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8 dead after flash flood hit campsite in north China, 4 missing

Heavy rains have also battered other parts of the country, with Hong Kong seeing historic downpours.
Published on Aug 17, 2025 01:51 pm IST

X handles of Turkish, Chinese media organisations blocked in India

A series of X accounts have been blocked for spreading “anti-India” content. (X)
Published on May 14, 2025 03:27 pm IST

Bridge collapses in China due to torrential rains, 11 killed

Eleven people were killed when a bridge in northern China collapsed amid torrential rains, state news agency Xinhua reported Saturday.
Published on Jul 20, 2024 10:21 am IST

China slaps sanction against Taiwanese envoy, US institutions

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Updated on Apr 07, 2023 06:30 pm IST

China condemns US-Taiwan meet, vows 'resolute' response

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (L) shake hands in the Air Force One Pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library after making statements to the press on April 5, 2023 in Simi Valley, California
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 05:09 am IST

Hutong Cat | Iran-Saudi deal, third term presidency, all in a day's work for Xi

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China’s influence — clout, maybe? — in West Asia is growing as the US’s ties with Saudi Arabia have considerably dampened in recent years.
Updated on Mar 20, 2023 06:26 pm IST

Boost for blockchain in China as Xinhua to issue photos as NFTs

People look at non fungible token (NFT) art at Dreamverse, a public digital art experience featuring NFT artworks and artists in New York City, New York, US
Published on Dec 22, 2021 02:23 pm IST

Alibaba to be probed for antitrust charges

The Alibaba Group logo is seen during the company's 11.11 Singles' Day global shopping festival at their headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
Updated on Dec 25, 2020 05:21 am IST

23 dead in coal mine accident in China’s Chongqing

Rescue personnel wait beside parked ambulances outside the Diaoshuidong coal mine in southwestern China's Chongqing on December 5, 2020, after a carbon monoxide leak at the facility left 23 dead.
Published on Dec 06, 2020 08:42 pm IST

China passes biosecurity law to prevent infectious diseases

China had announced in May that it aimed to fast-track the passing of the biosecurity law by year-end, following the global coronavirus outbreak which was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Published on Oct 18, 2020 03:46 pm IST

China unveils new security law for Hong Kong, will supersede local laws

Critics of the new law say it essentially ends the unique system of governance under the “one country, two systems” mechanism which has governed Hong Kong since the British handed it over to China in 1997.
Updated on Jun 20, 2020 07:34 pm IST

Indian school teacher becomes 1st foreigner to contract SARS-like China virus

Medical staff members carry a patient into the Jinyintan hospital, where patients infected by a mysterious SARS-like virus are being treated, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on January 18, 2020.
Updated on Jan 19, 2020 05:35 pm IST

China waging information war abroad, says new report

A Chinese flag flutters near a statue of late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong at a train station in Dandong, Liaoning province, in October, 2019.
Updated on Jan 15, 2020 05:33 pm IST

Chinese scientist who created gene-edited babies last year gets 3 yrs jail

Chinese researcher He Jiankui was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 3 million yuan (about $ 430,000) for illegally carrying out human embryo gene-editing intended for reproduction
Updated on Dec 30, 2019 04:24 pm IST

China plague: One of two infected critical as Beijing tries to calm fears of outbreak

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that Chinese health authorities had notified them of the two cases and shared relevant information.
Updated on Nov 15, 2019 01:15 am IST

‘Asian century, personal chemistry’: Chinese media on Xi Jinping’s meeting with PM Modi in Mamallapuram

The second informal meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping is being held in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, on October 11-12, 2019.
Updated on Oct 11, 2019 12:42 pm IST

China asserts it will protect ally Pakistan’s core interests

China also sought to play down other irritants that have hit bilateral relations with India, with a top Chinese diplomat saying Beijing isn’t worried about India holding a large-scale military exercise in the “disputed eastern sector” as it hasn’t taken place.
Updated on Oct 10, 2019 06:34 am IST

China’s most successful animation film on the demon child Ne Zha is now enthralling US audiences

Chinese animation movie Ne Zha is doing well in the US after shattering records in China
Updated on Sept 06, 2019 05:42 pm IST

‘Back on track’: Donald Trump, Xi Jinping agree to resume trade talks

President Donald Trump, left, poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Updated on May 26, 2020 10:45 pm IST

China threatens it could restrict rare earth exports to US

China dominates global supply chains of rare earths, a group of 17 elements used in production in a huge number of sectors, including oil refining, high-tech products ranging from flat-screen TVs to lasers and military equipment.
Updated on May 29, 2019 07:29 pm IST

Starbucks opens ‘silent cafe’ in China

Starbucks is the single largest coffee chain in China.
Updated on May 20, 2019 03:27 pm IST

China draws up tighter rules on human gene and embryo trials: Xinhua

China’s top legislature will consider tougher rules on research involving human genes and embryos.
Updated on Apr 20, 2019 08:18 pm IST

Death toll in China chemical blast rises to 64

An aerial view shows smoke rising following an explosion at a chemical plant in Yancheng in China's eastern Jiangsu province early on March 22, 2019.
Published on Mar 23, 2019 05:06 pm IST

China chemical blast tolls nearing 50, President Xi Jinping orders rescue mission from Italy

Xi Jinping, China's president.
Updated on Mar 22, 2019 08:06 pm IST

China clones five gene-edited monkeys for human disease research

Monkeys cloned from a gene-edited macaque with circadian rhythm disorders are seen in a lab at the Institute of Neuroscience of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China January 18, 2019. China Daily via REUTERS
Updated on Jan 24, 2019 01:33 pm IST

China supports Saudi Arabia in economic and social change, says President Xi Jinping

FILE PHOTO: China's President Xi Jinping has said that stability in Saudi Arabia is the cornerstone of prosperity and progress in the Gulf.
Updated on Dec 01, 2018 01:55 pm IST

Heavy rains wreak havoc in China, floods block roads and railways

Firefighters rescue a stranded woman on a flooded street, following heavy rainfall in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China July 11, 2018.
Updated on Jul 14, 2018 06:32 pm IST

Persistent drought has caused rat ‘plague’ in Mongolia, says Xinhua news agency

Since mid-June, Inner Mongolia has seen 25% less rainfall.
Updated on Jun 28, 2018 11:17 am IST

Crayfish removes its own claw to escape hotpot, diner adopts it as a pet

Crayfish removes its own claw to escape hotpot (Facebook)
Updated on Jun 08, 2018 06:22 pm IST