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The US is considering imposing new Covid restrictions on Chinese arrivals, after Beijing announced it would reopen its borders next month. American officials say this is due to a lack of transparency ...

Daniel Duggan’s lawyer says the 54-year-old pilot will fight any extradition request and resolutely maintains his innocence
The federal government has approved a request to extradite former US marine corps aviator Daniel Duggan to the US, where he faces charges of training Chinese military pilots.
An , filed in a Washington district court earlier this month, alleges that Duggan broke American arms control laws by teaching fighter pilots to land on aircraft carriers.

Medical staff are outnumbered and working sick as the nation’s health care system buckles under the strain of a spiraling crisis.

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Australia's government approved a U.S. request to extradite a former American pilot allegedly involved in training Chinese ...

Analysts says lifting of many rules may soften impact of higher interest rates and unblock supply chains in 2023
China’s decision to ease rules on travel in and out of the country, the world’s second-largest economy, has offered investors hope that it could soften the toll from higher interest rates on global stock markets and unblock supply chains amid a dark outlook for 2023.
Chinese authorities said that inbound travellers would not have to quarantine on arrival, from 8 January onward. The announcement marked the latest in a series of steps to reopen the country, which is home to vital global supply chains and 1.4 billion people.

China to lift quarantine requirement for inbound travellers and resume issuing visas for overseas travel from 8 January
Chinese people have rushed to book overseas travel as authorities scrapped the last big plank of the country’s zero-Covid policy despite reports of hospitals being overwhelmed nationwide.
Late on Monday they would no longer require inbound travellers to go into quarantine, then on Tuesday the immigration authority said it would resume issuing visas for mainland residents to travel overseas from 8 January.

Sentenced to life, he spends years fighting to survive until investigative journalist K.W. Lee takes a special interest in his case, igniting an unprecedented push for social action that would unite ...

Arine Kim and Elliot Ha, two college students home in the Bay Area for the holidays, had been catching up at In-N-Out on Christmas Eve when a man approached them unprovoked with a “homophobic and ...

A Denver man was arrested after unleashing a “homophobic and racist rant” against Arine Kim and a friend at the chain on Christmas Eve, local authorities said.

Conscripts will see the length of their service extended from four months to one year in plans to be outlined by Taiwan’s president
Taiwan will extend its compulsory military service from four months to one year amid mounting military tensions with China, the island’s president has announced.
Under the plans due to come into effect in 2024, conscripts will undergo more intense training, including shooting exercises and combat instruction used by US forces. Conscripts will be tasked with guarding key infrastructure, enabling regular forces to respond more swiftly in the event of any attempt by China to invade.