Putin heads to Beijing for Xi talks
AFP, Beijing
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM China
Taiwan says it will deepen US ties after Trump-Xi meeting
Reuters, Taipei
15 May 2026, 20:27 PM Asia
China confirms Trump's visit this week
AFP
11 May 2026, 08:21 AM World
China fireworks factory explosion kills 21, injures 61
AFP, Beijing
5 May 2026, 08:47 AM China
Residents return to ravaged homes months after Hong Kong fire
AFP, Hong Kong
20 April 2026, 09:53 AM China
China intensifies Iran diplomacy
Reuters, Beijing
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM China
China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over Taiwan trips
AFP, Beijing
31 March 2026, 00:32 AM China

China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia's H200 AI chips, sources say

The approval covers several hundred thousand H200 chips and was granted during Nvidia.
28 January 2026, 10:28 AM

Protect UN’s central role in global affairs

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on countries to protect the “central role” of the United Nations in international affairs, urging his Brazilian counterpart yesterday to help safeguard international norms, state media reported.
24 January 2026, 03:17 AM

China's birth rate falls to lowest on record: official data

It marks the lowest birth rate since records by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) began in 1949
19 January 2026, 13:48 PM

China, Canada reach landmark deal on tariffs, visas

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on a raft of measures from trade to tourism yesterday at the first meeting between the countries’ leaders in Beijing in eight years.
17 January 2026, 00:00 AM

China says it cannot accept countries acting as 'world judge' after US captures Maduro

Sovereignty of all countries must be protected, foreign minister says
5 January 2026, 06:19 AM

China's birth-rate push sputters as couples stay child-free

The nation is dealing with a looming demographic crisis
5 January 2026, 05:36 AM

China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate

Condoms and contraceptive pills now incur 13% VAT
2 January 2026, 04:25 AM

China launches war games around Taiwan as island vows to defend democracy

This marks China's sixth major round of war games since 2022 after then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the democratically governed island
29 December 2025, 03:54 AM

China slaps sanctions on 20 US firms

China has announced fresh sanctions on 20 US defence firms, including a Boeing branch, over Washington’s latest arms sales to Taiwan, the island Beijing claims.
27 December 2025, 18:00 PM

China’s rare-earth magnet exports hit second-highest ever in Nov

China’s exports of rare-earth magnets rose to the second-highest level on record in November, the first full month after the US and China agreed to streamline exports of the elements.
20 December 2025, 18:00 PM

China harming regional peace

Beijing’s actions are “not conducive to regional peace”, Japan’s defence minister and US counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed during a call after Chinese aircraft locked radar on Japanese jets near Taiwan, Tokyo said yesterday.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Mexico approves measure raising tariffs on Chinese imports

Changing tariffs will also affect South Korea, India, Indonesia, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan and Brazil
11 December 2025, 02:31 AM

Fire kills 12 in south China residential building: state media

It comes after a huge blaze last month engulfed several high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong
10 December 2025, 04:48 AM

China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion despite plunge in US-bound exports

Exports climbed 5.9 percent year-on-year in November, reversing the slight decline recorded in October
8 December 2025, 06:27 AM

Xi woos Macron with sightseeing trip

Chinese leader Xi Jinping accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron to Chengdu yesterday, a rare gesture seemingly reserved for the head of Europe’s second-largest economy that highlights Beijing’s focus on Paris in its ties with the European Union.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 75, government says

The death toll from a fire that tore through a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen to 75, the city's government said late on Thursday
27 November 2025, 06:46 AM

Train hits China railway workers, killing 11: local authority

The cause of the crash was under investigation
27 November 2025, 06:25 AM

China launches Shenzhou-22 early for stranded space station crew

China conducted an urgent unmanned spacecraft launch yesterday, after damage to a previous mission’s return capsule left the crew on its space station without a means of getting back to Earth.
25 November 2025, 18:52 PM

Xi holds call with Trump

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump discussed bilateral cooperation and the issue of Taiwan in a phone call yesterday, Beijing’s state news agency Xinhua reported.
24 November 2025, 18:58 PM

China slams Japan’s plans to deploy missiles near Taiwan

China yesterday slammed Japan’s decision to push ahead with a planned deployment of missiles on an island near Taiwan, escalating a weeks-long diplomatic spat.
24 November 2025, 18:00 PM