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Ukraine crisis: UK considering further military deployments and ‘unprecedented’ sanctions – as it happened

British foreign secretary Liz Truss says ‘those in and around the Kremlin will have nowhere to hide’

The Guardian - UK

Spotify adds content warnings as Joe Rogan apologises over Covid controversy

Music streaming giant Spotify has published its content policies, which have not been changed, and said it would add a content advisory to any podcasts discussing Covid-19. The move comes after a backlash over a recent episode of prominent vaccine skeptic Joe Rogan, which prompted musicians Neil Young and Joni…

France 24

Latest Ukraine updates: Russia, US exchange harsh words at UN

Ukraine news from January 31: Russia accuses the West of ‘whipping up tensions’ over Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

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Omicron Olympics: Critics say “closed loop” protects China, not athletes

The system for the Winter games has been called the strictest ever for a global sporting event.

Axios

China Says Average National Smog Levels Down 9.1% In 2021

Air pollution in 339 Chinese cities improved in 2021, with average concentrations of small, hazardous airborne particles known as PM2.5 down 9.1% from a year earlier to 30 micrograms per cubic meter, official data showed on Monday. China's official "interim" air quality standard is 35 micrograms, though the World Health…

Asharq Al-Awsat

San Francisco's Chinatown is caught between past and future

Ho Chee Boon, one of the most celebrated chefs in San Francisco, was about to lead me on a walking tour of Chinatown, where his new restaurant stands.

Los Angeles Times

China media freedom declining at ‘breakneck speed’: Report

Annual report from Foreign Correspondents Club says journalists face harassment, a hostile public and legal threats.

Al Jazeera

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Markets post worst month since 2020, as recovery slows and rate hike worries rise – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Australia to Host ‘Quad’ Meeting of Foreign Ministers

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Australia in February to meet counterparts from Japan, India and Australia to discuss Indo-Pacific coordination, the Australian government said on Monday. The two-day meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) foreign ministers comes amid the Biden administration's concerns about…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hong Kong leader delays filling post, raising questions about judiciary's independence

Hong Kong's leader has left open for more than five months a seat on the panel that selects the city's judges, three lawyers familiar with the situation said.

Reuters

China says average national smog levels down 9.1% in 2021

Reuters

Asian stocks follow Wall St higher at start of holiday week

Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher at the start of a week when China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets will close for the Lunar New Year holiday

The Independent UK

CCP-led preparations dictate only success

BEIJING -- Beijing will be the first city in history to have hosted the Summer and Winter Olympics when the Winter Games start on Feb. 4.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Religious groups call for amnesty for Hong Kongers charged under national security law

A coalition of Christians and Catholics on Monday called on Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to drop charges against media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other political activists jailed or in custody under a China-imposed national security law.

Reuters

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Covid news: UK health secretary says mandatory vaccination for NHS workers ‘no longer proportionate’ – as it happened

Sajid Javid says says mandatory jabs were ‘right policy at the time’ but announces review

Reuters

Hong Kong home affairs chief resigns after COVID-hit birthday bash scandal

Hong Kong's Secretary for Home Affairs resigned on Monday weeks after attending the birthday party of a delegate to China's legislature, where two of some 200 guests tested positive for COVID-19.

Tribune News Service

Japan set to pass China human rights resolution before Olympics

Japan’s parliament is set to pass a resolution expressing concern about Uyghur human rights as early as Tuesday, in a move likely to irritate China days before the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Reuters

China punishes cold-chain managers for 'obstructing' COVID prevention

Investigations into China's cold-chain sector have led to several managers, officials and business owners being punished for failing to meet COVID-19 prevention standards, the country's corruption watchdog said in a notice.

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The Independent UK

Asian stocks follow Wall St higher at start of holiday week

Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher at the start of a week when China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets will close for the Lunar New Year holiday

Axios

Report: Foreign journalists in China face "unprecedented" pressure and intimidation

Most journalists told the report they'd been "obstructed at least once by police or other officials."

ABC News

China bans meat from tenth Australian abattoir in response to media reports, says analyst

Meat processing giant Teys has been informed by Chinese authorities that its Naracoorte plant in South Australia which had a high-profile COVID-19 outbreak earlier in the year, has been temporarily suspended from exporting to China.

Reuters

Olympics-COVID cases mount as athletes, personnel arrive in Beijing

During the past four days China has detected 119 COVID-19 cases among athletes and personnel involved in the Beijing Winter Olympics, with authorities imposing a "closed loop" bubble to keep participants, staff and media separated from the public.

The Guardian - UK

Foreign journalists in China subject to rising intimidation, survey finds

Report says heightened dangers have prompted at least six to leave and many others to develop emergency exit plans

The Hindu

Amid chill in relations, new PLA history returns spotlight to 1962 war

The downturn in ties has coincided with greater interest in China in the 1962 war, which hasn’t been covered as extensively in the media as Korean War or war with Japan

Bangkok Post

IMF Says China's Economic Imbalances Have Worsened

Imbalances in the Chinese economy have worsened and delayed China's transition to consumption-led growth, the International Monetary Fund said in an annual review on Friday, slashing its outlook for the country this year.

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