China coal mine blast kills at least 90, more missing
23 May 2026, 13:39 PM
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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
Trump says talks with Xi 'extremely positive and productive'
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
China's great reopening may come too late for many businesses
The culinary tourism business of Brian Bergey and his wife Ruixi Hu has persevered in China through three years of harsh Covid-19 restrictions.
22 November 2022, 11:19 AM
36 killed in China factory fire
Thirty-six people were killed and two remain missing after a fire at a factory in central China, state media said Tuesday, citing local authorities.
22 November 2022, 01:37 AM
‘Long way to go’
China yesterday welcomed a deal struck at the landmark COP27 climate summit in Egypt, but warned there was still a “long way to go” for global cooperation in curbing rising temperatures.
21 November 2022, 18:00 PM
China reports first Covid death since May
China reported the death of an 87-year-old man in Beijing yesterday as its first fatality from Covid-19 in six months, with cases rising despite a stringent zero-Covid policy.
20 November 2022, 18:00 PM
China reports 24,473 new Covid cases; some Beijing businesses shut
China reported a slight decline in new CoviD-19 cases yesterday as numerous cities battled outbreaks, and as restaurants and other businesses in Beijing shut after authorities urged people to stay home over the weekend.
19 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Panda gifted by China to Taiwan dies
A panda that China gifted to Taiwan 14 years ago as a symbol of what were then warmer ties died yesterday, after suffering a spate of seizures,
19 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Xi spat with Trudeau lays bare China’s frayed ties with Canada
Chinese President Xi Jinping scolded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an on-camera dressing down at the G20 summit, an unusual public spat that could further complicate strained relations between the countries.
17 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Xi spat with Trudeau lays bare China's frayed ties with Canada
Chinese President Xi Jinping scolded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an on-camera dressing down at the G20 summit, an unusual public spat that could further complicate strained relations between the countries..Video recorded by reporters at the Bali summit for world leaders on We
17 November 2022, 14:32 PM
China attacking Taiwan would be 'strategic mistake' like Russia invading Ukraine: top US general
The Pentagon's top general warned Wednesday that any Chinese attack on Taiwan would be a strategic mistake as bad as Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
16 November 2022, 19:13 PM
Sunak-Xi meeting at G20 cancelled
A planned meeting between Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit has
16 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Xi urges better ties in rare summit with Australia
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for soured relations with Australia to “improve” and “develop”, as the two countries held a first formal summit in more than five years.
15 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Xi returns to global stage at G20 after Covid isolation
China’s Xi Jinping was the leader everyone wanted to meet at this week’s G20 summit, where he took centre stage in a carefully choreographed appearance after three years of self-imposed pandemic isolation.
15 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Covid lockdowns: Hundreds protest in southern China
Protesters in southern China clashed with police in a rare display of public opposition to anti-Covid measures, videos posted online showed, after lockdowns in the area were extended over a surge in infections.
15 November 2022, 12:35 PM
Biden, Xi clash on Taiwan
Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping yesterday clashed over Taiwan but found areas of common ground, including a joint warning against Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
14 November 2022, 18:00 PM
China warns US on Taiwan briefing
China yesterday condemned a White House plan to brief Taiwan on the results of a much-anticipated meeting between President Joe Biden and his counterpart, Xi Jinping, next week on the sidelines of a G20 gathering in Indonesia.
11 November 2022, 18:00 PM
China virus cases at six-month high despite lockdowns
China reported its highest daily Covid caseload in six months yesterday, despite grinding lockdowns that have heavily disrupted manufacturing, education and day-to-day life.
7 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Couple gets married at 94 in China after being apart for 70 years
After 70 years apart, childhood friends Xu Guizhen and Cao Zhenwei have been reunited and got married at the sprightly age of 94, He Qi reports in Shanghai.
7 November 2022, 06:35 AM
Xi, Scholz warn against ‘irresponsible’ nuke threats
Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday condemned threats to use atomic weapons in Ukraine, with Scholz warning that Russia risked “crossing a line” in the international community by resorting to nuclear force.
4 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Ailing panda brings Taiwan, China closer
Chinese veterinary experts have been invited to Taiwan, zoo officials said yesterday, for a rare visit between the two sides after a male panda that symbolised an era of warmer ties was moved into end of life care.
28 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Xi Jinping expected to visit Saudi Arabia
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Saudi Arabia, the oil-rich kingdom’s foreign minister said. Prince Faisal bin Farhan hailed the “historical and solid relationship” between the major oil exporter and Beijing after talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
28 October 2022, 18:00 PM