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Shanghai's local COVID cases hit daily record as Jilin outbreak persists

China's financial hub Shanghai on Tuesday reported a fifth consecutive daily record for locally transmitted COVID-19 asymptomatic cases as the highly infectious Omicron variant complicates efforts to stop the virus spreading.

Reuters

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The Hindu

Plane carrying 132 crashes into mountain

A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed into a mountain in southern China on Monday.

Bangkok Post

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China searches for victims from plane crash with cause still unclear

Rescuers in southern China searched for victims from a China Eastern Airlines jet on Tuesday after it crashed with 132 people on board and authorities said severe damage to the aircraft would make it difficult to establish the cause of the crash.

Reuters

State media: No survivors found in crash of Chinese airliner

No survivors have been found as the search continues of the scattered wreckage of a China Eastern plane carrying 132 people that crashed in a forested mountainous area in China’s worst air disaster in a decade

The Independent UK

Footage shows China Eastern Airlines plane nosediving before crash, authorities report 'no survivors' found among wreckage

Footage appears to show the last moments of a doomed Chinese airliner as it dives vertically into the ground with more than 130 passengers and crew on board.

ABC News

China Eastern plane carrying 132 crashes into mountain

A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed into a remote mountainside in southern China on Monday after dropping thousands of metres in just three minutes, sparking a massive fire on impact.

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Boeing CEO offers 'full support' for China aviation crash probe

Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun told employees on Monday that the planemaker has offered the full support of its technical experts in the investigation of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines 737-800 airplane.

Reuters

US hits Chinese officials with travel bans over ‘repressive acts’

State Department accuses targeted Chinese officials of involvement in crackdown on religious minorities, among others.

Al Jazeera

9 Aircraft Industry Stocks Other Than Boeing

A Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) 737-800 carrying 132 passengers operated by China Eastern Airlines went down while flying over the Guangxi region in China Monday morning.

Benzinga

Pilots aboard doomed China Boeing 737 plane may have passed out as aircraft plummeted

Aviation expert Sally Gethin said it's highly unusual for a plane to go into a nosedive like the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 as mystery surrounds the cause of the crash

Daily Mirror

Boeing’s tenuous recovery in china shaken by 737 jet crash

Boeing Co. faces a new crisis after a 737 jet fell out of the sky in China, renewing concerns about its best-selling family of planes and extending one of the most turbulent periods in the aviation titan’s century-long history.

Tribune News Service

Xi’s bet on Putin to counter US risks leaving China isolated

Chinese President Xi Jinping bet that establishing a “no limits” friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin could prevent the U.S. from containing China. Now that agreement threatens to leave Beijing more isolated and alone.

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Bangkok Post

Musk's Business Ties to China Create Unease in Washington

Elon Musk's ties to China are causing unease in Washington, including among some Republican lawmakers who have been among the billionaire entrepreneur's ardent supporters.

Bangkok Post

Covid and students' mental health

As all readers know, in late 2019, the Wuhan Health Commission in China reported a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown aetiology. These were later named the novel coronavirus.

Reuters

Factbox: Boeing's worst crashes over the last decade

A Boeing 737-800 jet operated by China Eastern Airlines crashed in the mountains of southern China on Monday. Media reports said there were no signs of survivors from the aircraft, which had 132 people on board.

The Independent UK

US expands travel bans on Chinese officials for persecution

The Biden administration is expanding travel bans on Chinese officials whom it accuses of repressing ethnic and religious minorities

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The Guardian - UK

Fertiliser prices hit new highs as multiple problems affect global supplies

Factors include reduced supplies from Russia and Belarus, China export ban and Canadian rail strike

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Ukraine rejects Mariupol ultimatum, fears for 132 people in China plane crash, orangutans ‘slang’ talk

Tuesday: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he will never bow to ultimatums from Russia. Plus: orangutans use slang to ‘show off their coolness’

Reuters

U.S. names investigator as representative to China Boeing 737-800 crash probe

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Monday it had appointed a senior air safety investigator as a U.S. accredited representative to the investigation of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 near Wuzhou, China.

Benzinga

TuSimple Seeks Options At Subsidiary Level For Asia-Pacific-Focused Businesses

TuSimple Holdings Inc's (NASDAQ:TSP) Board intends to explore certain transactions at a subsidiary level for its Asia-Pacific-focused businesses. The company's board expects such a transaction can highlight the value in its Asia-Pacific-focused businesses and enhance overall value for shareholders. Related: TuSimple Shares Soar As It Looks To Divest China Operations "We believe this is…

Chicago Sun-Times

Chinese airliner crashes with 132 aboard in country’s south region

More than seven hours after communication was lost with the plane, there was still no word of survivors.

Benzinga

TuSimple Looks to Decouple From China. Others to Follow?

Key Takeaways: Autonomous truck company TuSimple is reportedly looking to spin off its China business, leaving its more advanced U.S. business as its main asset Such a spinoff could provide upside for company’s stock by significantly reducing U.S. national security concerns By Doug Young

Reuters

U.S., EU allies to coordinate on China in NATO, G7 meetings this week

U.S. President Joe Biden's bid to drive a wedge between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war will be a key topic of discussion this week when Biden travels to Brussels for talks with European leaders.

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