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IMF and World Bank urge G7 to release surplus vaccines
The heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Thursday urged the Group of Seven advanced economies to release any ...WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing, ...China, in major policy shift, announces families can have three children
China announced on Monday that married couples may have up to three children, a major policy shift from the existing limit of ...Myanmar junta shows first images of Suu Kyi since coup
Myanmar’s state television on Monday aired pictures of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for the first time since a military coup ...China says U.S. threatening peace as warship transits Taiwan Strait
China accused the United States on Wednesday of threatening the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait after a U.S. warship again ...China completes historic Mars spacecraft landing
An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on the surface of Mars on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua reported, making China the second ...Western powers clash with China at U.N. over Xinjiang
The United States, Germany and Britain clashed with China at the United Nations on Wednesday over the treatment of Uyghur Muslims in ...China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4B people age
The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade as its aging population barely grew, a census showed Tuesday, ...Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean, draws criticism from NASA
Remnants of China’s biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with most of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the ...WHO approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine for global use
The World Health Organization approved a COVID-19 vaccine from China’s state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm for emergency use on Friday, a boost to Beijing’s ...














