Indonesia on Wednesday temporarily suspended a search by divers for the cockpit voice recorder of a Sriwijaya Air that crashed with 62 people on board shortly after takeoff. The search in the Java Sea ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Top Court Orders Stay on New Farm Laws That Riled Growers
India's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered an indefinite stay on the implementation of new agricultural laws that have triggered widespread protest from farmers, saying it wanted to protect farmers and ... ( read original story ...)
Facing New Outbreaks, China Places Over 22 Million on Lockdown
The country is experiencing its worst coronavirus flare-up since last summer, testing the government’s success in subduing the disease. ( read original story ...)
If you want to truly understand China, do you need to be able to speak Chinese?
As a student, I learned English was the language of opportunity – a belief that keeps most Chinese invisible to the global elite, says scientist Yangyang Cheng ... ( read original story ...)
China pushes technical solutions in race to meet climate goals
China will promote large-scale carbon capture projects and track methane emissions from coal and oil and gas extraction, as part of its contribution to global efforts to limit temperature rises, the ... ( read original story ...)
China sees growing COVID-19 threat as more cities locked down
China has recorded the biggest daily jump in COVID cases in more than five months, despite four cities in lockdown, increased testing and other measures aimed at preventing another wave of infections ... ( read original story ...)
China pandemic control goes rural ahead of Lunar New Year
China is concentrating its pandemic prevention efforts in the rural areas as officials urge people to not travel home for the Lunar New Year festival while the country combats ... ( read original story ...)
China in darkest period for human rights since Tiananmen, says rights group
Human Rights Watch lists persecutions in Xinjiang, Mongolia, Tibet and Hong Kong but notes new willingness to condemn Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Emptied villages. Locked campuses. How China battles a COVID-19 resurgence
More than 20,000 villagers were taken by bus to centralized quarantine as China seeks to stem a new coronavirus outbreak in Hebei province. ( read original story ...)
US Covid-19 Deaths Hit Daily Record As China Rushes To Contain Outbreaks
The United States has endured its worst day of the pandemic, with three Americans dying every minute, as China took decisive steps on Wednesday to stamp out a tiny coronavirus outbreak. Masks that ... ( read original story ...)