Chinese president also supports EU’s mediation role in Russia’s war in Ukraine during meeting with Charles Michel.

A husband’s one-man campaign for a refund from his estranged wife on their wedding expenses trends in China after the marriage fell apart in just 33 days.

Australian economist Sean Turnell was given a standing ovation by lawmakers, and praised for his courage, optimism and resilience by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Residents can now receive the German-made bivalent shots against Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.

More are expected to resume regular schedules from early next year, with only a handful of the city’s pupils returning on Thursday.

The country has seen a spike in cases of acute kidney injury since August, with the deaths of at least 199 people, mostly children. Some syrups contain excessive amounts of compounds used in industrial products such as antifreeze.

Hospital Authority chief manager Dr Larry Lee also warns of a potential double whammy of Covid-19 and influenza cases with the city experiencing cold weather.

Many Weibo commenters recall his achievements with warmth but others draw attention to corruption, crime and mass lay-offs that defined the era.

US Space Force lieutenant general Nina Armagno said Australia’s location represented a ‘pot of a gold at the end of the rainbow’ for the two nations’ space cooperation.

Divining Beijing’s intentions is a fool’s errand. Even investors can’t agree on which scenario poses more of a threat to asset prices: imposing more lockdowns or allowing the virus to spread more easily.

Mourners must follow strict social-distancing rules, including presenting a negative rapid antigen test.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said Manila must find a way to explore for oil and gas in the contested waterway after talks with Beijing stalled.

The UN Security Council extended the mandate of a committee tasked with monitoring a resolution on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, for 10 years.

Paul Chan says at economic forum that city’s popularity and wealth will ‘flourish’ in coming years under new talent programmes.

Vice-premier in charge of Covid-19 controls tells health experts that small, progressive refinements in approach will continue.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing renewed pressure after a panel probing a burglary scandal at his farm said it found enough evidence to warrant a parliamentary debate on whether he should be impeached.

Duo thought to be responsible last year for sparking cluster in city’s fifth and most severe wave of infections.

From Maine lobster to California wines, President Joe Biden will showcase the flavours of America at a state dinner on Thursday for French President Emmanuel Macron.

The Meta Platforms CEO said during a New York Times conference that it is ‘problematic’ for one company to control app experiences.

Police say there is no evidence so far of a third party at the scene before the blaze broke out, nor were there signs of any dispute between both men.

China’s annual central economic work conference in mid-December will be closely watched by investors and private businesses who are eager to see solutions offered up for some of China’s most pressing economic risks.

City’s leader had sought review of Beijing-imposed legislation over allowing UK lawyer to join tycoon’s defence team.

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China’s Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 49.4 in November, up from 49.2 in October, data released on Thursday showed.

Japan’s education ministry said it would ask schools to proactively get students to remove their masks where they are not necessary.

Middle-aged man’s upsetting family experience shared by many HIV-positive locals, about 30 per cent show signs of depression and anxiety, experts at clinic say.

Tens of millions of netizens have been moved by the love and dedication of a Chinese man who has spent three decades caring for his wife who was left paralysed after she was stabbed nine times by a knife-wielding intruder at her workplace in the 1980...

The Big Apple topped the EIU Worldwide Cost of Living index for the first time, while Damascus and Tripoli remained the cheapest cities.

Yoon Suk-yeol’s government is being criticised for its unprecedented move of ordering truckers to end their week-long walkout or face fines, jail time, or have their licences cancelled.

Taiwan intends to restore tourist arrivals to pre-pandemic levels of about 10 million per year by 2024, but industry insiders say that is ‘optimistic’, as airlines are still rebuilding capacity and visitors are spending cautiously.

Beijing’s Covid-19 containment strategy relies heavily on public cooperation, but after almost three years of lockdowns, frustrations are mounting. While China is in no position to safely open up right away, it can admit to mistakes, ask for patien...

Researchers were able to create 2 minuscule simulated black holes and send a message between them, though the experiment did not produce an actual rupture in space-time.

Environmentally-friendly steel on a commercial scale in Asia is a long way off as the use of hydrogen to replace fossil fuel in production is nowhere near commercially viable yet, says chief development officer.

Jerome Powell, the top US central banker, also says smaller interest rate increases are likely and could start as soon as the Federal Reserve’s meeting in December.

Draft press release after August call involving governor and mayor cited concerns over ‘project’s proximity’ to Grand Forks Air Force Base.

Gina Raimondo said that despite strengths like US universities and billions in government funding for chips and research, it would take hard work to counter the Asian giant.

The collapse of the Terra stablecoin and its sister cryptocurrency Luna in May resulted in losses to hundreds of thousands of investors worldwide.

Low vaccine uptake, particularly among the elderly, has been a major hurdle for the country’s reopening.

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The musician’s signature vocals helped make the British-American group one of the bestselling rock bands of all time.

The UN Security Council and many of its members express condolences to China after the former president’s death, but not Washington, Delhi or London.

India’s time at the helm of the G20 will aim to reshape minds and move away from the outdated focus on zero-sum competition and confrontation.

The New York congressman is the first black American to hold such a high-ranking position in Congress.

Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi is the second Isis chief to be killed this year at a time when the group has been trying to rise again with deadly attacks in Iran and Syria.

Susan Hussey, a former lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, apologised for repeatedly asking a UK-born black woman ‘which part of Africa’ she was really from.

Russian lawmakers are on the verge of widening a package of notorious legislation from 2013 that was designed to shield children from various forms of what authorities deemed ‘gay propaganda’.

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Jiang Zemin counted the city’s return to Chinese rule in 1997 as among his proudest achievements.

Officers from Fire Services Department found 50-year-old woman lying on floor with neck wounds.

More than 20 people were also wounded in the explosion at a religious school in the ancient provincial capital of Aybak.