China

Private Economy Must Be Supported: Vice Premier

Vice Premier Liu He says the private economy must be supported and "guidelines and policies for supporting the private e... Read more

Germany's New Ambassador To China Dies

German ambassador to China Jan Hecker has died, barely two weeks into the job, the European nation's foreign office said... Read more

Mainland Reports 28 New Covid Cases

Mainland China reported 28 new Covid-19 cases on September 3, the same as a day earlier, with one local transmission and... Read more

China To Set Up Stock Exchange In Beijing

President Xi Jinping on Thursday said the country will set up a stock exchange in Beijing, to serve small and medium-siz... Read more

'Ball In Washington's Court For Climate Cooperation'

Beijing has challenged the US to fix relations with it in order to make progress on climate change, the foreign ministry... Read more

Ride-hailing Firms Told To End 'disorderly Expansion'

Mainland regulators have summoned ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing and 10 other car platforms to demand they cease "disor... Read more

Mainland Cuts Time Children Can Spend On Online Games

Chinese regulators on Monday slashed the amount of time players under the age of 18 can spend on online games to an hour... Read more

China Bans Exams For Six-year-olds To Relieve Stress

Beijing on Monday banned written exams for six- and seven-year-olds, as part of sweeping education reforms aimed at reli... Read more

Wang Yi, Antony Blinken Discuss Afghanistan By Phone

Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed Afghanistan and US-China relations in a phon... Read more

China Reports 21 New Covid Cases, No Deaths

China reported 21 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for August 27, down from 32 a day earlier, according t... Read more

China Sets Rules On Algorithms That Guide Consumers

China on Friday announced new rules to limit the power of computer programmes used to drive the choices of the country's... Read more

Actress Zheng Shuang Hit With US$46 Mn Tax Fine

Top Chinese actress Zheng Shuang was hit with a US$46 million tax evasion fine on Friday while references to film star Z... Read more

China Accuses US Of Scapegoating Over Covid Origins

China has gone on the offensive ahead of the release of a US intelligence report on the origins of the coronavirus, brin... Read more

China Vaccines Effective Against Delta Variant: Study

Inactivated Covid-19 vaccines developed by China curbed the spread of the Delta variant during a May outbreak in Guangzh... Read more

Mainland Reports Four New Local Covid Infections

The mainland recorded four new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Saturday of which three were in Shanghai and one in... Read more