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Biden-Kishida talks to touch on North Korea, China

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold their first formal talks on Friday as the two leaders face fresh concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program and China’s growing military assertiveness

The Independent UK

‘Not sustainable’: Omicron tests China’s zero Covid policy as first cases detected

With the Winter Olympics imminent, experts predict more extreme measures but question strategy’s wisdom

The Guardian - UK

As costs mount, how long can China stick with ‘zero COVID’?

Omicron has raised questions about the sustainability of Beijing’s lockdowns and border closures.

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Hong Kong warns people to stop trying to prevent COVID hamster cull

Hong Kong police will deal with pet lovers who try to stop people giving up their hamsters to be put down, or who offer to care for abandoned hamsters, authorities said, after they ordered a cull of the cuddly rodents to curb the coronavirus.

Reuters

China's local COVID cases fall while infections grow in Beijing city

China reported on Friday the lowest daily tally of confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in nearly two months, while infections edged up in the capital Beijing amid high virus alert before its hosting of the Winter Olympics Games.

Reuters

Biden’s team says it’s on alert for omicron disruptions in China

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is monitoring real-time data obtained from businesses operating in China to determine whether outbreaks of the omicron variant of coronavirus pose a risk to U.S. supply chains, an administration official said.

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Britain warns Putin and Xi: West will stand up to 'dictatorship'

Britain warned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that its allies would stand together to fight for democracy against dictatorships that it said were more emboldened than at any time since the Cold War.

Reuters

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Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

The Guardian - UK

Security, China dominate Biden’s talks with Japan’s Kishida

The leaders of US and Japan agree to work closely on issues including China, North Korea, and Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

US lawmakers slam Elon Musk after Tesla opens in China despite warnings of slavery and genocide

Elon Musk asked to prove Tesla vehicles aren’t manufactured with forced labor of Uighur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region

The Independent UK

China, Russia block US bid to sanction North Koreans at UN

US is seeking UN travel ban and asset freeze on individuals it says are involved in North Korea’s missile programme.

Al Jazeera

Japan's post-Covid regional dilemma

Among the major powers that are moving forward with an eye on the post-pandemic era, when Covid-19 will eventually become an endemic with flu-like manageability, Japan is second to none. The visit last week by its minister of economy, trade, and industry (METI), Koichi Hagiuda, made front-page news in Bangkok,…

Bangkok Post

Nation records highest death toll for the pandemic following grim two weeks of rising numbers – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Atlas Air Extends Long-Term Agreement With SF Group

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAWW) subsidiary Atlas Air, Inc., extended its long-term aircraft transportation services agreement with SF Group to operate a Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) 747-400 Freighter between China and the U.S. The financial terms of the contract extension were not disclosed. The agreement has been in place since 2018. SF is one of…

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Virscend Education Eyes Management Services in Its Search For New Roadmap

Key takeaways: Virscend Education plans to adopt an “asset-light” model by providing services for schools developed by governments and real-estate companies The company lost 1.8 billion yuan in the first eight months of last year after suspending most of its K-12 education operation By Molly Wen

Benzinga

Everest Boosts Covid Bet With New Licensing Deal Despite Crowded Field

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Reuters

China delays U.S. bid to sanction North Koreans at U.N.

China delayed a U.S. bid to impose U.N. sanctions on five North Koreans on Thursday, diplomats said, a day after Pyongyang suggested it may resume tests of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. seeks way to speed delivery of new fighter jets to Taiwan

The United States is looking for ways to potentially accelerate delivery of Taiwan's next generation of new-build F-16 fighter jets, U.S. officials said, bolstering the Taiwanese air force's ability to respond to what Washington and Taipei see as increasing intimidation by China's military.

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The Independent UK

Athletes advised to use temporary devices and have ‘no expectation of data security or privacy’ in China

Security concerns seem to be mostly located among Western nations who are providing alternatives for travelling citizens

Reuters

Security co-operation, China to dominate Biden's talks with Japan's Kishida

Greater security co-operation between the United States and Japan is likely to be the focus of the first substantial talks between their leaders since Fumio Kishida became Japanese prime minister last year, amid growing concern over China's might and North Korea's missile plans.

The Independent UK

US drops case against MIT professor accused of ties to China

The Justice Department has dropped its case against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor charged last year with hiding work he did for the Chinese government

The Hindu

‘China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris’

"In the latest encounter, China’s Tsinghua Science Satellite came as close as 14.5 m from a piece of debris"

The Independent UK

Gang Chen: US to drop charges against MIT scientist accused of working with Chinese government

The professor’s arrest was part of former President Donald Trump’s ‘China Initiative’

The Independent UK

Japan, France seek to deepen security ties amid China's rise

The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and France have held virtual talks as the two countries seek to deepen their security ties in the Indo-Pacific region, where tensions have been rising amid China’s military buildup and North Korea’s nuclear and missile development

The Hindu

Army contacts PLA for return of Arunachal teenager

Miram Taron was reportedly captured while on a hunting trip close to Line of Actual Control

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