China

Another 52 People Come Down With Covid In Shaanxi

A day after enforcing a strict lockdown on 13 million people in Xi'an - the ancient capital of Shaanxi - mainland offici... Read more

Xi'an Comes Under Lockdown To Rein In Covid Spread

China ordered the lockdown of as many as 13 million people in neighborhoods and workplaces in the northern city of Xi'an... Read more

Travel Curbs In Xi'an Over Surge In Covid Cases

The northern city of Xi'an dramatically tightened Covid travel controls on Wednesday to fight a growing outbreak, with p... Read more

Support Of Economy To Be Stepped Up: State Planner

China has the confidence, condition, and ability to keep economic growth at a reasonable level, a senior state planning ... Read more

China Imposes Counter Sanctions On US Nationals

China said on Tuesday it has imposed sanctions on four US nationals in what it says is a "reciprocal countermeasure" to ... Read more

NPCSC Expected To Pass C-section Bill

China will give pregnant women the right to chose a caesarean birth for babies even if husbands object, state media repo... Read more

PBOC Steps In To Maintain Mainland Banking Liquidity

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) on Tuesday conducted a total of 20 billion yuan (about US$3.1 billion) of reverse repu... Read more

Expressway Collapse Leaves Four Dead In Hubei

Four people were killed and another eight injured when part of a bridge ramp collapsed on Saturday in Ezhou City, in cen... Read more

Workers Trapped In Flooded Mine In Shanxi

Authorities in Shanxi province were on Thursday in a race against time to try to rescue 22 people trapped in a flooded c... Read more

China, Russia Boost Ties In Leaders' Video Call

President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a video call on Wednesday to discuss bilateral rela... Read more

Guangzhou Reports First Imported Omicron Case

Guangzhou has placed an area under lockdown after the city reported its first Omicron coronavirus infection. The case... Read more

China Remembers Victims Of Nanjing Massacre

A national commemoration was held in Nanjing on Monday to mark the 84th anniversary of the massacre in the city by Japan... Read more

Border Cities Told To Beef Up Testing For Covid

The central government has ordered some border cities to beef up vigilance against Covid-19 with measures such as mandat... Read more

Beijing Hails Nicaragua's Decision To Switch Ties

China has commended Nicaragua on its "right" decision to re-establish diplomatic ties and to break off relations with Ta... Read more

UN Chief To Attend Beijing Winter Olympics

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, his spokesman said on Thursday, afte... Read more