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Local officials in China hid coronavirus dangers from Beijing, US agencies find

New York Times: Report says top Beijing officials were in the dark on the true dangers.

Chinese ambassador walks on locals' backs during Pacific visit

Picture of China's ambassador to Kiribati walking on the backs of locals sparks debate.

Trump's attacks on TikTok and WeChat could further fracture the internet

New York Times: Trump's restrictions on Chinese tech may be part of eye-for-an-eye logic.

INZ blames Covid-19 restrictions for 26-month visa processing delay

"Two years of waiting for a decision is really a nightmare for me and my family."

'No world peace without changing China': Media mogul calls for US support

"Without assimilating into Western values, there won't be peace," Jimmy Lai claims.

'We will persevere': A newspaper faces the weight of Hong Kong's crackdown

New York Times: Pro-democracy paper a target in Beijing's new national security law.

China's days as world's factory 'are done'

iPhone maker looks at moving production elsewhere.

Covid-19: NZ adopts China's approach to avoid Australia's fate

Man who first warned finance minister of Covid danger says economy is "on a knife edge".

Editorial: As pandemic settles in, more upheaval and challenges await

Further upheaval, regional tensions and increased nationalism could be on the way.

China sentences Canadian citizen to death on drugs charges

Xu Weihong has been sentenced to death on charges of manufacturing the drug ketamine.

US examines whether Saudi nuclear programme could lead to bomb effort

New York Times: Agencies looking if kingdom is on a path to developing nuclear weapons.

Frustrated DoC worker: Where's my partner?

Immigration NZ says visa applicants must meet strict border exception criteria.

How TikTok's owner tried, and failed, to cross the US-China divide

New York Times: He dreamed of building a global tech company. Then the reality set in.

Josie Pagani: We aren't isolated from global turmoil around us

In the September election, foreign policy really does matter.

Melbourne under the strictest lockdown in the world

Revealed: How Melbourne's lockdown compares to the rest of the world as cases grow.

China eyes suspension of extradition deal with NZ - report

The decision comes after NZ suspended its existing extradition treaty with Hong Kong.

'Propaganda' from China appears in NZ newspaper

An expert claims New Zealand is a target for the propaganda from China.

Japan air assault: China's relentless attacks on arch rivals

Japanese Air Self Defence Force fighter jets have responded 847 times in a year.