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‘CHERNOBYL MOMENT’: China boosts military aid as Xi faces reckoning
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Why so many of the world’s oldest companies are in Japan
The country has 33,000 business at least a century old. How have so many survived – and what does it mean for Japan’s future?
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Plane carrying Canadians who left China amid coronavirus outbreak lands at CFB Trenton
Passengers will now enter a 14-day quarantine period
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Coronavirus doctor drops dead at 27
A young Chinese doctor has died of a heart attack after working for 10 days straight on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Hong Kong to quarantine people from mainland China amid coronavirus outbreak
2 cruise ships under quarantine — 1 in Hong Kong, 1 off Japan's coast
Doctor warned of virus — then disappeared
A Chinese doctor sent a text warning about the threat of coronavirus when there were just seven infections. Then he disappeared.
A man in the Philippines has become the first person to die of the Wuhan coronavirus outside of China
A man in the Philippines has died of the Wuhan coronavirus, the first confirmed fatality outside of China.
DYING IN HALLWAYS: Heartbreaking scenes in Chinese hospitals
Heartbreaking video from the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak shows people lying on makeshift beds in hallways as hospitals strain under the weight of the crisis.
Coronavirus death toll rises to 25 as China moves to stop spread
WHO says it's 'too early' to consider the outbreak an international emergency
WHO delays declaring China coronavirus’ spread an international emergency
WHO’s emergency committee is to reconvene on Thursday to decide whether a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ is needed to fight the deadly illness.
China coronavirus: travel ban issued for residents of Wuhan
From 10am on Thursday, all urban buses, subways, ferries and long-distance passenger transport are suspended in the city at the epicentre of the outbreak The notice said ‘citizens should not leave the city unless there are special conditions’
China needs to show Taiwan respect, says president
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has told the BBC that China needs to "face reality" and show the island "respect".
Hero Thai cave rescue diver dies
A Thai navy SEAL who helped save 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave has died of an infection he contracted during the rescue operation.
Japan hangs Chinese man in rare execution of foreigner
Japan has hanged a Chinese man for the high-profile and brutal murder of a family of four, the first execution of a foreigner in 10 years.
Pyongyang says it conducted a ‘very important test’ at rocket launching site – state media
North Korea has announced it carried out a “test of great significance” to the leadership of the country at the launch site close to the China border, adding that it will help to change the "strategic position" of Pyongyang.
China responds to shock election result
Hong Kong’s stunning election result was never going to go down well in Beijing. Now, the Chinese government has responded.
Hong Kong police warn of 'live fire' as stand-off at university continues
Pro-democracy demonstrators holed up in a Hong Kong university campus set the main entrance ablaze Monday to prevent surrounding police moving in, after officers warned they may use live rounds if confronted by deadly weapons.
K-Pop star Sulli found dead at 25
The K-Pop star, who had retired from girl group f (x) following horrific online abuse, has died.
A closer look at the arsenal China paraded to stir pride at home — and unnerve rivals abroad
China marks 70 years of Communist rule with a display of military muscle
China anniversary: Military parade brings out the big guns
China will hold one of its biggest ever military parades on Tuesday as part of its celebrations for 70 years of Communist Party rule, and Beijing is promising to show off a host of new home-grown weaponry.
