China will "soon" hold its first trial for Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who have been held in China since late 2018 and who were formally charged with espionage in June 2020, the Global Times reported, citing an unnamed source. The t...

Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday defended the government's target for more than 6 percent economic growth this year, saying it is "not low", and policies would not be dramatically loosened to chase higher growth. The target was well below analysts exp...

China is complaining anew about recent reporting by the BBC, days after summoning the British ambassador to Beijing to register displeasure over a recent article she penned defending press freedom. The Chinese Embassy in London posted a statement o...

Beijing on Wednesday accused a top US commander of attempting to "hype up" the threat of an invasion of Taiwan to inflate Washington's defence spend and justify its own military chicanery in Asia. The US' top military officer in Asia-Pacific, Admira...

Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn has halted new member sign-ups for its service in China while it reviews its compliance with local laws, the company said in a statement. The careers-focused site has had a Chinese-language presence since 2014...

China summoned Britain's ambassador in Beijing on Tuesday to lodge "stern representations" over an "inappropriate" article she wrote defending recent international media coverage on China, the foreign ministry said. Caroline Wilson's article in Chin...

Russia and China agreed on Tuesday to build a lunar space station, as Moscow seeks to modernise its extraterrestrial might and catch up with the United States in the space race. Russia, which sent the first man into space during the Soviet Union, ha...

The mainland has launched a health certificate programme for Chinese international travellers, leading the world in plans for so-called virus passports. The digital certificate, which shows a user's vaccination status and virus test results, is avai...

China's aviation regulator is looking into an alleged mid-air dispute between crew members on a recent Donghai Airlines domestic flight, vowing severe punishment for any action that endangered flight safety. Donghai Airlines said it had immediately ...

The official news outlet of the Communist Party of China's Xinjiang region says unidentified companies from the area have filed a domestic civil lawsuit seeking unspecified compensation from a US-based human rights researcher whose reports alleged fo...

China should aim to begin construction of a controversial hydropower project on the Brahmaputra river within the year, a senior Tibetan Communist Party official said in comments published on Monday. Comprehensive planning and environmental impact as...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned the Biden administration to roll back former US president Donald Trump’s “dangerous practice” of showing support for Taiwan. Beijing's claim to Taiwan is an “insurmountable red line,” Wang said at a news...

China reported eight new Covid-19 cases on March 8, down from 19 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Tuesday. The National Health Commission said in a statement that all new cases were imported infections. The number of ne...

The findings of a WHO-led mission to Wuhan in China to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 virus are expected in mid-March, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. "The current timing is the week of 14th-15th March," Peter Ben Embare...

Australian broadcaster SBS said on Friday that it was suspending the broadcast of Chinese TV news services CGTN and CCTV after receiving a human rights complaint. An SBS spokesman said programmes from the state broadcaster would not air on Saturday ...

Hong Kong's first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, appeared to have taken a tumble at the conclusion of the opening session of the National People's Congress in Beijing on Friday. Delegates had been milling about at the Great Hall of the People as mu...

China’s top economic official announced a healthy growth target for the nation on Friday, as well as plans to become a more self-reliant technology leader amid tension with Washington and Europe over trade, Hong Kong and human rights. The Communi...

Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that China will “resolutely guard against and deter external forces’ interference in the affairs of Hong Kong and Macau”. The state leader made the remarks at the opening of the annual plenary session of the ...

The annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference opened in Beijing on Thursday, with its chairman, Wang Yang, saying the CPPCC will "unswervingly support the principle of having patriots rule Hong Kong". In his work repor...

Mainland China reported 10 new Covid-19 cases on March 3, matching the figure from a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Thursday. The National Health Commission said in a statement that all of the new cases were imported in...