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Putin heads to Beijing for Xi talks
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM
China
5.2-magnitude quake kills two in south China: state media
18 May 2026, 11:41 AM
Asia
Taiwan says it will deepen US ties after Trump-Xi meeting
15 May 2026, 20:27 PM
Asia
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14 May 2026, 17:38 PM
World
China confirms Trump's visit this week
11 May 2026, 08:21 AM
World
China fireworks factory explosion kills 21, injures 61
5 May 2026, 08:47 AM
China
Residents return to ravaged homes months after Hong Kong fire
20 April 2026, 09:53 AM
China
China intensifies Iran diplomacy
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM
China
China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over Taiwan trips
31 March 2026, 00:32 AM
China
Beijing says US media, politicians used balloon incident 'as pretext to smear China'
Beijing said today that US media and politicians had taken advantage of US allegations that China flew an espionage balloon over the northwest United States.
4 February 2023, 06:30 AM
Spy balloon over US: China says working to 'verify' reports
China today said it was working to verify the facts around US claims that Beijing flew a spy balloon over its territory, warning against "hype" over the issue.
3 February 2023, 09:18 AM
China’s Sichuan to scrap 3-child limit
Southwest China’s Sichuan province will lift its three-child birth limit and remove restrictions on single parents as the world’s most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis.
30 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Demographic crisis: China's Sichuan to scrap three-child limit
Southwest China's Sichuan province will lift its three-child birth limit and remove restrictions on single parents as the world's most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis..China's population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data released
30 January 2023, 14:07 PM
China logs 13,000 deaths in a week
China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population had already been infected.
22 January 2023, 18:00 PM
China reports nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a week
China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population had already been infected.
22 January 2023, 11:12 AM
Death toll rises to 20, eight missing
The death toll from an avalanche that struck a road in mountainous Tibet this week has risen to 20, state television reported yesterday. The snowslide occurred
20 January 2023, 18:00 PM
China ends de facto ban on Marvel films after nearly 4 years
Walt Disney Co's DIS.N Marvel Studios has announced the February release dates for Black Panther and Ant-Man sequels in China, marking the first time in nearly four years that the Communist country has allowed Marvel movies into its cinemas. .Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will arrive in C
18 January 2023, 07:28 AM
China faces demographic crisis
China’s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed yesterday, as the birth rate slows in the face of mounting financial pressures and shifting social attitudes.
17 January 2023, 18:00 PM
China population shrinks for first time in 60 yr
China’s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed yesterday, as the birth rate slows in the face of mounting financial pressures and shifting social attitudes.
17 January 2023, 18:00 PM
China’s population shrinks first time since 1961
China's population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers with profound implications for its economy.reat Famine of 1961, also lends weight t
17 January 2023, 03:19 AM
2 dead, 34 injured in China chemical plant blast
A chemical plant explosion in China has killed two people and injured 34, state media reported Monday..The blast happened on Sunday afternoon at a factory in northeastern Liaoning province's Panshan County, according to state broadcaster CCTV..Twelve people are missing after the expl
16 January 2023, 03:22 AM
China reports huge rise in Covid-19 deaths after data criticism
China said on Saturday nearly 60,000 people with Covid-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month, a huge increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country's coronavirus data.
15 January 2023, 04:18 AM
Covid surge in China: Nearly 60,000 deaths reported in a month
China's health authorities reported on Saturday almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released by the government since it loosened its virus restrictions in early December..China has been widely accused of underreporting its number of coronavir
14 January 2023, 12:31 PM
China operates first domestic Boeing 737 MAX flight since 2019
A Boeing 737 MAX took off from southern China yesterday, the first domestic flight using the aircraft model since March 2019 when it was grounded after two deadly crashes.
13 January 2023, 18:00 PM
China scraps visa-free transit for S Koreans, Japanese
Beijing yesterday said it would scrap visa-free transit for South Korean and Japanese citizens, stepping up a diplomatic tit-for-tat after both countries placed travel curbs on visitors from China.
11 January 2023, 18:00 PM
China blocks Japan, South Korea visas
China suspended issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan yesterday, after announcing it would retaliate against countries that required negative Covid-19 tests from Chinese travellers.
10 January 2023, 18:00 PM
China suspends short-term visas for S Korean, Japanese visitors
China has suspended issuing some visas for South Korea and Japan in Beijing’s first retaliation against Covid-related curbs on Chinese travellers.
10 January 2023, 07:10 AM
China carries out combat drills around Taiwan again
Taiwan yesterday condemned China for holding its second military combat drills around the island in less than a month, with the defence ministry saying it had detected 57 Chinese aircraft.
9 January 2023, 18:00 PM
90pc of people in China province infected with Covid: official
Almost 90 percent of people in China’s third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top official said yesterday, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.
9 January 2023, 18:00 PM