China

Tighter Pandemic Controls Imposed Ahead Of Olympics

More cities and areas in Henan have resorted to tough curbs as the central province reported 64 new locally-transmitted ... Read more

Fourteen Killed In Guizhou Landslide

The death toll from a landslide that hit Bijie City in Guizhou province on Monday has climbed to 14, Xinhua News Agency ... Read more

China Locks Down Yuzhou After Infections Reported

More than one million people in a city in central China were being confined to their homes on Tuesday after three asympt... Read more

15 Injured As Earthquake Hits Yunnan

Fifteen people were injured when a shallow earthquake hit southwestern China on Sunday afternoon and shook the popular t... Read more

Students Get New Year Chat With Tiangong Astronauts

Three mainland astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station chatted with youngsters from Hong Kong, Macau and Beijin... Read more

Mainland Reports 231 New Covid Cases, Mainly In Xian

The mainland reported 231 new confirmed coronavirus cases for December 31, up from 195 a day earlier, the country's heal... Read more

2021 A Year Of Exceptional Significance: Xi Jinping

President Xi Jinping has on Friday described 2021 as "a year of exceptional significance", in his New Year address aired... Read more

No Tattoos For Mainland Football Players

Chinese authorities have banned footballers from getting tattoos and instructed national team players who have been inke... Read more

Mainland Reports 182 New Local Covid Cases

The mainland on Monday recorded 182 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its d... Read more

Xi'an Further Tightens Anti-virus Measures

Xi'an tightened curbs on travel within the city on Monday as it started a new round of testing on the fifth day of a loc... Read more

Shenzhou Taikonauts Complete Second Spacewalk

Taikonauts who are working on the nation's first space station have taken part in the second spacewalk of their mission ... Read more

Man Dies, 2 Missing After Fishing Boat Catches Fire

A man died and a rescue operation was under way for at least two others who went missing after a mainland fishing vessel... Read more

Xi'an Cases Double, Mainland Total Hits 21-month High

The mainland reported its highest daily rise in local Covid-19 cases in 21 months as infections more than doubled in the... Read more

Sharp Jump In Covid Cases On The Mainland

China reported 140 new confirmed coronavirus cases for December 24, up from 87 a day earlier, the health authority said ... Read more

Japan Won't Send Govt Delegation To Winter Olympics

Japan will not send a government delegation to February's Winter Olympics in Beijing, it said on Friday. Responding t... Read more