AP PHOTOS: Workers rule the streets on May Day
For one day, workers ruled the world’s biggest streets.
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Expressway Collapses in Southern China Amid Heavy Rains, Killing 24
A nearly 60-foot segment of an expressway in a rural area of southeastern China collapsed before dawn on Wednesday after days of heavy rain, killing 24 people and injuring 30 others.
Chinese Scientist Who Shared Covid Sequence Protests Lab Closure
A well-known Chinese scientist who defied a Chinese government gag order by being the first to disclose the genome of the Covid virus to a global database four years ago held a rare protest this week in Shanghai after being locked out of his lab.
To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji
FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan (AP) — The town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists.
Japanese town to block view of Mount Fuji to fend off tourists
The town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists.
The tornado that hit China’s Guangzhou has left wide devastation. Yet, cleanup efforts have started
BEIJING (AP) — Aerial photos posted by Chinese state media on Sunday showed the wide devastation of a part of the southern city of Guangzhou after a tornado swept through the day before, killing five people, injuring dozens others and damaging over a hundred buildings.
A munitions explosion at a Cambodian army base kills 20 soldiers, but its cause is unclear
CHBAR MON, Cambodia (AP) — Security was tight around a military base in southwestern Cambodia on Sunday, a day after a huge explosion there killed 20 soldiers, wounded others and damaged nearby houses.
Taiwan to tear down Chiang Kai-shek statues, Hong Kong’s sushi packaging guessing game: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week
Some overseas attendees at Canton Fair said that despite the reports in the West of the threats caused by China’s overcapacity in the new energy sector, they cannot resist the temptation to see how cheap and affordable the Chinese products are.