China

Italy Breaks Ranks To Join Belt And Road

Italy has signed an agreement with China to take part in Beijing's new "Silk Road" of transport and trade links stretchi... Read more

Kaohsiung Mayor Denies "betraying" His People

The Kuomintang mayor of Kaohsiung, Han Kuo-yu, has angrily denied that he is getting too close to the mainland after bei... Read more

Bus Catches Fire In Hunan Killing 26

Twenty six people were killed and 30 injured after a tourist bus caught fire on the mainland, local officials said. T... Read more

Death Toll In Chemical Plant Blast Rises To 64

The death toll in a chemical plant explosion in China rose to 64 on Saturday but rescuers found a survivor among more th... Read more

Xi Starts Italy Visit With Key Pact In Focus

President Xi Jinping kicked off a whistlestop European tour in Rome on Friday amid growing Western unease over Italy joi... Read more

Factory In Jiangsu Blast Was Linked To Toxic Waste

President Xi Jinping ordered local governments on Friday to prevent any more industrial disasters as local reports indic... Read more

Car Ploughs Into Crowd In Hubei, Six Killed

A man rammed a car into a crowd in Hubei province on Friday, killing six people and injuring eight others before he was ... Read more

Yancheng Blast Toll Rises To 47 Dead, 640 Injured

The death toll from a huge explosion at a chemical plant in Jiangsu province surged to 47 on Friday, making it one of t... Read more

Chemical Plant Blast Kills At Least Six

A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in eastern China on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens a... Read more

Finland To Probe Report Of Nokia China Leaks

Finnish authorities will launch an investigation into claims that Nokia phones have been transmitting users' personal da... Read more

EU Officials Invited To Check Xinjiang Camps

China said on Thursday it had invited European diplomats to visit the restive northwest region of Xinjiang, where Beijin... Read more

Beijing Protests Over Taiwan Leader's US Transit

Bejing on Thursday protested over Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's planned stopover in the United States after a visit... Read more

Tsai Ing-wen Signs Up For Presidential Race

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday registered for the Democratic Progressive Party's presidential primaries as ... Read more

Jailed Lawyer's Wife Says Trial Court Has No Data

The wife of jailed human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was stopped from approaching the top court in Beijing on Thursday,... Read more

Huge Blast Rocks Jiangsu Chemical Plant

A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in Jiangsu province on Thursday, injuring at least 12 people and shattering the... Read more