Authorities in the capital Beijing on Monday raced to contain a Covid-19 outbreak traced to a raucous 24-hour bar known for cheap liquor and big crowds, with millions facing mandatory testing and thousands under targeted lockdowns. The outbreak of n...

Chinese authorities have arrested nine people on suspicion of violently assaulting several women at a restaurant after surveillance footage of the attack prompted outrage. Video from a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan in northern Hebei province, time...

Beijing's most populous district Chaoyang announced three rounds of mass testing to quell a "ferocious" Covid-19 outbreak that emerged at a bar in a nightlife and shopping area last week, shortly after the city relaxed curbs imposed during an outbrea...

Health authorities on the mainland on Sunday reported 275 new Covid cases – 196 of which were locally transmitted. The daily figure for June 11 was up slightly from the 210 logged in the previous day. Among the new local infections, 122 showed ...

Defence Minister Wei Fenghe said on Sunday that it was up to the United States to improve the bilateral relationship, as ties were at a critical juncture. Repeating several times at an Asian security meeting that China only sought peace and stabilit...

The mainland reported 210 new coronavirus cases for June 10, of which 79 were symptomatic and 131 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. That was up from 151 new cases a day earlier - 45 symptomatic and 106 asymptomatic ...

China's defence chief on Friday told his US counterpart that Taiwan is part of China during face-to-face talks in Singapore. The Minister of National Defence General Wei Fenghe and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met at the Shangri-La Dialogue sec...

China's commercial hub of Shanghai faces an unexpected round of mass Covid-19 testing for most residents this weekend – just 10 days after a city-wide lockdown was lifted. Racing to stop a wider outbreak after discovering a few cases in the commun...

China's factory-gate inflation cooled to its slowest pace in 14 months in May, official data showed on Friday, depressed by weak demand for steel, aluminium and other key industrial commodities due to Covid-19 curbs. The producer price index (PPI) r...

Chinese authorities have given a tentative green light to Jack Ma's Ant Group to revive its initial public offering plans in both Shanghai and Hong Kong, Reuters news agency reported on Thursday. Ant, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alib...

A People’s Liberation Army J-7 fighter jet crashed during training on Thursday morning in the city of Xiangyang in Hubei province, state media reported. A CCTV report said one civilian died and another was hurt in the incident which occurred near ...

China's exports grew at a double-digit pace in May, shattering expectations in an encouraging sign for the world's second biggest economy, as factories restarted and logistics snags eased after authorities relaxed some Covid curbs in Shanghai. Impor...

China will make port operations more efficient and hold more online trade fairs, among new measures to ease pressure on foreign trade, Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said on Wednesday. Export growth in the world's second largest economy slowed ...

Beijing on Monday warned Australia to "act prudently" or face "serious consequences" after Canberra accused a Chinese fighter jet of intercepting one of its spy planes over the South China Sea. Australia has argued it is not unusual for it to undert...

Mainland health authorities reported 86 new local coronavirus cases on Monday, as Beijing lifted Covid restrictions in most areas. Of the latest infections, the National Health Commission said 25 showed symptoms, while 61 were asymptomatic. Beiji...

China's services activity contracted for a third straight month in May, pointing to a slow recovery ahead, despite the easing of some Covid lockdowns in Shanghai and neighbouring cities, a private business survey showed on Monday. The Caixin service...

Three taikonauts arrived at China's space station on Sunday, the Chinese space agency for human flights said, the latest stride in Beijing's aim to become a major space power. The trio blasted off in a Long March-2F rocket at 0244 GMT from the Jiuqu...

Mainland health authorities on Sunday reported 88 new local coronavirus cases, 12 more than the day before. The National Health Commission said of the latest locally transmitted infections, 33 of them were symptomatic. Beijing accounted for 16 of t...

China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition of two laboratory ...

A train driver died on Saturday after the vehicle was partially derailed by a sudden mudslide in Guizhou province. The train was heading from Guiyang to Guangzhou when the mud knocked two carriages off the tracks at a tunnel near Rongjiang station a...