At the heart of China’s protests against zero-Covid, young people cry for freedom
CNN By Nectar Gan and Selina Wang and CNN’s Beijing bureau For the first time in decades, thousands of people have defied Chinese authorities…
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North Korea plans ‘world’s most powerful’ nuclear force, Kim Jong Un says
CNN By Radina Gigova, Larry Register and Tara Subramaniam, CNN North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is planning to build “the world’s most…
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By Nectar Gan and Selina Wang and CNN’s Beijing bureau For the first time in decades, thousands of people have defied Chinese authorities to…
Continue ReadingChina’s lockdown protests: What you need to know
By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau China has moved quickly to suppress demonstrations that erupted across the country against the…
Continue ReadingProtests erupt across China in unprecedented challenge to Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy
CNN By CNN’s Beijing bureau and Nectar Gan Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday faced unprecedented dissent after thousands of demonstrators…
Continue ReadingProtests erupt across China in unprecedented challenge to Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy
By CNN’s Beijing bureau and Nectar Gan Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday faced unprecedented dissent after thousands of demonstrators…
Continue ReadingWhat’s happening in China after zero-Covid protests? Here’s what you need to know
CNN By Jessie Yeung, Tara Subramaniam and CNN’s Beijing bureau After unprecedented protests swept China, several cities have taken steps to…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s President billed midterms as all about China. Now she’s resigning as party chief
By Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as the leader of the island’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party, after…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea plans ‘world’s most powerful’ nuclear force, Kim Jong Un says
By Radina Gigova, Larry Register and Tara Subramaniam, CNN North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is planning to build “the world’s most…
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Death toll in Indonesian earthquake increases exponentially
The death toll from Monday’s earthquake in Indonesia’s West Java Province has risen to 318…
Continue ReadingChina’s Urumqi to ease Covid lockdown amid public anger over deadly fire
CNN By Heather Chen and CNN’s Beijing bureau Chinese authorities said Saturday they would ease a months-long Covid lockdown in the…
Continue ReadingChina’s Urumqi to ease Covid lockdown amid public anger over deadly fire
By Heather Chen and CNN’s Beijing bureau Chinese authorities said Saturday they would ease a months-long Covid lockdown in the country’s…
Continue ReadingSpeeding tanks, booming howitzers, shaking bones: This is how South Korea sells weapons
By Brad Lendon, Gawon Bae and Paula Hancocks, CNN With a blinding yellow flash and a concussion that shakes bones, K9 self-propelled howitzers launch…
Continue ReadingChinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years of prison for rape in China
By Wayne Chang, CNN A Chinese court in Beijing sentenced Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu, also known as Wu Yifan, to 13 years in jail after finding…
Continue ReadingFrom prisoner to prime minister: The remarkable rise of Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim
By Heather Chen, CNN It’s a political journey decades in the making — the transformation of a young student firebrand into an icon of…
Continue ReadingAs anger rises and tragedies mount, China shows no sign of budging on zero-Covid
By Selina Wang and Nectar Gan, CNN Zhou, an auto dealer in northeastern China, last saw his father alive in a video chat on the afternoon of November…
Continue ReadingHong Kong finds 90-year-old cardinal guilty over pro-democracy protest fund
By Kathleen Magramo and Wayne Chang, CNN A 90-year-old former bishop and outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party was found guilty…
Continue ReadingIndonesia needs earthquake-proof houses. Building them is a huge challenge
By Rhea Mogul, CNN A deadly earthquake that reduced buildings to rubble in West Java, Indonesia has once again exposed the dangers of living in…
Continue ReadingPakistan names former spy chief as new head of army
By Sophia Saifi, CNN Pakistan on Thursday named former spy chief Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir as chief of the South Asian country’s army, ending…
Continue ReadingChina’s Covid cases hit record as dissent grows over tough restrictions
By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Kathleen Magramo China on Thursday reported a record number of daily Covid infections, as a nationwide surge in…
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