The daughter of Ho Feng-Shan, a Vienna-based diplomat who in WWII issued thousands of illicit exit visas to Shanghai, protests the blurring of fact and fiction in 'Night Angels'

Activists call for political freedoms, claim strict virus lockdowns had hampered response to deadly blaze in Urumqi; protests not seen since 1989 pro-democracy movement

Police forcibly clear demonstrators who chant against powerful president in financial capital Shanghai; street protests erupt in several cities and reported at 50 universities

City of 25 million only reports 25 coronavirus deaths despite major outbreak in recent months; Chinese authorities use less transparent, inconsistent methods of tallying statistics

As the pandemic achieves some normalcy in North America after two years, Asia’s ‘zero COVID’ countries are in their third year -- and a new wave

Times of Israel editor speaks about the complex geopolitical history behind Russian invasion; Tal Schneider reports from Greece; Aaron Boxerman dives into Shanghai-posting scandal

'It is a great privilege to be the first Arab woman to serve in such a senior diplomatic role,' says Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi; move seen as also shoring up coalition stability

Rose Girone fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai, where her ability to knit didn't just keep her family from starvation - her professional colleagues also gave her the strength to go on

Chinese authorities eager to draw attention to the 20,000 European Jews who escaped Nazi atrocities by sheltering in the city, where they remained throughout the war

Despite longstanding measures to maintain distance, communities across China, Japan, and Korea manage to still come together -- and are even planning for communal Passovers