China

China open to U.N. rights chief visiting Xinjiang, as long as she doesn't do any investigating there

Human rights groups fear a “ploy” from China to delay international criticism until after the Olympics.
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Keanu Reeves slammed over Tibet benefit concert

1 hour ago | RT

Chinese social media users call for a boycott of the actor's films Following the revelation that Keanu Reeves will be appearing and performing at an upcoming benefit concert in...
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China's ambassador to the U.S. warns of 'military conflict' over Taiwan

2 hours ago | NPR

In his first one-on-one interview since assuming his post in Washington, D.C., last July, Ambassador Qin Gang has an unusually blunt message for the U.S.
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Apple jumps 5% after smashing revenue forecasts and teasing metaverse plans, giving tech stock futures a boost

2 hours ago | Business Insider

Tim Cook has been CEO of Apple since 2011. Karl Mondon/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images Apple's stock jumped 5% in premarket trading Friday after the tech...
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Relationship between Russia & China is stabilizing the world - Medvedev

4 hours ago | RT

The Sino-Russian relationship is acting as a balance of power against the EU & the US, the former president said The close relationship between China and Russia has been...
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For Olympic Sponsors, ‘China Is an Exception'

4 hours ago | NY Times

Pressure is mounting on companies to condemn the country's human rights violations, but executives say the Games should not be politicized.
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China is using the Beijing Olympics to push a winter sports boom

5 hours ago | NPR

The ruling Communist Party is using the Games to promote winter sports, many of which are new to most Chinese, for fitness and business opportunities.
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Elie Wiesel's Son Calls on U.N. to Condemn China Over Uyghur Oppression

10 hours ago | Newsweek

Wiesel's remarks came on the annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Chinese elite have paid some $31 million to Hunter and the Bidens

11 hours ago | New York Post

The Biden family has done five deals in China totaling some $31 million arranged by individuals with direct ties to Chinese intelligence - some reaching the very top of China's...
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Academic Webinar: Cyberspace and U.S.-China Relations

14 hours ago | Asia Unbound

Adam Segal, Ira A. Lipman chair in emerging technologies and national security and director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program at CFR, leads a conversation on...
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Medvedev wins explosive grudge match to reach Australian Open final

Daniil Medvedev won a bad-tempered semifinal in Melbourne to set up a showdown with Rafael Nadal Daniil Medvedev will face Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final after the... Read more ...

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WATCH: Football fan drives 24 hours round-trip to watch playoff game at...

If his team advances to the Super Bowl, John Lynch and his siblings plan to return to the cemetery and watch it together as a family. Read more ...

Nothing snaps up ex-Dyson design chief to spearhead new London design hub

"My mission at this early stage is to build a team and develop a design culture so we can create iconic products that will change the consumer tech landscape." What you need to... Read more ...

Musk Calls Biden ‘A Damp Sock Puppet' As Tesla Shares Tank

Elon Musk's lack of restraint on Twitter is, as the saying goes, a feature not a bug, having landed in legal hot water multiple times for careless social media posts. Read more ...

Why Silicon Valley Investors Are Injecting Millions Into The City's DA...

In June 2022, voters will decide: Should “progressive” District Attorney Chesa Boudin stay or go? Read more ...

Tonga's Diaspora Confronts Daunting Challenge of Disaster Response

Tens of thousands of overseas Tongans, intimately tied to their homeland, are contending with the pandemic, snarled supply chains and limited communications. Read more ...

Alarming Levels of Mercury Are Found in Old Growth Amazon Forest

The findings, related to gold mining in Peru, provide new evidence of how people are altering ecosystems in dangerous ways around the world. Read more ...

Man Held for Five Days in Jail Over Mistaken Identity, His Lawyer Says

Leonardo Silva Oliveira, 26, was arrested last week on a warrant out of Palm Beach County for a man with the same name and similar age who was wanted for probation violation... Read more ...

Chances of absolute majority look slim for all in Portugal vote

Incumbent PM's Socialist Party is expected to win Sunday's snap polls, but the absolute majority remains elusive. Read more ...