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A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a resident for nucleic acid testing at a sports centre in Jiangning district, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China July 21, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

Parts of China toughen COVID curbs to fight new outbreak

China, where the coronavirus was first identified in late 2019, reported 28 new domestically transmitted cases for Thursday, more than double the 13 cases a day earlier, health authority data...

China's Ping An Bank says its overdue loans rise on Baoneng liquidity crunch
China

China's Ping An Bank says its overdue loans rise on Baoneng liquidity crunch

FILE PHOTO: A broken-off minaret of Xinqu Mosque lies near a Chinese national flag near the house of worship in Changji outside Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
China

In UN showdown over Xinjiang, China says 'lies still lies'

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China

China coal futures slump as gov't signals intervention to ease power crisis

An exterior view of China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. Photo :Reuters
China

What lies beneath? Hidden debt fears feed China's property woes

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China

Three killed in gas explosion at Chinese BBQ restaurant

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Bangladesh

Dhaka-Beijing political trust continues to deepen: Envoy

Children leave a school in Shekou area of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China April 20, 2021. REUTERS/David Kirton/File Photo
China

China drafts law to punish parents for children's bad behaviour

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin responds to questions during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on "Ending the US Military Mission in Afghanistan" in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, US, September 29, 2021. Rod Lamkey/Pool via REUTERS
China

US watching China's weapons development, Austin says, after hypersonic missile report

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian attends a news conference in Beijing, China September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
China

China denies report of hypersonic missile test, says tested space vehicle

An electronic display showing the China GDP indexes is seen on a street in Shanghai, China October 16, 2021. Photo :Reuters
China

China's GDP growth hits 1-year low as power crunch, bottlenecks choke output

Headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, is pictured in Beijing, China September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Global Economy

China faces challenges from 'mismanagement' at certain firms, says PBOC head

A truck transports coal at a coal-fired power plant in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China September 29, 2021. Photo :Reuters
China

China's coal shortage to ease in coming months, industry body says