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Asia virus latest: No China growth target; Olympic warning

Trump urges US reopening as China premier warns of challenges

Before the pandemic, Beijing was widely expected to announce a growth target of around six percent this year.

North Korea was among the first countries to seal its border with China after COVID-19 first emerged, said Alexander Matsegora, Russia's ambassador to the country.

China military budget growth slows to 6.6%

'This is the end of Hong Kong': China pushes security law after unrest

Trump urges quicker US reopening from virus lockdown

Stocks retreat as virus fears temper lockdown easing

China's premier to address nation on pandemic, economy

Trudeau says China just doesn't get Canada's independent judiciary

The Trump administration is expected to inform Moscow of the decision Friday.

Senate approves Trump political ally as US intelligence czar

Team Trump’s inability to get the Ukraine allegations to stick, or to successfully paint Biden as “China’s puppet,” or the early vagaries of so-called “Obamagate” proves that the 2016 strategy that worked so well for him does not directly translate to 2020.

Asia virus latest: cyclone prompts infection fears; Tokyo 2020 logo row

Madagascar's 'green gold' against COVID-19 seeks nod beyond Africa

Legislation is to be introduced Friday at the National People's Congress, which opened its meeting Thursday.

China's top political meetings open with minute silence over virus, threat to US

U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday on more grim economic data.

According to Alice Wells, the soon to be retired top U.S. diplomat for South Asia, there are similarities between China’s aggressive actions on the China-Indian border and in the waters of the South China Sea.

Robot dog on virus park patrol in Singapore

In March, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt was on a scheduled deployment to the 7th Naval Fleet in Yokosuka, Japan, when a COVID-19 outbreak on board forced the ship to dock in Guam.