piling into China's tourism, catering and beverage stocks as Beijing eases strict COVID-19 curbs are also keeping an eye on the exits, factoring in risks of a surge in infections early next…

05 December 2022
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, ground crew check on the astronauts inside the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 manned space mission after it lands successfully at the Dongfeng landing site in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete construction of the Tiangong station, a symbol of the country's ambitious space program, state TV reported. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

3 Chinese Astronauts Return To Earth After 6-Month Mission

Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete the construction of the Tiangong station, a symbol of the country’s ambitious space program, state…

AP 04 December 2022
 Health workers in protective suits ride bicycles while on their tour to administer nucleic acid tests as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Chinese Cities Ease Curbs But Full Zero-COVID Exit Seen Some Way Off

More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday as China tries to make its zero-COVID policy more targeted and less onerous after unprecedented…

04 December 2022
Security personnel in protective suits stand at the gate of a residential compound that is under lockdown as outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Beijing, Shenzhen Loosen More COVID Curbs as China Fine-Tunes Policy

Beijing residents on Saturday cheered the removal of COVID-19 testing booths while Shenzhen said it would no longer require commuters to present test results to travel, as an easing of China's virus…

03 December 2022
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a working session on energy and food security during the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 15, 2022. BAY ISMOYO/Pool via REUTERS

Drop in COVID Alertness Could Create Deadly New Variant - WHO

Lapses in strategies to tackle COVID-19 this year continue to create the perfect conditions for a deadly new variant to emerge, as parts of China witness a rise in infections, the head of the World…

03 December 2022
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Workers are seen through a pipe at a construction site on the extension of Russia's TurkStream gas pipeline. Reuters
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