China

Barricades For Covid Control Banned In Beijing

The city of Beijing said it will improve anti-Covid measures and ban the use of barricades for buildings in closed-off r... Read more

Mainland Reports 39,303 New Covid Cases

Mainland authorities on Sunday reported 39,303 new Covid cases, including 3,648 symptomatic infections and 35,858 cases ... Read more

Tsai Ing-wen Quits As DPP Head After Election Loss

Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan on Saturday after her strategy to fram... Read more

Macau Renews Licences For All Six Casino Operators

Macau's government said on Saturday its six incumbent casino operators would be given new licences to operate in the wor... Read more

Former National Team Coach Li Tie Investigated

Mainland authorities on Saturday said they had launched an investigation into former national football coach Li Tie, wit... Read more

Celebrity Kris Wu Jailed For 13 Years

Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been jailed for 13 years by a mainland court after he was found guilty of crimes i... Read more

10 Killed In Xinjiang Apartment Fire

An apartment fire on Thursday in the western region of Xinjiang killed 10 people and injured nine, state broadcaster CCT... Read more

Mainland Covid Cases Continue To Climb

The Chinese mainland reported 32,695 new local cases of Covid-19 for Thursday, another new record high, of which 3,041 w... Read more

Mainland Covid Infections Hit New High

The National Health Commission has reported the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic n... Read more

Mainland Covid Infections Rise To 28,883

Mainland health authorities reported 28,883 new local Covid infections for November 22, of which 2,641 were symptomatic ... Read more

China, US Hold 'productive' Defence Talks

Defence Minister Wei Fenghe on Tuesday told his US counterpart that Taiwan is at the core of China's core interests, and... Read more

Fire Kills 38 In Workshop In Central China

A fire has killed 38 people in a workshop in Anyang city in central China’s Henan province, state media said on Tuesda... Read more

Mainland Reports 27,899 New Covid-19 Cases

China Tuesday reported 27,899 new local cases across the mainland, of which 2,145 were symptomatic and 25,754 were asymp... Read more

Beijing Faces Most Severe Test Of Covid Pandemic

Beijing warned on Monday that it was facing its most severe test of the Covid-19 pandemic, shutting businesses and schoo... Read more

Mainland Covid Cases Fall Slightly, Except In Beijing

China reported 24,435 new Covid-19 infections on November 19, of which 2,267 were symptomatic and 22,168 were asymptomat... Read more