China has boosted daily output of coal to a new annual high of 11.88 million tonnes after concerted efforts to alleviate a supply shortage as it heads into winter, the powerful state planner said, and production could rise further. The Asian giant's...

The central government on Friday sent out a stern warning to "Taiwan independence" diehards saying such separatist elements are on the mainland's list and will be punished in accordance with the law. Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affai...

President Xi Jinping on Thursday called for the smooth global trade in vaccines and other medical supplies, saying that unilateralism and protectionism are rising across the world and globalisation is facing headwinds. Speaking in a televised addre...

China's top climate negotiator said on Tuesday a broad deal on carbon markets was possible at the UN Cop26 climate talks despite the tensions between Beijing and Washington. It is the first global gathering of leaders to discuss climate change since...

President Xi Jinping has told the UN climate summit in Glasgow that world leaders need to build on the existing consensus, increase mutual trust, step up cooperation and work together to deliver a successful outcome. He also called for concrete actio...

The mainland recorded 54 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Monday, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday. Of the new local cases, 27 were reported in Heilongjiang, eight in Hebei, another eight in Gansu, three in...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday that tensions over Taiwan were caused by US support for pro-independence forces in Taiwan, China's foreign ministry said in a statement. Wang, who is also a state councillo...

Shanghai Disneyland said on Sunday that it had temporarily suspended entry to cooperate with Covid-19 investigations linked to other provinces and cities. Guests currently in the park are required to undergo Covid-19 tests at the exit when they leav...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet his US counterpart, Antony Blinken, in Rome on Sunday, according to the US State Department, in what will be only their second face to face session amid acute tensions between the two powers. The meeting in Rome, w...

Mainland China reported 78 new Covid-19 cases for October 29, up from 64 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Saturday. A total of 59 of the new infections were locally transmitted cases, according to a statement from...

President Xi Jinping will participate in the Group of 20 leaders' summit in Rome on October 30-31 via video link, according to a notice from China's foreign ministry on Friday. He will make a speech at the summit, the notice said. A handful of othe...

Beijing said on Thursday it opposed military ties between Washington and Taiwan, after Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen confirmed a small number of US troops were present on the island. "We firmly oppose any form of official exchanges and military contact...

The central government has imposed strict restrictions upon the construction of new skyscrapers, Xinhua reported, quoting two state ministries. Xinhua cited a circular jointly issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Mi...

Beijing Winter Olympics organisers said on Wednesday that protecting the Games from Covid-19 will be their biggest challenge. At a press conference 100 days before the Games begin, executive vice-president of the committee Zhang Jiandong said the ve...

Vice Premier Liu He held a call with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday to discuss trade issues, with both sides highlighting points of concern in their relationship as they try to tread a new path after the upheaval of the Donald Trump er...

The Beijing marathon this weekend has been postponed until further notice, organisers said, as China seeks to stamp out a Covid outbreak and return to zero cases ahead of the Winter Olympics. China reported 39 new infections on Monday, in an outbrea...

President Xi Jinping on Monday hailed the restoration of all the rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations 50 years ago as a victory of the Chinese people, and the people from all countries around the world. Xi made the remarks ...

China has given complete doses of Covid-19 vaccines to about 75.6% of its population as of October 23, National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng said on Sunday. Some 1.068 billion people have now been inoculated with the required dosages, out ...

China is targeting an ambitious clean energy goal of reducing fossil fuel use to under 20 percent by 2060, according to an official plan published by state media on Sunday. The document follows a pledge by President Xi Jinping to wean the world's bi...

The nation's top legislative body has approved a draft law that will reduce the amount of homework mainland children have to complete as part of a push for family-friendly education policies. The National People's Congress Standing Committee approve...