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The 26 total equals the number of flights for American Airlines, Delta and United that China recently canceled as "circuit-breaker" penalties resulting from passengers testing positive for Covid-19.

Economists warn that China needs to boost growth that sank to 2.5 percent over a year earlier in the first half of 2022 after Shanghai and other industrial centers shut down starting in late March to ...

Stefanos Tai speaks with Asia Society Korea’s senior correspondent David Tizzard about how identity, culture, and a desire to connect drove to make a film that will touch and inspire many.

We should never take free speech for granted, especially if it concerns art, writes John Finlay
I read with interest your editorial (). In 2016, I was about to publish a book on pop art, which had a short section on artists responding to political and social turmoil in the 1960s, and which included an illustration of . The etching depicts Mao Zedong of the People’s Republic of China and the US president Lyndon B Johnson, who sent troops to counter Chinese communist support in the Vietnam war.
Dine’s coloured etching applies cosmetic touches to the lips, cheeks and eyelids of these two supposed (and opposed) “freedom” fighters (and a black heart painted on the chin of Mao), essentially to caricature political propaganda and masculine conviction. The capitalist and communist leaders appear as drag actors whose posturing affects a global audience. The printers of my book – a Chinese company – forced the London publisher to remove the offending illustration and text. In our cosy western world, we should never take free speech for granted, especially if it concerns art.John FinlayEdinburgh

Incident in Tangshan sparked outrage over gender-based violence when video went viral
Chinese authorities said they had charged 28 people and were investigating 15 officials including police for corruption more than two months after a shocking incident in which a group of men assaulted four women, north-east China.
The men carried out the assault after the women rejected their apparent sexual advances on 10 June. CCTV footage circulated online showed a man placing his hand on a woman’s back as she shared a meal with two companions. After the woman pushed him away, the man struck her before others dragged her outside and dealt a barrage of blows as she lay on the ground. Another woman was knocked to the floor.

The attack at a restaurant, captured on video, prompted outraged discussion about misogyny. The government sought to change the topic to gangs.

Wu Yibing has become the first Chinese man to win a U.S. Open match in the professional era. Wu upset No. 31 seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 6-4, 6-0. He had ...

Ethan Kang from "The Bachelorette" is campaigning to be the next bachelor, and fans — including Simu Liu — are behind him. Here's why that matters.

Foreign affairs minister met PNG leaders on Monday in Port Moresby and will continue to Timor-Leste on Wednesday
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says Australian aid in the Pacific comes with “no strings attached”, in a veiled reference to China’s expanding power in the region.
Visiting Port Moresby on Monday, Wong said Australia wanted the “closest possible relationship” with Papua New Guinea and would work with, and listen to, its government and people.

"The representation of Anywhere agents and teams on the AREAA A-List continues to amaze me each year, and I am so proud of those included for their outstanding achievements," said Sue Yannaccone, ...

Sir Joseph Hotung’s gift is ‘one of the most generous ever received’ by museum
An outstanding collection of Chinese porcelain and jades has been left to the British Museum in “one of the most significant bequests” of its history.
The artworks come from the collections of Sir Joseph Hotung, a businessman, philanthropist and art collector, who died last year.

After heavy national investment in semiconductors to break a dependence on global chips, Mr. Xi seems unhappy with the results.