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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Beijing on February 4. As Russian missiles flew through the Ukrainian sky and world leaders decried an invasion spreading across the country

As war breaks out in Europe, China blames the US

February 25, 2022 3:39 AM CNN

By Simone McCarthy and CNN’s Beijing bureau As Russian missiles flew through the Ukrainian sky Thursday and world leaders decried an invasion…

As war breaks out in Europe, China blames the US

February 24, 2022 11:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and CNN’s Beijing bureau As Russian missiles flew through the Ukrainian sky Thursday and world leaders decried an invasion…

Women rights activists in Pakistan protest against the brutal killing of Noor Mukadam September 22

Pakistan-American man sentenced to death for beheading a diplomat’s daughter

February 24, 2022 2:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophia Saifi, Azaz Syed and Rhea Mogul, CNN A Pakistan man has been found guilty of murdering the daughter of a distinguished diplomat in a brutal…

Parents separated from baby as Hong Kong clings to zero-Covid

February 23, 2022 5:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristie Lu Stout, Jadyn Sham, Rhea Mogul, Teele Rebane and Lizzy Yee, CNN Fighting back tears, Laura and Nick struggle to comfort their sobbing…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting in Beijing on February 4. China's envoy to the United Nations called for "all parties" to exercise restraint and avoid "fueling tensions" in Ukraine

As the West condemns Russia over Ukraine, Beijing strikes a different tone

February 21, 2022 9:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, CNN China’s envoy to the United Nations on Monday called for “all parties” to exercise restraint and avoid…

Australia demands answers from China over alleged laser incident at sea

February 21, 2022 1:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN Australia is demanding China investigate the alleged use of a laser to “illuminate” an Australian jet in waters off…

The Chinese navy amphibious transport dock Jinggang Shan is seen in an image released by the Australian military on Saturday.

Australia says Chinese warship ‘illuminated’ one of its planes with a laser

February 19, 2022 4:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Angus Watson and Brad Lendon, CNN A Chinese warship allegedly used a laser to “illuminate” an Australian Air Force jet in what…

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

February 18, 2022 4:06 PM CNN

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,…

Why some North Korean defectors return to one of the world’s most repressive regimes

February 18, 2022 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN He risked his life fleeing from one of the world’s most repressive regimes, traversing a…

A security guard keeps watch at the boundary of the Beijing Olympic bubble on January 25.

We are in the same Olympic city but remain a world apart

February 15, 2022 7:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Selina Wang, CNN Two months ago, I called my grandma to tell her I’d be in Beijing for the Winter Olympics. She was thrilled. But I…

Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch at a press conference in Lahore in June

Court frees brother who confessed to killing social media star Qandeel Baloch

February 15, 2022 12:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophia Saifi, Azaz Syed and Rhea Mogul, CNN The brother of murdered social media star Qandeel Baloch has been freed by a Pakistan appeals court,…

A demonstrator holds a sign at New Zealand's parliament in Wellington on February 10.

New Zealand weaponizes Barry Manilow, James Blunt and the ‘Macarena’ against ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests

February 13, 2022 11:29 PM CNN

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN New Zealand has employed an unusual tactic to disperse “Freedom Convoy” protesters on Sunday — playing the…

Emperor Naruhito Fast Facts

February 13, 2022 5:55 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, the 126th Emperor to ascend to Japan’s Chrysanthemum…

New Zealand weaponizes Barry Manilow, James Blunt and the ‘Macarena’ against ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests

February 13, 2022 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN New Zealand has employed an unusual tactic to disperse “Freedom Convoy” protesters on Sunday — playing the…

Nathan Chen celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's free skate program.

Fame and fury: China’s wildly different reactions to US-born Olympians

February 11, 2022 7:37 PM CNN

By CNN staff In the span of a week, three American-born athletes of Chinese descent have been thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Winter…

Testimony from US Marines casts doubt on Pentagon’s account of Kabul airport attack aftermath

February 11, 2022 7:28 PM CNN

By Nick Paton Walsh, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth, Masoud Popalzai, Sitara Zamani, Abdul Basir Bina, Katie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN…

Fame and fury: China’s wildly different reactions to US-born Olympians

February 11, 2022 6:39 PM CNN Newsource

By CNN staff In the span of a week, three American-born athletes of Chinese descent have been thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Winter…

Testimony from US Marines casts doubt on Pentagon’s account of Kabul airport attack aftermath

February 11, 2022 6:33 AM CNN

By Nick Paton Walsh, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth, Masoud Popalzai, Sitara Zamani, Abdul Basir Bina, Katie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN…

Testimony from US Marines casts doubt on Pentagon’s account of Kabul airport attack aftermath

February 11, 2022 6:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Nick Paton Walsh, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth, Masoud Popalzai, Sitara Zamani, Abdul Basir Bina, Katie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN…

Human rights activist Hu Jia in Beijing in 2013.

As the Olympics heat up, China clamps down on dissent

February 10, 2022 5:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang and Sandi Sidhu, CNN As Winter Olympians vie for gold in Beijing, global attention has turned to events in the…

As the Olympics heat up, China clamps down on dissent

February 10, 2022 5:05 PM CNN

By Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang and Sandi Sidhu, CNN As Winter Olympians vie for gold in Beijing, global attention has turned to events in the…

Nathan Chen wins gold with figure skating master class

February 9, 2022 10:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, CNN American ice skater Nathan Chen has won his first Olympic Gold medal with a flawless performance that set him well above the…

Nathan Chen wins gold with figure skating master class

February 9, 2022 10:48 PM CNN

By Simone McCarthy, CNN American ice skater Nathan Chen has won his first Olympic Gold medal with a flawless performance that set him well above the…

Is that a nuclear plant? The story behind those towers at the Winter Olympics big air

February 8, 2022 5:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Lianne Kolirin, Nectar Gan and Tom Booth, CNN Winter Olympians are accustomed to performing their awe-inspiring feats against the backdrop of…

Teenage Olympic sensation Eileen Gu wins gold. And crashes the Chinese internet

February 8, 2022 2:05 AM CNN

By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens of…

Fame and fury: China’s wildly different reactions to US-born Olympians

February 8, 2022 2:51 AM CNN

By CNN staff In the span of a week, three American-born athletes of Chinese descent have been thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Winter…

Polish short track speed skater Natalia Maliszewska is among athletes sharing their experiences with the Games' Covid-19 isolation measures.

Olympians pushed to their limits over uncompromising Beijing Covid-19 controls

February 8, 2022 1:47 AM CNN

By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that some…

The United States approves a $100 million missile defense sale to Taiwan. Pictured is an MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system at Seoul Airport in Seongnam

US approves $100 million missile defense sale to Taiwan

February 8, 2022 12:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Philip Wang The United States has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of military equipment and services, including engineering services to…

Olympians pushed to their limits over uncompromising Beijing Covid-19 controls

February 7, 2022 11:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that some…

China's Gu Ailing Eileen reacts as she competes in the freestyle skiing women's freeski big air final run during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on February 8.

Teenage Olympic sensation Eileen Gu wins gold. And crashes the Chinese internet

February 7, 2022 9:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens of…

Newly leaked video shows F-35 crashing in flames on aircraft carrier

February 7, 2022 9:33 AM CNN

By Brad Lendon and Ivan Watson, CNN A video posted on social media over the weekend shows the stealth fighter that crashed on a US Navy aircraft…

Newly leaked video shows F-35 crashing in flames on aircraft carrier

February 7, 2022 9:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon and Ivan Watson, CNN A video posted on social media over the weekend shows the stealth fighter that crashed on a US Navy aircraft…

China's Peng Shuai is shown here at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai meets Olympic officials in Beijing

February 6, 2022 10:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Olympic officials met with Chinese tennis superstar Peng Shuai over dinner on Saturday, the International…

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai meets Olympic officials in Beijing

February 7, 2022 2:48 AM CNN

By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Olympic officials met with Chinese tennis superstar Peng Shuai over dinner on Saturday, the International…

Eileen Gu after placing first in the Women's Freeski Halfpipe competition at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix on January 8

Eileen Gu is the poster child for a new type of Chinese athlete. But one wrong move could send her tumbling

February 6, 2022 10:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, CNN At this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, the face of China’s sporting dreams is undeniably American. Freestyle skier…

Eileen Gu is the poster child for a new type of Chinese athlete. But one wrong move could send her tumbling

February 6, 2022 10:58 PM CNN

By Jessie Yeung, CNN At this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, the face of China’s sporting dreams is undeniably American. Freestyle skier…

Former CNN Digital Asia Director Marc Lourdes dies, age 40

February 6, 2022 9:08 PM CNN

By Rhea Mogul, CNN Marc Lourdes, a former director of CNN Digital Worldwide for Asia-Pacific, died tragically in a motorcycle accident in Malaysia on…

Former CNN Digital Asia Director Marc Lourdes dies, age 40

February 6, 2022 8:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Rhea Mogul, CNN Marc Lourdes, a former director of CNN Digital Worldwide for Asia-Pacific, died tragically in a motorcycle accident in Malaysia on…

India launches last-minute diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese soldier

February 4, 2022 4:27 AM CNN

By Simone McCarthy and Rhea Mogul, CNN India on Thursday announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after a commander involved…

Protesters hold up signs while marching across the Golden Gate Bridge during a demonstration against the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in San Francisco

An Olympics like no other: Can sports overcome the controversy of Beijing 2022?

February 4, 2022 12:43 AM CNN

By Nectar Gan, CNN The ice rinks have been smoothed out, the brown mountain slopes draped with artificial snow. The Olympic flame has made its final…

An Olympics like no other: Can sports overcome the controversy of Beijing 2022?

February 3, 2022 10:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN The ice rinks have been smoothed out, the brown mountain slopes draped with artificial snow. The Olympic flame has made its final…

India launches last-minute diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese soldier

February 3, 2022 9:59 PM CNN

By Simone McCarthy and Rhea Mogul, CNN India on Thursday announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after a commander involved…

India launches last-minute diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese soldier

February 3, 2022 8:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and Rhea Mogul, CNN India on Thursday announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after a commander involved…

Ice that took roughly 2,000 years to form on Mt. Everest has melted in around 25

February 3, 2022 12:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Angela Dewan and Danya Gainor, CNN The highest glacier on the world’s tallest mountain is losing decades worth of ice every year because of…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands at the BRICS Summit in Brazil in November

Xi’s Olympic guest list heavy on strongmen and autocrats

February 3, 2022 1:16 AM CNN

By Simone McCarthy, CNN When China’s leader Xi Jinping opens the Beijing Olympics on Friday he will be flanked by leaders who are unlikely to…

Afghan universities reopen to female students. Pictured are Afghan women walking on the street in Kabul

Afghan universities reopen to female students but with strict rules on mixing

February 2, 2022 11:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Ehsan Popalzai and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Afghanistan’s public universities opened on Wednesday with female students allowed back on campus…

Afghan universities reopen to female students but with strict rules on mixing

February 2, 2022 11:58 PM CNN

By Ehsan Popalzai and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Afghanistan’s public universities opened on Wednesday with female students allowed back on campus…

Xi’s Olympic guest list heavy on strongmen and autocrats

February 2, 2022 11:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, CNN When China’s leader Xi Jinping opens the Beijing Olympics on Friday he will be flanked by leaders who are unlikely to…

In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force

Disaster-hit Tonga goes into lockdown after recording first local Covid cases

February 1, 2022 7:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan, CNN The Pacific island nation of Tonga has gone into lockdown after reporting its first community cases of Covid-19, weeks after a…

99 million-year-old flowers found perfectly preserved in amber bloomed at the feet of dinosaurs

February 1, 2022 10:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Flowers discovered perfectly preserved in globs of amber bloomed at the feet of dinosaurs, suggesting that some flowering plants…

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