China yesterday condemned a French parliament resolution that accuses Beijing of carrying out a genocide against its Uyghur Muslim population, a move that has strained ties two weeks before the Winter Olympics. 

A Chinese couple who were trapped on a never-ending date thanks to a coronavirus lockdown have been relieved to find that love, not Covid-19, is in the air.

China’s birth rate plummeted to a record low last year, official data showed yesterday, as analysts warn that faster-than-expected ageing could deepen economic growth concerns.

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday warned that confrontation between major powers could have “catastrophic consequences” in a speech to world leaders at an all-virtual Davos forum. 

The birth rate in China plummeted to a record low last year, official data showed Monday, as analysts warn that faster-than-expected ageing could deepen economic growth concerns.

An Omicron case has been detected in Beijing, officials in the Chinese capital said yesterday, as the country battles multiple outbreaks of the highly transmissible coronavirus variant ahead of the Winter Olympics.

China reaffirmed its opposition to unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran as the Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers announced the launch of a 25-year cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening economic and political ties.

China has accelerated settlement-building along its disputed border with Bhutan, with more than 200 structures, including two-storey buildings,

Inflation in China eased in December thanks to falling food and commodity costs, with analysts saying Wednesday’s figures give policymakers room to unveil measures to kickstart the stuttering economy including interest rate cuts.

Afghanistan’s ambassador to China left a colourful resignation note for his post-Taliban takeover successor yesterday -- revealing that staff had not been paid for months and that a lone receptionist had been left to answer phones.

A building housing a canteen in Chongqing in China's southwest collapsed on Friday after an explosion suspected to have been caused by a gas leak, killing at least 16, state broadcaster CCTV said.

Hospital officials in the northern Chinese city of Xi’an have been punished after a pregnant woman miscarried after being refused entry, reportedly for not having current Covid-19 test results.

A landslide at a construction site in southwest China’s Guizhou province has killed at least 14 people, state media reported yesterday.

More than one million people in a city in central China were being confined to their homes on Tuesday after three asymptomatic coronavirus cases were recorded in the country's latest mass lockdown.

Thirty-three years after he was abducted, a man finally reunited with his family, thanks to a hand-drawn map of his hometown.

Twenty-two people were injured when a shallow earthquake hit southwestern China yesterday afternoon and shook the popular tourist city of Lijiang, local authorities said.

China will take “drastic measures” if Taiwan makes moves towards independence, a Beijing official warned yesterday, adding that Taiwan’s provocations and outside meddling could intensify next year. 

China has replaced Chen Quanguo, who as Communist Party chief in the Xinjiang region oversaw a security crackdown targeting

Chinese lawmakers are discussing new rules to prevent workplace discrimination and sexual harassment against women amid a string of high-profile cases in recent months.

US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law legislation that bans imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor, the White House said, provoking an angry Chinese condemnation.