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British Airways to pause flights to Beijing

British Airways (BA) is to halt flights to the Chinese capital. BA saidit will pause its route to Beijing from 26 October, but continue daily flights to Shanghai and Hong…

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What caused the record rainfall in Beijing and northern China?

By Ethan Wang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Extreme rain battered Beijing, Tianjin and the province of Hebei in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri in late July, causing widespread…

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Beijing sizzles with hot weather alert at highest level

By Ryan Woo and Casey Hall BEIJING, June 23 (Reuters) - Beijing upgraded its hot weather warning on Friday to "red", the highest in its colour-coded alert system, as many…

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Beijing Olympics says growing COVID cases are “within controllable range”

The COVID-19 situation at the Beijing Winter Olympics is within the "expected controllable range", despite increasing positive cases being detected, a senior official at China's Olympics Pandemic Prevention and Control…

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Beijing city calls for less holiday travel to reduce COVID risks

BEIJING, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Beijing city said on Saturday it is advising residents not to leave town during a major holiday season in early 2022, part of efforts to…

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Beijing city tightens COVID guidance for travel from Chinese areas with overland ports

BEIJING, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Beijing city said individuals who recently visited overland ports of entry on China's borders should avoid the Chinese capital, with national authorities concerned over the…

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Beijing city imposes COVID restrictions on conferences, events

BEIJING, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Authorities in Beijing city imposed new curbs on conferences and events after confirming on Thursday six locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including individuals who had attended…

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Jack Ma loses title as China’s richest man after coming under Beijing’s scrutiny

Alibaba and Ant Group founder Jack Ma has lost the title of China's richest man, a list published on Tuesday showed, as his peers prospered while his empire was put under heavy scrutiny by…

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China pays respect to Mao ahead of 70-year celebrations

Chinese Communist Party leader and President Xi Jinping led other top officials Monday in paying respects to the founder of the communist state, Mao Zedong, ahead of a massive celebration…

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Photo Story: Preparations for the upcoming 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC

Chinese military aircraft fly over a suburban district during a rehearsal in Beijing, China, 22 September 2019. China will hold a massive military parade on 01 October 2019 to…

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Arabic, Muslim symbols ordered to be taken down in Beijing

Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an expanding national effort…

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Italy rolls out the red carpet for President Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, later today arrives in Italy for a three-day visit where the highlight is expected to be Italy’s signing up to China’s multi-billion pound Belt…

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China says it’s normal Belt and Road Initiative has sparked debate

China said that it is normal that Italy's potential involvement in its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), nicknamed the Silk Road, has sparked debate. The initiative is a massive infrastructure…

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