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Warnings Upgraded As Record Floods Hit Southern China

After weeks of pounding rains, two provinces in southern China upgraded warnings on Tuesday as floods reached record lev... Read more

'Public Views Mixed' As Macau Testing Ends

A three-day citywide Covid testing exercise in Macau was coming to an end on Tuesday, with authorities keen to prevent a... Read more

Long Queues Form At Testing Centres In Macau

Long queues formed outside Covid-19 testing centres in Macau on Monday as the SAR continues a mass testing exercise. ... Read more

Taiwan Hit By 6 Magnitude Quake, No Immediate Damage

Buildings shook briefly in the city of Taipei on Monday as a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's eastern coast, but... Read more

Mass Covid Testing In Macau After 12 Cases Found

Macau on Sunday announced a mass Covid testing exercise after 12 coronavirus cases were found in the SAR. All schools ha... Read more

Mainland Reports 159 New Covid Cases

The mainland reported 159 new coronavirus cases for June 18, of which 36 were symptomatic and 123 were asymptomatic, the... Read more

At Least One Dies In Shanghai Chemical Plant Fire

At least one person was killed in a large fire at a Shanghai chemical plant that shot clouds of smoke across the city on... Read more

Xi To Host Summit For Brics Emerging Economies

President Xi Jinping will host a virtual summit with top leaders from Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa next week, ... Read more

China Launches Third Aircraft Carrier: State Media

China on Friday launched its third aircraft carrier, Fujian, a warship entirely designed and built domestically, state m... Read more

China Urges World Cup Organisers To Fix Fan Labelling

Beijing on Thursday urged World Cup organisers in Qatar to respect the "one-China" principle, after a reference to China... Read more

All Sides Should Work To Resolve Ukraine Crisis: Xi

President Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call on Wednesday that all parties should work... Read more

Six Dead In China After Heavy Rainfall

Heavy rain in China has claimed six lives this week and forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people. Five people die... Read more

Australia PM Says Beijing Should Lift Trade Sanctions

China needs to lift its sanctions on Australia to improve relations, Australia's prime minister said on Tuesday, as he w... Read more

China Vows To Adapt Better To Climate Change

China's economy and society are at increasing risk from climate change and the country needs to improve adaptation mecha... Read more

Beijing Tightens Covid Restrictions Over Bar Cluster

Authorities in the capital Beijing on Monday raced to contain a Covid-19 outbreak traced to a raucous 24-hour bar known ... Read more