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

Chinese president visits Vietnam in bid to counter US

China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam Tuesday for his first visit in six years, as he seeks to counter the United States' growing influence with the communist nation. .Xi will meet the leader of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, after Hanoi upgraded diplomatic t
12 December 2023, 05:59 AM

China’s carrier passes through Taiwan Strait

A Chinese naval formation led by the Shandong aircraft carried sailed through the Taiwan Strait yesterday, Taipei’s defence ministry said.
11 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Positive peace talks held over Myanmar conflict: China

China said yesterday that peace talks had been held over the conflict in northern Myanmar and yielded “positive results”, after weeks of fighting between the country’s junta and ethnic minority armed groups.
11 December 2023, 18:00 PM

China says peace talks held over north Myanmar conflict, 'positive results'

China said Monday that peace talks had been held over the conflict in northern Myanmar and yielded "positive results", after weeks of fighting between the country's junta and ethnic minority armed groups
11 December 2023, 08:33 AM

Philippines, China trade accusations

The Philippines and China yesterday traded accusations over a collision of their vessels near a disputed shoalin the South China Sea as tensions over claims in the vital waterway escalate.
10 December 2023, 18:00 PM

12 Chinese fighters cross Taiwan Strait

Taiwan said yesterday that 12 Chinese fighter jets and a suspected weather balloon had crossed the Taiwan Strait’s sensitive median line, in a ratcheting up of tensions about a month before the island’s presidential election.
8 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Don’t engage in ‘confrontation’

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned top EU officials yesterday that China and Europe should not view each other as rivals or “engage in confrontation” due to their different political systems,
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM

BID to “Influence” Next Polls: Taiwan probes free China trips

Taiwanese prosecutors said yesterday they were investigating five people over accusations they had arranged free trips to China for dozens of voters in a bid to “influence” next month’s elections.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM

China launches world’s first 4G nuclear reactor

China began commercial operations of the world’s first next-generation, gas-cooled nuclear reactor power plant, state media reported yesterday.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Ethical journalism: World Media Summit opens in China

Global media leaders have gathered in southern China's Guangzhou to discuss ways to ensure accurate reporting and ethical journalism in the age of digitalisation
5 December 2023, 17:49 PM

Respiratory disease due to known pathogens

China’s surge in respiratory illness is caused by known pathogens and there is no sign of new infectious diseases, a health official said on Saturday as the country faces its first full winter since lifting strict Covid-19 restrictions.
2 December 2023, 18:00 PM

China navy ships arrive in Myanmar

Three Chinese navy ships have arrived in Myanmar for joint drills with its navy, the country’s junta said, as a border conflict strains ties between the Southeast Asian nation and its most important ally.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM

11 dead in northeast China mine accident

At least 11 people were killed in an accident at a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang province today, state media said
28 November 2023, 12:57 PM

Beijing court begins compensation hearings for MH370 victims

A Beijing court on Monday began hearing compensation cases filed by the families of dozens of Chinese people who died on board a Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared almost 10 years ago
27 November 2023, 07:10 AM

China seeks more fever clinics to combat surge

China’s health ministry yesterday urged local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics as the country grapples with a surge in respiratory illnesses in its first full winter since easing Covid-19 restrictions.
26 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Myanmar armed group seizes China-Myanmar border crossing

An ethnic minority armed group in Myanmar has seized control from the country's ruling junta of a lucrative border crossing to China, local media and a security source said Sunday
26 November 2023, 07:33 AM

What we know so far about surging respiratory illnesses in China

Cases of respiratory illnesses have been surging in northern China, particularly among children, sparking speculation online of a new pandemic threat four years after Covid-19 first emerged in the country
26 November 2023, 05:35 AM

Chinese military holds drills near Myanmar border

China’s military began “combat training activities” from yesterday on its side of the border with Myanmar, it said on social media, a day after a convoy of trucks carrying goods into the neighbouring Southeast Asian nation went up in flames.
25 November 2023, 18:00 PM

China grapples with respiratory illness spike

China called for vigilance yesterday as a surge of respiratory illness hit schools and hospitals and the World Health Organization, which has asked the government for disease data, said no unusual or novel pathogens had been detected.
24 November 2023, 18:00 PM

WHO asks China for more data on outbreak

The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country, but Beijing offered no public comment yesterday.
23 November 2023, 18:00 PM