President Xi Jinping told leaders of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) at a summit on Monday that Beijing would not "bully" its smaller regional neighbours amid rising tension over the South China Sea. "China was, is, and...

China has decided to downgrade diplomatic relations with Lithuania to the level of charge d'affaires, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing said on Sunday. The move comes after Lithuania allowed Taiwan authorities to open an office in Vilnius using the na...

The Foreign Ministry on Friday accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit after US President Joe Biden said he was considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights abuses. "Politicising sports is again...

China has condemned the opening of a Taiwan office in Lithuania as an "extremely egregious act," saying any move seeking Taiwan independence was doomed to fail. "There is but one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory...

The Philippines on Thursday accused Chinese Coast Guard vessels of firing water cannon at boats delivering supplies to Filipino marines in the South China Sea, and ordered Beijing to "back off". In Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian sai...

The Xinhua news agency on Wednesday said authorities in Beijing had ordered local entertainment spots, including performance venues and internet cafes, to run at 75 percent capacity. The move is a control measure against Covid-19. Other measures ...

China and the United States will ease restrictions on access for journalists from each other's countries, official media on the mainland and the US State Department said on Tuesday. The official China Daily cited unidentified foreign ministry source...

Macau's chief executive, Ho Iat-seng, on Tuesday announced that permanent residents will receive a cash handout of 10,000 patacas next year, while non-permanent residents will get 6,000. The SAR has been handing out cash annually since 2008. In h...

President Xi Jinping has called on his US counterpart Joe Biden to demonstrate "political leadership" in improving bilateral ties. According to Xinhua News Agency, Xi expressed hopes during a virtual meeting between the two leaders that Biden will d...

President Xi Jinping told US leader Joe Biden during their virtual summit on Tuesday that the two nations must improve "communication" and face challenges "together," amid heightened tensions. "China and the United States need to increase communicat...

China's industrial output and retail sales grew more quickly than expected in October, despite fresh curbs to control Covid-19 outbreaks and supply shortages, but the slowing property sector weighed on the economic outlook. Output grew 3.5 percent i...

President Xi Jinping is expected to use his first virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden to warn the United States to "step back" on the Taiwan issue, according to Chinese media editorials printed on Monday. Xi and Biden are scheduled to meet v...

Mainland authorities have reported 70 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, most of them in Liaoning province. According to Xinhua News Agency, the National Health Commission said in addition to 60 new cases in Liaoning, infections were also repor...

President Xi Jinping will meet US President Joe Biden via video link on the morning of November 16, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Saturday. The leaders will exchange views on bilateral relations and issues of common interest, Hu...

China reported on Friday the first Covid-19 cases among foreign athletes at preparatory events for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Games, as stringent measures being put in place to control any outbreaks are put to the test. Two lugers of the same ...

This week's move to establish Xi Jinping's position at the core of the Communist Party answers the call of history, a top party researcher said on Friday, adding that it would be "unthinkable" not to have Xi's leadership. Jiang Jinquan, who heads t...

A landmark resolution on the major achievements and historical experience of the Communist Party over the past 100 years has been passed at the sixth plenary session of the party's Central Committee. According to Xinhua News Agency, a communique of ...

The Asia-Pacific region must not return to the tensions of the Cold War era, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, ahead of a virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden expected as soon as next week. Xi, in a recorded video message to a CEO forum ...

China is resolved to tackle the strong snowstorm that is wreaking havoc and disrupting normal life in its northern regions, Xinhua News Agency said on Wednesday. The lingering blizzard, which began on Sunday, has brought record snowfall. Shenyang...

China has reported an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) at a pig farm on Hainan island, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. The outbreak on a farm of 1,063 animals began on October 23 and was confirmed on ...