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Worst Asia stock slump in over a year shows few signs of abating

While inflation has emerged as the most immediate concern for equity investors worldwide, confidence in Asia has also been hit due to a worsening Covid-19 outbreak from Taiwan to Singapore

China's spacecraft lands on Mars, closing gap with US in space exploration

A China National Space Administration (CNSA) lander from the Tianwen-1, which has been in orbit since February, touched down on Utopia Planitia, a large plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars

China's spacecraft lands on Mars in latest advance for its space programme

China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time in the latest advance for its space programme

The Moon, Mars and beyond: China's ambitious, high-profile space plans

More potential milestones lie ahead. Here's what to know about them

US will not hesitate to call out China's coercive trade practices

This comes as the Biden administration is still evaluating China's compliance to the trade commitments it made with the previous Trump era

South Korea unveils $450 billion push for global chipmaking crown

South Korea also aims to attract additional foreign investment in advanced technology

World accepts much-maligned China's Covid-19 vaccine but doubts remain

Sinovac has shipped some 380 million doses, but it still hasn't published any data in an academic journal.

Two Chinese activists face punishment for posting censored Covid articles

Two Chinese activists, who faced a stringent crackdown for reporting on the early days of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, are facing punishment after being tried in a Beijing court earlier this week

UN should press China to end crimes against Uyghurs: Human Rights Watch

United Nations members should press the Chinese government to end its crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday

US removes Xiaomi from blacklist, reversing late China jab by Trump

Xiaomi was among the more high-profile Chinese technology companies that former President Donald Trump targeted for alleged ties to China's military.

Why Chinese rocket's crash should alert us to the problem of space junk

Navigating the celestial traffic jam caused by defunct rockets, satellites and their debris is both challenging and dangerous

India may overtake China as most populous country even before 2027: Report

Chinese demographers say India will become the world's most populous country earlier than the United Nations' projection of 2027

Covid: China delivers 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Bangladesh

China delivered 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine as a gift to Bangladesh on Wednesday to help it cope with a shortage. Bangladesh, a nation of 160 million people, is in desperate need after India banned exports of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines produced by the Serum Institute of India because of its own devastating surge in infections. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming formally handed over the Sinopharm vaccines in Dhaka on Wednesday. Bangladesh has already approved the Chinese vaccines after the World Health Organization has recently listed the Sinopharm for emergency use globally. Bangladesh received about 7 million doses from the Indian institute, but its deal had called for 30 million doses to be delivered by June. Bangladesh already suspended administering the first dose of vaccines. Some few hundreds of thousands of people are due their second dose but would be left out if new doses do not arrive soon. Bangladesh has attempted to diversify its vaccine sources, asking

Drop in China's Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history: Report

Xinjiang in far western China had the sharpest known decline in birthrates between 2017 and 2019 of any territory in recent history, according to a new analysis by an Australian think tank

China's slow population growth will become the world's problem

Beijing's once-in-a-decade census showed there were 1.412 billion people in China last year.

Chinese mainland reports 16 new imported Covid -19 cases on Tuesday

The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 16 new Covid-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday

China's population grows at slowest pace to 1.41 billion, shows data

Number of births fell to 12 mn in 2020: Census

Nepal records highest single-day deaths due to Covid; China sends aid

Nepal's devastating Covid-19 outbreak showed no signs of abating on Tuesday as the country recorded its highest single-day coronavirus related deaths with 225 fatalities

China's population growth slows; nation becomes older and urbanised

There were 1.412 billion people in China last year, says the National Bureau of Statistics in its once-a-decade census report.

China denounces US appeal for Taiwan to participate in WHO meeting

China's government criticised US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday for urging the World Health Organisation to invite Taiwan to participate in a meeting this month