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Rare Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia a ‘momentous occasion’ for survival of species

March 29, 2022 11:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan, CNN An extremely rare Sumatran rhino has been born in captivity at a sanctuary in Indonesia, according to the government, a triumph…

Kashmir Fast Facts

March 29, 2022 6:30 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Kashmir, a region in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges. India, Pakistan and China all claim…

Activists hold posters displaying messages against the execution of Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam

Singapore court rejects intellectually disabled man’s final appeal against execution for drug smuggling

March 28, 2022 10:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan, CNN A Singapore court on Tuesday rejected a final appeal by a man sentenced to death for drug trafficking, following a campaign by…

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 9

Solomon Islands leader defends possible China security deal, calls backlash ‘very insulting’

March 28, 2022 9:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Hilary Whiteman, Caitlin McGee and Jessie Yeung, CNN The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands on Tuesday defended the country’s possible…

Members of the public wait in line at a temporary Covid-19 testing station set up outside Seoul Station on March 4.

They were Covid-19 success stories — then they saw massive outbreaks. These charts show what’s really going on

March 28, 2022 6:27 AM CNN

Written by Julia Hollingsworth Graphics by Henrik Pettersson and Krystina Shveda Millions of people in China are under lockdown. Hong Kong morgues…

Staff members help a patient register at a designated quarantine facility in Shanghai

Panic at the supermarket as Shanghai forces residents into lockdown

March 28, 2022 2:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Scuffles in the produce section, aisles packed with panicked shoppers and shelves stripped bare of food. Videos posted to…

Boeing’s problems in China go far beyond the latest grounding

March 27, 2022 9:57 AM CNN Newsource

Another Boeing plane has been grounded after a fatal crash, this time in China. That may be the least of the company’s problems in a crucial…

Shanghai has said it will lock down each half of the city by turns for mass Covid-19 testing starting Monday amid surging infections. A delivery worker is shown here passing food to a woman over the barriers of an area under lockdown in Shanghai on March 23

Shanghai to lock down each half of city for mass Covid-19 testing

March 27, 2022 9:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Shanghai has said it will lock down each half of the city by turns for mass Covid-19 testing…

Shanghai to lock down each half of city for mass Covid-19 testing

March 27, 2022 9:50 AM CNN

By Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Shanghai has said it will lock down each half of the city by turns for mass Covid-19 testing…

All 132 people on board crashed China airliner confirmed dead as second black box recovered

March 26, 2022 9:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hauser, Philip Wang and Helen Regan, CNN All 132 people on board the China Eastern Airlines jetliner that crashed in the densely forested…

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing

Solomon Islands reassures an anxious Australia as it works on a China security deal

March 25, 2022 2:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and Lizzy Yee, CNN The Solomon Islands is seeking to expand its security relationship with China, its government confirmed on…

Kim Jong Un is shown watching a missile launch

What we know about North Korea’s new ICBM

March 24, 2022 9:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has confirmed it tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first long-range test in more…

This picture released by North Korean state media on March 25 claims to show the launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile. South Korea and missile experts dispute its authenticity.

North Korea not telling the whole truth about latest ICBM test, South Korean official says

March 24, 2022 6:55 AM CNN

By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s launch last week of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reported to be its most…

People wait to receive Covid-19 tests in Seoul

One in five South Koreans have had Covid, as latest wave sees deaths surge

March 23, 2022 11:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN, and Reuters South Korea’s latest Covid-19 wave has pushed the country’s total infections past 10…

What we know about North Korea’s new ICBM

March 24, 2022 2:51 AM CNN

By Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has confirmed it tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first long-range test in more…

Taliban postpones return to school for Afghan girls above 6th grade

March 24, 2022 1:42 AM CNN

By Masoud Popalzai and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated return…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends at a meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang

North Korea fires first suspected ICBM since 2017

March 23, 2022 11:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Emiko Jozuka and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has fired what is believed to be its first intercontinental ballistic…

Taliban postpones return to school for Afghan girls above 6th grade

March 23, 2022 3:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Masoud Popalzai and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated return…

Paramilitary police officers search the site of the China Eastern Airlines plane crash in China's Guangxi province on March 22.

A mother, a fiancé, a friend. China mourns the victims of China Eastern Airlines crash

March 23, 2022 12:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau One passenger was a mother, flying to visit the daughter she hadn’t seen for several years.…

Rescuers head to the site of a plane crash on March 21 in China's Tengxian County.

No survivors found after China’s worst air disaster in more than a decade, investigators say

March 22, 2022 12:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, Yong Xiong, Hannah Ritchie and CNN’s Beijing bureau No survivors of a China Eastern Airlines plane crash have been found after…

Chinese airliner carrying 132 people crashes in southern Guangxi region

March 21, 2022 1:58 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Beijing bureau, Yong Xiong, Lizzy Yee and Wayne Chang, CNN A China Eastern Airlines jetliner carrying 132 people crashed in the…

Chinese airliner carrying 132 people crashes in southern China

March 21, 2022 5:01 AM CNN

By Yong Xiong and Helen Regan, CNN A China Eastern Airlines jetliner carrying 132 people crashed in the mountains in southern China’s Guangxi…

A Chinese vlogger shared videos of war-torn Ukraine. He’s been labeled a national traitor

March 18, 2022 5:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Yong Xiong, CNN Wang Jixian didn’t set out to become the Chinese voice of resistance in Ukraine. The 36-year-old resident…

A supermarket littered with merchandise in Shiroishi

What we know about the earthquake off Japan’s Fukushima coast

March 17, 2022 12:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN A deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Wednesday,…

All eligible men between 19 and 36 must complete four months' mandatory Taiwan military training.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparks concern in Taiwan over readiness for conflict with China

March 16, 2022 11:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung and Wayne Chang, CNN On a regular day, they’re lawyers, software engineers and blacksmiths. But this week, they donned military…

4 dead after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan’s Fukushima prefecture

March 16, 2022 9:33 AM CNN

By Emiko Jozuka, Mayumi Maruyama, Karen Smith and Brandon Miller, CNN A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan late Wednesday night, killing at…

4 dead after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan’s Fukushima prefecture

March 16, 2022 8:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Emiko Jozuka, Mayumi Maruyama, Karen Smith and Brandon Miller, CNN A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan late Wednesday night, killing at…

This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 10 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting the country's Aerospace Development Administration in Pyongyang.

North Korean projectile believed to have exploded soon after launch, South Korea says

March 15, 2022 7:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN A North Korean projectile is presumed to have exploded soon after launch Wednesday, the South Korean military said,…

Seen here is a man walking across an empty road in Changchun

In China, 37 million people are in Covid lockdown. Here’s what we know

March 15, 2022 1:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau Tens of millions of people are living under lockdown in China, as the country battles its worst…

In China, 37 million people are in Covid lockdown. Here’s what we know

March 15, 2022 1:53 AM CNN

By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau Tens of millions of people are living under lockdown in China, as the country battles its worst…

Australian court overturns teenagers’ landmark climate ruling

March 14, 2022 9:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN The Australian government has successfully appealed a court ruling that ordered the federal environment minister to consider…

US aircraft carrier, site of a 1972 race riot at sea, on way to scrapyard

March 14, 2022 6:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN It was once the biggest symbol of American military power in the Indo-Pacific, battle tested from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf and…

Top US and Chinese officials hold high-stakes meeting in Rome

March 14, 2022 6:59 AM CNN

By Simone McCarthy and Jeremy Herb, CNN US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Monday with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome, Chinese…

Top US and Chinese officials hold high-stakes meeting in Rome

March 14, 2022 6:59 AM CNN

By Simone McCarthy and Jeremy Herb, CNN US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Monday with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome, Chinese…

Covid-19 cases continue to rise in China’s worst outbreak since Wuhan

March 14, 2022 2:13 AM CNN Newsource

CNN’s Beijing bureau China reported thousands of new local Covid-19 cases Sunday as the Omicron variant drove the worst outbreak in the country…

Top US and Chinese officials hold high-stakes meeting in Rome

March 14, 2022 2:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and Jeremy Herb, CNN US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Monday with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome, Chinese…

Students trapped in quarantine beg for help online as China faces biggest Covid outbreak since 2020

March 10, 2022 11:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau China is fighting its biggest Covid-19 outbreak since the early days of the pandemic, with discontent…

India’s ruling party soars to election victory in country’s most populous state

March 10, 2022 9:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Rhea Mogul, Swati Gupta, Vedika Sud and Esha Mitra, CNN India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has claimed victory in four key state…

South Korea's new President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol

How South Korea’s new president could shake up the region

March 9, 2022 9:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo and Paula Hancocks, CNN South Korea’s new president is taking power at a turbulent time for the country and the…

Chinese officials have attempted to stake out a seemingly neutral position on the war in Ukraine

China’s promotion of Russian disinformation indicates where its loyalties lie

March 9, 2022 9:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and CNN’s Beijing Bureau In public statements and at international summits, Chinese officials have attempted to stake out a…

The ruling Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung greets supporters on March 03.

How feminism became a hot topic in South Korea’s presidential election

March 8, 2022 7:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN A furious crowd gathered in central Seoul last month to protest against the policies of a man who…

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are close allies

Xi says China is willing to play role in mediating Ukraine crisis, in call with European leaders

March 8, 2022 9:17 AM CNN Newsource

From CNN’s Beijing bureau President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China is willing to “work actively” with the international…

Xi says China is willing to play role in mediating Ukraine crisis, in call with European leaders

March 8, 2022 9:17 AM CNN

From CNN’s Beijing bureau President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China is willing to “work actively” with the international…

Protesters against the Russian invasion of Ukraine gather in front of the Representative Office of Russia in Taipei

Taiwan watches China as China and the world watch Ukraine

March 8, 2022 2:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN China is closely watching the events in Ukraine to evaluate its own strategy towards Taiwan, the island’s foreign minister…

Russia’s attack on Ukraine reveals political fault lines in Asia

March 7, 2022 12:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, Brad Lendon, Rhea Mogul and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him a “dear…

Covid-19 patients seen laying on beds outside the Caritas Medical Center in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong bet on zero-Covid. Now it’s facing a ‘preventable disaster’

March 4, 2022 10:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Julia Hollingsworth, Wayne Chang, Elizabeth Yee, Ivan Watson and Teele Rebane, CNN Morgues are nearly at capacity, hospitals overwhelmed and, as…

Analysts suggest the increased testing this year shows Kim is both striving to meet domestic goals and show an increasingly turbulent world that Pyongyang remains a player in the struggle for power and influence.

North Korea launches 9th missile test of the year

March 4, 2022 5:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo, Junko Ogura and Jessie Yeung, CNN North Korea fired a single ballistic missile into waters off the east of the Korean Peninsula on…

Soldiers inspect a mosque after the explosion.

ISIS claims responsibility for blast killing dozens at Shia mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar

March 4, 2022 5:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophia Saifi and Saleem Mehsud, CNN The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack on a Shia mosque in…

Why a decades-old deadly crackdown on democracy is becoming more important for Taiwan today

February 28, 2022 5:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung, Gladys Tsai and Will Ripley, CNN As a young man, Fred Chin spent years imprisoned on a craggy island off Taiwan. Before he was…

North Korea has ramped up its missile testing in 2022

North Korea fires ‘at least one ballistic missile,’ Japan says

February 26, 2022 4:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, Emiko Jozuka, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea launched a ballistic missile off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on…

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