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Shanghai puts whole city on lockdown as Covid cases surge

Residents of China’s most populous city complain of government’s lack of organisation

The Guardian - UK

China harvesting organs from living prisoners for transplants, new research claims

Harvesting organs from executed prisoners is legal in China but human rights groups have become increasingly concerned the authoritarian state has been operating on living prisoners

Daily Mirror

Six times more funds for improving infrastructure along China border in Arunachal: Government

India shares 3,488 km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh

The Hindu

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‘I didn’t win the election’: Trump admits defeat in session with historians

The ex-president also said that Iran, China and South Korea were happy Biden won, adding that ‘the election was rigged and lost’

The Guardian - US

Brickbat: Dog Gone

Officials in the Chinese city of Langfang ordered the "complete culling of indoor animals" of COVID-19 patients in one neighborhood. The order was later stopped, but it isn't clear how many pets were killed. China has been pursuing a "zero COVID" policy since the pandemic started. While pets can get…

Reason

Crown casino facing up to $100m in fines as Victoria's new watchdog launches proceedings

Melbourne's Crown casino faces fines of up to $100 million for a scheme which allowed the illegal transfer of funds from China, Victoria's new gambling watchdog says.

ABC News

COVID outbreak 'extremely grim' as Shanghai extends lockdown

A city official says the COVID-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains “extremely grim" amid an ongoing lockdown confining 26 million people to their homes

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Nio Says Vehicle Pilot Center At Hefei Is Now Complete

Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) on Monday confirmed it had completed building its Vehicle Pilot Center in China's Hefei, a site where the company’s upcoming models will begin their pilot builds.

Benzinga

Ukraine war to slow growth and drive up poverty in Asia, World Bank warns

Conflict adds strain to developing economies in east Asia and Pacific already struggling with Covid and inflation

The Guardian - UK

Australia accelerates missile upgrade due to growing threats

Australia has accelerated plans to buy long-range strike missiles years ahead of schedule because of growing threats posed by Russia and China

The Independent UK

World Bank cuts Asia’s 2022 growth outlook on Ukraine war

Washington-based lender forecasts five percent growth for the region this year, down from 5.4 percent in October.

Al Jazeera

Indonesians' trust in Australia falls as China seen as main security threat, Lowy report finds

A Lowy Institute survey of about 3,000 Indonesians also finds Scott Morrison is viewed poorly in the country, with just 38 per cent of respondents expressing confidence in the Australian Prime Minister.

ABC News

World Bank projects war shocks to drag on Asian economies

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven up prices for oil, gas and other commodities, eating into household purchasing power and burdening businesses and governments that already are contending with high debt due to the pandemic

The Hindu

World Bank says war shocks to drag on Asian economies

A report by the World Bank says disruptions to supplies of commodities, financial strains and higher prices are among the shocks from the war in Ukraine that will slow economies in Asia in coming months

The Independent UK

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Reuters

China's foreign minister speaks with Ukrainian counterpart

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, in a phone call on Monday, with Beijing again calling on talks to end the conflict in Ukraine.

ABC News

US admiral lashes 'concerning' Solomon Islands security pact with China

A top American admiral criticises a potential security pact between China and Solomon Islands, describing it as a "secret" arrangement that worries the US and its partners.

Dynamite News

Sri Lanka caught in a 'strategic debt trap

Sri Lanka, a flourishing island nation of 22 million, has finally fallen to China's debt-trap diplomacy.

Reuters

Whole of Shanghai enters COVID lockdown despite lower symptomatic cases

(This April 5 story corrects final paragraph to say the 23 cities account for 22% of GDP, not 13.6%)

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Al Jazeera

COVID-19: The endless search for the origins of the virus

Two years after a pandemic was declared, scientists continue to debate how the coronavirus came to infect humans.

The Guardian - AU

Tensions are high between China and Australia over Solomon Islands, but it’s in everyone’s interests to simmer down

Angry rhetoric over China’s deal with the Pacific nation hides the mutual interest all sides have in stability in the Pacific region

Tribune News Service

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Facing criticism, Tim Ryan defends anti-China ad in Ohio Senate race

Tribune News Service

Facing criticism, Tim Ryan defends anti-China ad in Ohio Senate race

WASHINGTON — Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan is not backing down as he faces blowback from some in his party for an ad in his Senate campaign that repeatedly blames China for workers’ economic woes.

The Guardian - AU

‘This is inhumane’: the cost of zero Covid in Shanghai

Patients sick with non-Covid related illnesses are being kept away from hospitals as anger grows over failure to control Omicron

Bangkok Post

Subs deal at risk: PM

A huge government-to-government submarine procurement deal faces the axe, if China is unable to fit the engines specified in the purchase agreement, warned Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday.

ABC News

Barley exporters in need of another beer-making country or two after China trade ban

Two years on from China trade ban, barley exporters are searching for new markets in beer-making countries in a grab for premium prices.

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