World Mar 14 ‘Stealth omicron’ variant drives multiple outbreaks in China The “stealth omicron” variant is fueling China's biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years, with 1,337 local cases tallied across the mainland.
World Feb 08 Eileen Gu and Zhu Yi, both American-born athletes competing for China in the Olympics, polarize Chinese social media Two American-born athletes competing for China. Two radically different reactions from Chinese social media to their performances at the Winter Olympics.
World Jan 05 In locked-down Chinese city, major drop in cases comes after stringent restrictions China has reported a major drop in COVID-19 infections in the northern city of Xi'an, which has been under a tight lockdown for the past two weeks that has sharply disrupted the lives of its 13 million residents.
World Nov 24 China’s crackdown on #MeToo movement extends far beyond tennis star Peng Shuai In China, tennis star Peng Shuai is just one of several people who have been hustled out of view, charged with crimes or trolled and silenced online for speaking out about the harassment, violence and discrimination women face every day.
World Nov 18 China tennis star’s email raises doubt over safety concerns A Chinese professional tennis player not seen in public since she accused a former top government official of sexual assault purportedly sent an email claiming she was safe and that the allegation was false.
World Oct 14 Overnight building blaze in Taiwan kills at least 46 Flames and smoke billowed from the lower floors of the 13-story building as firefighters tried to douse the blaze from the street and aerial platforms in the city of Kaohsiung.
World Oct 06 Tensions flare as Chinese flights near Taiwan intensify China's People's Liberation Army flew 56 planes off the southwest coast of Taiwan on Monday, setting a new record and capping four days of sustained pressure involving 149 flights.
World Oct 04 China flies record 52 warplanes toward self-ruled Taiwan China flew 52 fighter planes toward Taiwan on Monday in the largest show of force on record, continuing the three days of sustained military harassment against the self-ruled island.
World Sep 15 Taiwan drills military as concerns over China grow War is not imminent, but as China has grown increasingly assertive in both the East China and South China Seas, Taiwan is stepping up its defense.
World Sep 14 Beijing court rules against woman in China #MeToo case The Haidian People's Court said Zhou Xiaoxuan, who had become the face of the country's #MeToo movement, did not meet the burden of proof in claiming in 2018 that her superior at Chinese state broadcaster CCTV sexually harassed her.