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China: WHO investigators visit second Wuhan hospital

Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital was one of the city’s first to deal with patients in early 2020 suffering from a then-unknown virus and is a key part of the epidemiological history of the disease.

30/01/2021

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China withdraws passport recognition amid Hong Kong UK visa row

Britain says it will open a visa scheme to Hong Kongers from Sunday, but China says it 'interferes in China's internal affairs'

29/01/2021

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WHO team visits Wuhan hospital that had early COVID patients

A World Health Organization team visited a hospital where China says the first COVID-19 patients were treated more than a year ago as part of the experts' long-awaited fact-finding mission on the origins of the coronavirus.

29/01/2021

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Eleven Chinese miners saved as rescuers race to find remaining ten

Rescuers in east China have pulled 11 miners from hundreds of metres underground where they were trapped for two weeks, as the race to locate the remaining 10 intensifies.

24/01/2021

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11 trapped workers rescued from China mine after two weeks

Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday.

24/01/2021

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Relaxed scenes in Wuhan - a year on from alerting the world to COVID

Exactly a year ago, Wuhan shocked the world by confining its 11 million inhabitants to their homes, beginning a 76-day lockdown.

23/01/2021

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Hong Kong puts 10,000 people into lockdown - the city's first

The lockdown in the Yau Tsim Mong district will be in place until every resident is tested - something expected to take around 48 hours.

23/01/2021

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Beijing starts second day of mass COVID testing for residents

Beijing plans to test two million people in 48 hours as the city rushes to stop a new local cluster of COVID cases.

23/01/2021

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Thousands in Hong Kong locked down to contain coronavirus

Thousands of residents in Hong Kong were locked down on Saturday to contain a worsening COVID outbreak.

23/01/2021

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A year on from lockdown, Wuhan's young enjoy their freedom

As the rest of the world continues to grapple with lockdowns and soaring infections, young people in the city, once the epicentre of the novel coronavirus, are enjoying their hard-earned freedom.

22/01/2021

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China mine explosion: Race on to rescue trapped workers as one dies

Rescuers have been in contact with some trapped workers and have delivered supplies since the January 10 explosion at a new gold mine under construction in the eastern Shandong province.

21/01/2021

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Bejing slaps sanctions on 'anti-China' Trump officials

The sanctions are largely symbolic but underscore Beijing’s antipathy toward a US administration it regarded as hostile.

21/01/2021

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China's famous Ice Town sees annual sculpture festival scaled back

While Ice and Snow World and the Snow Sculpture Exhibition, two of the most famous festival sites, are open, all mass gatherings have been cancelled.

16/01/2021

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China: WHO inspectors arrive in Wuhan to probe COVID-19 origins

It comes as the country is witnessing a surge in cases of the coronavirus.

14/01/2021

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COVID-19 tests in northern China administered by robot

According to the developer, the droid can automatically register the subjects' information, making the whole sampling process traceable and ensuring the authenticity of that sampling.

13/01/2021

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China expands lockdowns, cancels summit, amid new COVID-19 outbreak

World Health Organization scientists are due to arrive in China on Thursday to investigate the origins of the coronavirus.

12/01/2021

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China's Hebei province scrambles to contain new COVID-19 outbreak

It comes ahead of the Lunar New Year, when millions of Chinese citizens traditionally travel to their home towns and villages.

11/01/2021

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Are you brave enough to ride in the world’s tallest outdoor elevator?

Located in China’s Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, this lift is definitely one for the bucket list.

08/01/2021

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Harbin Ice and Snow Festival halted by new COVID-19 cases

The home of one of the world’s biggest ice and snow theme parks has had to scale back events due to COVID-19.

06/01/2021

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EU calls for immediate release of over 50 detained Hong Kong activists

53 former lawmakers and democracy activists were arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday for allegedly violating a national security law imposed by Beijing.

06/01/2021

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China space probe due to enter Mars' orbit

China's Mars probe spacecraft is due to enter the red planet's orbit within a month after traveling 400m kilometres since its launch in July

03/01/2021

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China jails citizen journalist for reports on Wuhan COVID-19 lockdown

Zhang Zhan's broadcasts from inside the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak were widely shared on social media before she was arrested in May.

28/12/2020

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Winter fishing season has come once again to Chagan Lake in China

Each year, local fishermen use a centuries-old fishing technique to catch fish and are joined by visitors from across China coming to witness the carnival as temperatures fall from 20 to 30 degrees Celsius below zero.

27/12/2020

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China to replace US as 'world's biggest economy by 2028' due to COVID

"We now think that the Chinese economy in dollar terms will overtake the US economy in 2028, a full 5 years earlier than we thought last year," the annual report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research has found.

26/12/2020

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Virtual idol digital avatars take to the real-life stage in China

Although the phenomenon originated in Japan, virtual idols are now stealing airtime in China, appearing at concerts, TV shows, billboards and even news programmes.

22/12/2020

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First lunar soil samples collected in 44 years arrive in Beijing

Chinese scientists have laid their hands on a very precious container. Inside are the first samples of soil taken from the surface of the moon in 44 years.

19/12/2020