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Jun 8, 2022

China's online "tank" cake snafu raises Tiananmen questions

An online snafu involving China’s most popular e-commerce livestreamer and a cake decorated to look like a tank has raised questions among some Chinese over the violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989

Apr 18, 2022

Shanghai quarantine: 24-hour lights, no hot showers

Thousands of people in Shanghai who test positive for the coronavirus but have few or no symptoms are being ordered into quarantine centers in exhibition halls and other buildings

Apr 16, 2022

Chinese astronauts land after 6 months on space station

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after six months aboard China’s newest space station in the longest crewed mission to date for its ambitious space program

Apr 15, 2022

Asian shares fall, trading muted with Good Friday holidays

Asian shares have fallen in muted trading as markets close for Good Friday and other holidays

Apr 15, 2022

Anti-virus shutdowns in China spread as infections rise

Anti-virus controls are shutting down some of China’s biggest cities and fueling public irritation as infections rise

Apr 13, 2022

Asian shares mostly rise on interest rate, inflation hopes

Asian shares are trading mostly higher after new data showed inflation in the U.S. was not as bad as some analysts had expected

China's March exports grow despite virus; imports flat

Apr 13, 2022

China’s exports rose 15.7% in March over a year earlier while imports were flat due to disruptions from coronavirus outbreaks

Apr 12, 2022

Shanghai eases 2-week shutdown, letting some residents out

Some residents of Shanghai have been allowed out of their homes as the city of 25 million eases a two-week-old shutdown

Apr 12, 2022

US orders consular staff to leave Shanghai amid COVID surge

The U.S. has ordered all non-emergency consular staff to leave Shanghai, which is under a tight lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge

Apr 11, 2022

Asian stocks follow Wall St down amid US interest rate fears

Asian stock markets are lower after the Federal Reserve indicated it might raise interest rates more aggressively to cool U.S. inflation