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FILE PHOTO: Hotline operator for a free counselling service answers a phone while wearing a face mask, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Shenyang

‘Like My Insides Were Crying’: China’s COVID Curbs Hit Youth Mental Health

Farah Master and Xiaoyu Yin 31/08/2022

China has employed some of the world's harshest and...

FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows vial labelled "Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine

Omicron-Specific Sinopharm, Sinovac Vaccine Candidates Okayed for Clinical Trial

Roxanne Liu and Andrew Galbraith 16/04/2022

Scientists worldwide are racing to study upgraded injections against...

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China’s Chang’e 5 Lunar Probe Finds First On-Site Evidence of Water on Moon

K.J.M. Varma 10/01/2022

The presence of water had been confirmed by remote...

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The Problem With China’s Promise To Stop Funding New Coal Power Plants Abroad

Nithin Coca 15/12/2021

Energy experts warn that China's pivot to gasification 'may...

How Politics and Health Collided In Taiwan’s Tortured BioNTech Vaccine Talks

Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard 13/07/2021

As talks for Taiwan to access the BioNTech COVID-19...

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A Coronavirus Outbreak May Have Swept East Asia 20,000 Years Ago

Yassine Souilmi and Ray Tobler 26/06/2021

Scientists have found evidence of genetic adaptation to the...

Rocket carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft and three astronauts takes off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

China Launches Three Austronauts in Shenzhou-12 Spacecraft on Historic Mission

Carlos Garcia and Shubing Wang 17/06/2021

Shenzhou-12 is the third of 11 missions – four...