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Earthquake Kills at Least 53 in Western China
Large Earthquake
Strikes Tibet, Near Everest
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Large Earthquake Strikes Tibet, Near Everest

Early reports say nearly 100 people were killed

(Newser) - A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 95 people in Tibet, per the AP . Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region. Rescue workers climbed...

China Downplays Spike in Another Virus
China's Hospitals Fill
as Another Virus Emerges
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China's Hospitals Fill as Another Virus Emerges

Officials don't seem very alarmed yet, but they're keeping tabs on human metapneumovirus (HMPV)

(Newser) - It's been five years since we first started hearing about a contagion out of China called the coronavirus, and now there's word of a new virus causing concern. The Guardian reports that cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, have been surging in the northern part of the country,...

5 Years Ago Today, WHO Picked Up on Illness in Wuhan

The UN agency reiterated its call for China's COVID data

(Newser) - Five years ago today, WHO's Country Office in China picked up a media statement that appeared on the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission's website regarding cases of "viral pneumonia" in Wuhan. It was, of course, COVID-19, and in marking the five-year milestone of the world-changing pandemic, the WHO...

Teens Sentenced in Case That Horrified China

Two 13-year-olds murdered a classmate for his money

(Newser) - A murder case that prompted much public discussion in China has ended with two young teens imprisoned for murder. The boys in Hebei province were both 13 when they brought a bullied classmate to an abandoned greenhouse, killed him with a shovel, and buried his body, reports the BBC . The...

Deadly Car Attack in China Blamed on Divorce Settlement
Driver Who Killed 35
Sentenced to Death
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Driver Who Killed 35 Sentenced to Death

Man unhappy about divorce settlement drove into a crowd in city in southern China

(Newser) - A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people by driving into a crowd. Fan Weiqiu was venting his anger because he was unhappy with his divorce settlement, the court in the southern city of Zhuhai said as it handed down the sentence on Friday....

China's Economy Showing Signs of Life

It rose at a 5.2% pace last year, up from 3% in 2022

(Newser) - China's economy grew a bit more in 2023 than earlier thought, but the revision hasn't affected forecasts for "about 5%" growth in the GDP this year, the government said Thursday. The GDP estimate in 2023 for the world's second largest economy was increased by about 2....

Tigers Raised Together, Released Apart Are Now Mates

Love story is one part of a conservation success that could see tigers repopulate Russian range

(Newser) - Siberian tigers inhabit only a tiny pocket of their historical range in Russia's Far East, but a feline love story is raising hopes that the endangered species—numbering no more than 750—could repopulate much of Asia. The story begins in the early 2010s when scientists rescued six orphaned...

China Goes After Nvidia in Antitrust Probe

US microchip company's shares dip, amid investigation on its 2019 acquisition of Mellanox

(Newser) - Shares of Nvidia slid early Monday after China said it's investigating the high-flying US microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws. In a brief press release with few details, Chinese regulators appear to be focusing on Nvidia's $6.9 billion acquisition of network and data transmission...

Appeals Court Upholds US Ban of TikTok

It's a 'resounding defeat' for the social media platform based in China, will require ban or sale

(Newser) - A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the US. The US Court of Appeals for the District...

Trump Picks His Ambassador to China

He says former Sen. David Perdue 'brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has chosen former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China. Trump said in a Truth Socia l post Thursday that Perdue, a former CEO of firms including Dollar General, "brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China." Perdue lost his Senate seat to...

GM Takes $5B Hit as Sales Decline in China

But the company remains very profitable in North America

(Newser) - General Motors on Wednesday said its profits will take a $5 billion hit due to the poor performance of its Chinese joint ventures. Since 1997, GM has owned 50% of its joint venture with the state-owned SAIC Motor, and it has other joint ventures, including a finance arm. The New ...

China Retaliates After US Sanctions

Beijing bans exports to the US of minerals used in semiconductors

(Newser) - The US Commerce Department received a swift response to its latest round of export controls meant to "impair" China's chipmaking industry. Shortly after the restrictions were announced Sunday, Beijing banned exports to the US of critical minerals used in military and civilian applications, including gallium, germanium, and antimony,...

Report: $86M Sent to China to Protect Pandas Went Elsewhere

NYT : Money sent by US zoos instead funded projects unrelated to conservation, some harmful

(Newser) - Pandas are cute, cuddly, and, it turns out, an important distraction from the fact that tens of millions of dollars raised by US zoos to fund the protection of wild giant pandas instead went to essentially whatever projects Chinese officials decided. That's according to a New York Times investigation,...

Sorry, China: Taiwan President Is US-Bound

China patrols around island after Lai Ching-te's stopovers in Hawaii, Guam are confirmed

(Newser) - While Taiwan's president plans a visit to Hawaii and Guam, China is likely planning military drills in response. Lai Ching-te's stopovers in the US state and territory as part of a weeklong Pacific tour to begin Saturday allows the president to shore up relations with US leaders even...

Investigators Think Chinese Ship Dragged Anchor for 100 Miles

The Yi Peng 3 is suspected of cutting 2 undersea cables in the Baltic

(Newser) - European investigators have a suspect—and now the world has more details. The Wall Street Journal has the latest on the Yi Peng 3 bulk carrier , a Chinese commercial ship that is suspected of severing two fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea. The vessel has been flanked by European warships...

Chinese Women Fired Up by Too-Short Sanitary Pads

Popular brands cave to pressure, apologize

(Newser) - A trend emerged on social media in China this month with women posting videos of themselves measuring sanitary pads. It wasn't some bizarre fad but a protest against companies accused of cheating women with feminine hygiene products significantly shorter than advertised. "Will cutting a few centimeters help you...

3 Americans Detained by China Freed in Swap

The US says all 3 were wrongfully held for years

(Newser) - Three Americans detained for years in China are coming home. Washington and Beijing agreed on a prisoner swap made public Wednesday, reports the Washington Post and the AP . The freed Americans—all of whom were considered to be wrongfully detained in the eyes of the US—are:
  • Mark Swidan: The
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Aluminum, Steel Prices May Rise Under Trump's Tariffs
With Trump's Tariff
Threat Comes a Big Unknown
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With Trump's Tariff Threat Comes a Big Unknown

Is it a real plan or a bargaining ploy?

(Newser) - President-elect Trump promised to put new tariffs in place on goods from Mexico (25%), Canada (25%), and China (10%) on his first day in office, and financial analysts were assessing the impacts on Tuesday. Coverage:
  • Steel, aluminum: The Wall Street Journal reports that one tangible effect would almost certainly be
...

Trump Lays Out Details of His Tariff Plan

He said he would charge Mexico and Canada 25% on all goods entering the US

(Newser) - President-elect Trump is getting specific about his tariff plans, in what the Wall Street Journal says is "the clearest indication since his election victory that he plans to follow through on [his] tough campaign rhetoric." Trump has long vowed to impose tariffs , and on Monday he posted details...

China's Youth Don't Seem to Want to Get Hitched

Fewer than 5M couples registered to marry in first 9 months of 2024, leading to concerns on birth rates

(Newser) - South Korea and Japan aren't the only nations stressing over low birth rates. The figures for that in China last year were the lowest since 1949 (the year that the People's Republic of China was established), and the nation saw itself lose the top spot in terms...

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