Sep 14 Beijing court rules against woman in China #MeToo case By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 11 China to donate 3M vaccine doses to Vietnam By Associated Press The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the pledge Saturday as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Hanoi. The visit comes amid a virus lockdown in Vietnam to contain a coronavirus surge. Continue reading
Sep 03 5 Stories: A new 4-legged whale fossil, why China is limiting online gaming for kids, and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin Egyptian researchers unearth a four-legged whale fossil, the EPA bans a pesticide linked to neurological problems in kids and China limits kids under 18 to three hours of online gaming a week. Check out these stories and others you might… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: White House urges businesses, states to mandate vaccines In our news wrap Tuesday, U.S. public health leaders urged businesses and governments to impose vaccination mandates. The Paralympics opened in Tokyo despite Japan's worst COVID surge yet. The death toll in Tennessee's flood disaster was revised down to 18,… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 5:28 A new wave of delta variant infections in China drives fresh lockdowns By Patrick Fok 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… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Firefighters contain 80 percent of Oregon Bootleg Fire; lift evacuations in California In our news wrap Monday, firefighters in Oregon finally have the upper hand against the giant Bootleg Fire after they made major progress over the weekend. More than 80% of the fire has been contained. Federal health officials in the… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Congress approves $2 billion in emergency spending for Capitol security By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Congress gave final approval today to $2 billion in emergency spending for Capitol security. The Biden administration will allow a nationwide ban on evictions imposed during the pandemic to expire Saturday. The U.S. Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Federal appeals court finds CDC eviction moratorium unlawful In our news wrap Friday, a federal appeals court has ruled against a moratorium on most residential evictions during the pandemic. Shooting and protests erupted outside the funeral of Haiti's slain President Jovenel Moïse. Monsoon rains in western India triggered… Continue watching
Jul 22 China won’t accept WHO’s second phase plan to study COVID-19 origins By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China's vice minister of the country's National Health Commission said he was "rather taken aback" that the plan includes further investigation of the theory that the virus might have leaked from a Chinese lab. Continue reading
Jul 22 China’s Zhengzhou begins cleanup after floods ravage city By Associated Press Rains continued to pound parts of Henan province of which Zhengzhou is the capital city. Continue reading