Man carrying homemade bombs shot dead by Chinese police following 16-hour standoff
By Nectar Gan, CNN A suspected thief was shot dead by police at his home in southwestern China on Wednesday after he repeatedly threatened to…
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Man carrying homemade bombs shot dead by Chinese police following 16-hour standoff
By Nectar Gan, CNN A suspected thief was shot dead by police at his home in southwestern China on Wednesday after he repeatedly threatened to…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s foreign minister says ‘we need to prepare’ for military conflict with China
By Eric Cheung and Will Ripley, CNN China’s escalating military intimidation of Taiwan shows the self-governed island “needs to…
Continue ReadingFormer Philippine President Benigno Aquino dies age 61
By Helen Regan and Chandler Thornton, CNN The former President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III died Thursday at the age of 61 after being…
Continue ReadingChinese private security presence is growing in Southeast Asia, report finds
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Chinese businesses with risky investments in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region are increasingly turning to legal,…
Continue ReadingChinese private security presence is growing in Southeast Asia, report finds
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Chinese businesses with risky investments in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region are increasingly turning to legal,…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s first trial under new national security law begins without a jury
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong on Wednesday began the trial for the first person charged under its controversial national security law, which has…
Continue ReadingSoon, neither the US nor China will have ambassadors in each other’s capitals. Will it make a difference?
By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring…
Continue ReadingElephant crashes into a woman’s home in search for food, as natural habitats shrink
By Jessie Yeung and Kocha Olarn, CNN A woman in Thailand found an unexpected visitor in her house in the middle of the night last weekend — a…
Continue ReadingPakistan PM Imran Khan refuses to condemn China’s Xinjiang crackdown
By Ben Westcott, CNN Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan refused to condemn the Chinese government’s alleged human rights abuses against the…
Continue ReadingUS-China rivalry is extending from Earth into space. That poses a challenge to American dominance
By Nectar Gan, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has today launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need…
Continue ReadingUgandan Olympic coach tests positive for Covid after arriving in Japan
By Junko Ogura, Julia Hollingsworth and Angus Watson, CNN A coach in Uganda’s Olympic team tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Tokyo…
Continue ReadingUganda’s first female boxer heads to Tokyo Olympics
After the Australian softball team, the Ugandan Olympic team is the next international team to arrive in Japan for pre-Game camp in their host town…
Continue ReadingThe US triples its vaccine donations to Taiwan as the island battles an outbreak
By Philip Wang and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN The United States is more than tripling its vaccine allocation to Taiwan, as the island battles a…
Continue ReadingThis giant prehistoric rhino was the biggest land mammal to walk the Earth
By Jack Guy and Zixu Wang, CNN Paleontologists working in China have discovered a new species of giant rhino, the largest land mammal ever to have…
Continue ReadingBear shot dead after attacking four people in residential area in Japan
By Emiko Jozuka, CNN A brown bear was shot dead in northern Japan after tearing through a residential area on Friday and injuring four people,…
Continue ReadingChina’s about to administer its billionth coronavirus shot. Yes, you read that right
By Nectar Gan and Laura He, CNN Editor’s note: CNN is launching the Meanwhile in China newsletter on June 21, a three-times-a-week update…
Continue ReadingThey work abroad to feed their families. Now they can’t send the money home
By Paula Hancocks and Rebecca Wright, CNN Su Thandar Win shows a photo of her 7-year-old son on her phone and a proud smile instinctively spreads…
Continue ReadingWolves chase performers in China during shocking live show, raising safety fears
By Zixu Wang, CNN A video showing wolves chasing actors across the stage during a live show in China has raised alarm about the safety of the…
Continue ReadingElephant migration may reveal serious problem for China
A herd of 15 wild Asian elephants has been wandering across Yunnan province in southern China since March last year. They have trekked more than 300…
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