Hong Kong’s leader to join China’s Xi for APEC, in bid to revive the city’s reputation
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong leader John Lee has arrived at a regional economic summit in Bangkok in the first appearance by the city’s…
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With Biden and Putin absent from APEC, China’s Xi takes center stage
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Bangkok Thursday for the last of three back-to-back international summits held over the…
Continue ReadingMyanmar to release former British envoy, Australian economist in prisoner amnesty, state media says
By Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN A former British ambassador, an Australian economist and a Japanese journalist are reportedly set to be…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea warns US of ‘fiercer’ military action, tests short-range missile
By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN North Korea tested a ballistic missile on Thursday as it warned the United States of a…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi Jinping lectures Justin Trudeau over alleged leaks
By Xiaofei Xu and Tara John, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping was captured by Canadian broadcasters in a rare candid moment on Wednesday, where he was…
Continue ReadingG20 leaders’ declaration condemns Russia’s war ‘in strongest terms’
CNN By Nectar Gan and Rhea Mogul, CNN Russia’s international isolation grew Wednesday, as world leaders issued a joint declaration condemning…
Continue ReadingG20 leaders’ declaration condemns Russia’s war ‘in strongest terms’
By Nectar Gan and Rhea Mogul, CNN Russia’s international isolation grew Wednesday, as world leaders issued a joint declaration condemning its…
Continue ReadingPakistan blocks national release of ‘Joyland,’ a story of sexual liberation
By Tara Subramaniam and Sophia Saifi, CNN Pakistan’s government has blocked the nationwide release of “Joyland,” the first…
Continue ReadingChina’s Covid cases hit record as dissent grows over tough restrictions
CNN By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Kathleen Magramo China on Thursday reported a record number of daily Covid infections, as a nationwide surge in…
Continue ReadingResidents ‘revolt’ over oppressive Covid lockdowns in China’s Guangzhou
By Simone McCarthy and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Residents under Covid lockdown in China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou have torn down…
Continue ReadingTaliban to impose their interpretation of Sharia law in Afghanistan
By Sahar Akbarzai, Shafi Kakar and Rhea Mogul, CNN The Taliban has ordered judges in Afghanistan to fully impose their interpretation of Sharia Law,…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi starts first day at G20 with a whirlwind of meetings with US allies
By Nectar Gan, CNN After a near three-year absence from the world stage, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has embarked on a whirlwind of face-to-face…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi starts first day at G20 with a whirlwind of meetings with US allies
CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN After a near three-year absence from the world stage, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has embarked on a whirlwind of face-to-face…
Continue ReadingBiden and Xi meet during G20 summit in Bali
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Continue ReadingChinese are criticizing zero-Covid — in language censors don’t seem to understand
By Jessie Yeung, CNN In many countries, cursing online about the government is so commonplace nobody bats an eye. But it’s not such an easy…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean court approves extradition of woman accused of New Zealand ‘suitcase murders’
By Yoonjung Seo, CNN A court in South Korea has approved the extradition of a woman facing murder charges in New Zealand in connection with a case in…
Continue ReadingAs major powers meet in Asia, the rest of the world is pressed to pick a side
By Simone McCarthy World leaders are converging in Phnom Penh this weekend for the first in a series of international summits in Southeast Asia over…
Continue ReadingPolice inspector being investigated over Seoul’s Halloween crush found dead
By Yoonjung Seo, Rhea Mogul and Jessie Yeung, CNN A senior South Korean police inspector who was being investigated in connection with the deadly…
Continue ReadingHong Kong jails woman for insulting China’s national anthem during Olympic celebration
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A woman who waved a British colonial-era flag to celebrate Hong Kong claiming Olympic gold has become the first person in…
Continue ReadingAustralian who sexually abused children in the Philippines given 129-year jail term
By Kathleen Magramo An Australian man already sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines for human trafficking and rape has been given an extra…
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