China on Sunday reported 75 new cases of Covid-19 for July 31, up from 55 cases a day earlier, including new locally transmitted cases in eight provinces. The wave is part of an expanding Covid -19 Delta variant outbreak in China that is becoming i...

China on Saturday raced to contain its worst coronavirus outbreak in months as fresh cases were reported in two more parts of the country, including the sprawling megacity of Chongqing. The highly contagious Delta variant has already been confirmed ...

A reactor at a Guangdong nuclear plant has been shut down because it is damaged, the operator said Friday, but it insisted there were no major safety issues. Mainland authorities last month blamed minor fuel rod damage for a build-up of radioactive ...

China on Thursday reported small coronavirus outbreaks driven by the Delta variant in three provinces as a cluster linked to an eastern airport spreads despite mass testing and a vaccination drive. The flare up, which began after nine workers at the...

A mainland court sentenced agricultural tycoon Sun Dawu to 18 years in jail on Wednesday for a catalogue of crimes including "provoking trouble" after the outspoken billionaire and grassroots rights supporter was tried in secret. The court in Gaobei...

A nine-member Taliban delegation is on a two-day visit to China where they met Foreign Minister Wang Yi for talks on the peace process and security issues, the group said on Wednesday. "Politics, economy and issues related to the security of both co...

A wall of sand over 100 metres high swallowed a city on the fringes of the Gobi desert in northwestern China, in scenes reminiscent of a disaster film. Dunhuang, a tourist draw with a colourful history as a Silk Road outpost, momentarily disappeared...

Beijing's top diplomat urged the United States on Monday to remove all unilateral sanctions and tariffs as well as "long-arm jurisdiction" against China as soon as possible, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. State Councillor and Foreign Mini...

Beijing urged the US to stop "demonising" China during Monday talks with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, the highest-level official to visit under President Joe Biden's administration. Sherman arrived in the city of Tianjin on Sunday, aimi...

China reported 76 new Covid-19 cases on July 25, up from 32 cases a day earlier, as Nanjing city starts a second round of mass testing. China has taken a zero-tolerance approach to Covid cases, quickly tracing and testing wide swathes of its populat...

Shanghai and neighbouring coastal regions cancelled all flights, slowed or suspended subway trains and shuttered businesses as Typhoon In-fa made landfall on Sunday. The typhoon landed in the Putuo district of the city of Zhoushan, a major port in t...

China is barring tutoring for profit in core school subjects to ease financial pressures on families that have contributed to low birth rates, news that sent shockwaves through its vast private education sector and share prices plunging. The move th...

French energy group EDF said on Thursday it would have shut down a nuclear reactor if it suffered problems similar to those reported at the next-generation Taishan power plant in China. Mainland authorities have said that damaged fuel rods led to in...

China on Thursday said a WHO proposal to audit Chinese labs as part of further investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic showed "disrespect" and "arrogance towards science". Last week, the World Health Organization said a second sta...

Piles of cars were strewn across a central Chinese city on Thursday as shocked residents picked through the debris of a historic deluge that claimed at least 33 lives, with more heavy rain threatening surrounding regions. An unprecedented downpour d...

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to China this weekend, the State Department announced on Wednesday, making her the highest-ranking official under President Joe Biden to visit amid deep tensions. "These discussions are part of ...

At least 16 people have died after torrential rains caused landslides and flooded a city in central China, with shocking images showing passengers struggling against chest-high water inside a train carriage. As river embankments were breached in rec...

Twelve people died after torrential rains flooded the subway in the Henan city of Zhengzhou, authorities said on Wednesday, as shocking images of passengers struggling against neck-high water inside a train carriage emerged on social media. The city...

The Chinese army warned that a stricken dam in the centre of the country "could collapse at any time" after being severely damaged in torrential storms that killed at least three people and brought the region to a standstill. Weather authorities hav...

Nine airport workers in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, have tested positive for Covid-19, state media reported. Positive results were found during the routine nucleic acid testing for airport workers carried out by local health authoritie...