World May 24 Thousands flee Myanmar for Thailand amid flare up in civil war fighting Myanmar’s civil war has taken a critical turn in recent weeks following a series of defeats for the military junta that reclaimed power in 2021. The exiled civilian government, deposed in that coup, says victory for their resistance is coming…
World Oct 14 Chinese President Xi tightens grip on authority amid fears of a return to one-man politics China is holding its most important political meeting in decades. The Communist Party’s 20th National Congress will see a shake-up of the country’s leadership but the top job is all but secured with President Xi Jinping to remain at the…
World Sep 02 Extreme heat in China threatens major water source and hydropower abilities China’s record-breaking heat wave, which lasted more than two months, has finally begun to ease. But the power shortages that came with the searing temperatures have raised questions about the region’s heavy reliance on hydropower and China’s ambitions to end…
World Nov 02 China’s timeline to ditch coal, adopt green technology may be too slow to help climate World leaders from more than 100 countries are in attendance at the U.N. Climate conference in Scotland. But China's Xi Jinping, president of the globe's largest polluter, is absent from the crowd. For any efforts to succeed in fighting climate…
World Aug 12 A new wave of delta variant infections in China drives fresh lockdowns Home to the first coronavirus-driven lockdowns more than a year ago, China is imposing new lockdowns and widespread testing in regions where the delta variant is spreading rapidly. Despite the fact only a few hundred cases have been identified so…
World Mar 22 Chinese officials stifle, expel foreign journalists for doing their job In the last year, Chinese officials have singled out foreign journalists and denied them access to carry out their work — in some cases even pressured them to leave the country, according to a new report. The Chinese government has…
World Nov 17 A year after virus appeared, Wuhan tells China’s pandemic story The first known case of infection from the novel coronavirus was recorded one year ago, in China’s Hubei province. The city of Wuhan was infamous the world over as the original virus epicenter, seeing more than half of China’s reported…
World Oct 27 China dominates the pandemic PPE market. What does that mean for U.S. as virus surges? During the coronavirus pandemic, the world has become reliant on personal protective equipment, or PPE. Most of this essential gear, from masks to gowns to goggles, comes from China -- and experts in the U.S. say this foreign dependence is…