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‘WORSE THAN IT ALREADY IS’: Americans reveal low expectations for Biden in 2023
Americans in the Lone Star state said they don’t expect to see much out of President Biden in 2023, with…
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China COVID crisis: Beijing hospital runs out of beds, families burn bodies in streets as deaths spike
A Beijing hospital has run out of beds, forcing patients to rest on stretchers or lay on the hallway floors…
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Chinese military on alert as US destroyer transits Taiwan Strait in first new year sailing
US warships flex muscles in the name of freedom of navigation, Chinese embassy in Washington says, as it calls for…
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Lawmaker accuses Beijing of ‘interference’ in South Korea’s internal affairs amid anger over parliamentary trip to Taiwan
Cho Kyoung-tae, who was part of a delegation that visited Taipei, urged China to concentrate on establishing peace by resolving…
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China pledges lower mortgage rates, ‘strong support’ for first-time homebuyers in bid to rescue ailing property market
China has begun the new year by extending its policy of easing mortgage rates and pledging ‘strong support’ for first…
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Top engineers and scientists dying at an unprecedented rate in China after lifting of Covid controls
The Chinese Academy of Engineering reported that 20 members have died in less than a month, compared with an average…
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Coronavirus: time slots for travel from Hong Kong to mainland China ahead of Lunar New Year almost fully booked
From Sunday, 50,000 travellers a day will be allowed to use land checkpoints at four crossings in Hong Kong after…
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Singapore voyeur jailed for filming female student in Nanyang Technological University campus toilet
Zhou Zhiwen, who suffered from early psychotic symptoms, was sentenced to 15 days’ jail for voyeurism committed in 2021.Read More
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Hong Kong watchdog arrests 49 suspects in housing renovation scam involving contracts worth HK$500 million
Mastermind construction firm offered bribes to influential residents in largest operation against such scams, Independent Commission Against Corruption says.Read More
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China-Australia relations: ‘surge’ in Australian coal inquiries amid reports Beijing set to end import ban
China’s state planner is reported to have held talks over the lifting of a 2020 ban on Australian thermal and…
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