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Russian FM Lavrov makes first visit to China since Ukraine war

Mar 30, 2022 08:15

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in China for talks on Afghanistan, marking his first visit to the Asian country since Moscow launched a military operation in Ukraine last month.
COVID-19 cases in Asia surpass 100 million

Mar 30, 2022 05:56

Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant.
Iran, China back Afghanistan’s independence, national unity: FM

Mar 30, 2022 00:48

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran and China back Afghanistan’s independence and national unity as well as the Afghan people’s right to self-determination.
FM sets off for third meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbors in China

Mar 29, 2022 07:57

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has left Tehran for China to attend the third meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries.
China's largest COVID-19 lockdown in two years begins in Shanghai

Mar 28, 2022 07:32

After days of uncertainty, China began its largest lockdown in two years to conduct mass testing in a bid to contain the fresh COVID-19 outbreak in its largest city of Shanghai.
China says all 132 people on board crashed plane dead

Mar 27, 2022 03:49

All 132 people, including 123 passengers and nine crew members, aboard the China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 that crashed on March 21 have perished, an official of the Civil Aviation Administration of China says.
China slams NATO’s expansion strategies amid Ukraine war

Mar 26, 2022 12:24

China’s embassy in Brussels has warned NATO against dragging the planet toward a new Cold War through its “outdated security” strategies.
Shanghai won’t lock down despite COVID spike in China

Mar 26, 2022 07:33

Shanghai on Saturday recorded a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, but a member of the city's pandemic task force said officials were determined to avoid a full lockdown over the damage it would do to the economy.
US pushes to 'update, strengthen' UN sanctions on North Korea; China, and Russia oppose

Mar 26, 2022 01:24

The United States has said it will push United Nations to “update, strengthen” sanctions on North Korea over "increasingly dangerous provocations,” but China and Russia have opposed such efforts.
Chinese mainland records 2,054 new COVID-19 cases

Mar 24, 2022 06:34

The Chinese mainland recorded 2,054 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 2,010 linked to local transmissions and 44 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Thursday.