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China’s health authorities on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released by the government since the loosening of its virus restrictions in early December.
Fumio Kishida outlines step change in US-Japan security alliance after White House meeting with Joe BidenJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has pledged to modernise his country’s military alongside US president Joe Biden, warning that Russia’s inva…
Move marks shift in focus by Beijing as it tries to extend influence and keep sector in checkChina is to take “golden shares” in two of its biggest tech companies, Alibaba and Tencent, as Beijing extends its influence on the country’s star tech firms a…
Travel packages advertised as interest surges in mRNA vaccines unavailable on mainlandPrivate services offering Chinese travellers access to mRNA vaccines are attracting droves of mainlanders to Hong Kong and Macau seeking a booster shot that their go…
Authorities to begin release of a million tonnes of water from stricken nuclear plant after treatment to remove most radioactive materialThe controversial release of more than a million tonnes of water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant w…
People urged ‘don’t go home’ during lunar new year holiday if older family members not yet infectedPeople in China have been warned against travelling to visit their elderly relatives during the lunar new year holiday, as Covid spreads rapidly through …
In an area prone to natural disasters, residents claim a new mining project has damaged homes and livelihoods and left them fearing for their safetyVillagers in North Sumatra have accused the Indonesian government of putting their lives at risk by allo…
Antony Blinken says China is ‘greatest shared strategic challenge’ in the region as US backs Japan’s biggest military build-up since second world warThe US and Japan have said that an attack in space would trigger their security treaty, as senior offic…
In contrast with security deal between China and Solomon Islands, the Australia-PNG agreement will be ‘public and transparent’, prime ministers vowFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free…
New Zealand tribe says only a handful of its cultural taonga, or treasures, are left after successive waves of looting during colonial timesA Māori tribe in New Zealand is calling for the return of treasured relics listed for sale by the auction house …