China

2.5mn US Vaccines On Way To Taiwan

The United States is shipping 2.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan on Saturday, a senior administration official... Read more

Harsh Penalties Pledged Ahead Of Party Anniversary

China is pledging to harshly punish anyone responsible for major industrial accidents or outbreaks of violence in coming... Read more

First Astronauts Arrive At China's Space Station

The first astronauts arrived at China's new space station on Thursday in the country's longest crewed mission to date, a... Read more

China Mourns Passing Of Pig That Survived 2008 Quake

A pig that became an unlikely national icon in China after surviving 36 days under rubble from a powerful 2008 earthquak... Read more

First Crew Takes Off For China's Space Station

The first astronauts for China's new space station blasted off on Thursday for the country's longest crewed mission to d... Read more

Beijing 'plans Ban On Vacation Tutoring'

Beijing is poised to unveil a much tougher than anticipated crackdown on the mainland's US$120 billion private tutoring ... Read more

China Blames Fuel Rod Damage For Nuclear Plant Issues

A handful of damaged fuel rods is behind a build-up of radioactive gases at a nuclear power station in southern China, a... Read more

Macau Follows Hong Kong In Shuttering Taiwan Office

Macau said it was closing its representative office in Taiwan, following neighbouring Hong Kong which made the same move... Read more

China Set To Send First Crew To New Space Station

China is set to send the first three crew members to its new space station on Thursday morning, China's space agency sai... Read more

Mainland Reports 21 Covid Cases, All Imported

China reported 21 new Covid-19 cases in the mainland for June 15, up from 20 cases a day earlier, the country's national... Read more

Record Chinese Show Of Force In The Air, Says Taiwan

Beijing flew a record 28 fighter jets towards Taiwan on Tuesday, the island's defence ministry said, the largest such di... Read more

No Abnormal Radiation Levels At Taishan, Says Beijing

Beijing said Tuesday that there had been no change in radiation levels at the Taishan nuclear power station in Guangdong... Read more

Nato Exaggerating Threat From China, Says Beijing

Beijing on Tuesday accused Nato of exaggerating the threat from China and "creating confrontation", after a vow from the... Read more

China Ready To Launch First Crew To New Space Station

The first crew for China's new space station prepared to blast off this week for the latest step in Beijing's ambitious ... Read more

Chinese Scientist Denies Lab Leak Theory

The Chinese scientist at the centre of theories that the coronavirus pandemic originated with a leak from her specialise... Read more