China's ambassador said on Friday Australia had fired the "first shot" in deteriorating trade relations but that there was an opportunity to improve bilateral ties if the new government in Canberra took action. China is Australia's largest trading p...

The tally in Macau's latest coronavirus outbreak rose to 149 on Friday, as the gambling hub continued a mass testing exercise. Officials warned that those who failed to comply with the testing order before midnight would see their "health code" turn...

Macau's Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng on Thursday ordered the closure of a range of venues – including cinemas, theatres, game centres, gyms, facial parlours, karaokes, bars, nightclubs, hair salons, swimming pools and internet cafes – from 5pm, in...

President Xi Jinping has chaired a top-level meeting that approved a plan for the healthy development of China's large payment firms and financial technology sector, state media reported. Government action has restricted some of China's biggest tech...

The number of coronavirus cases in a Macau outbreak jumped to 110 on Thursday, as the city launched another round of mass testing. The screening will run until midnight on Friday. The gaming hub tested over 600,000 residents in its first round of...

President Xi Jinping warned against "expanding" military ties on Wednesday in a speech at the opening ceremony of a virtual summit with leaders from Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa. Xi told the Brics business forum that the "Ukraine crisis is...

A man involved in a high-profile sexual assault against an Alibaba employee was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Wednesday, months after the employee went public about her assault and sparked renewed conversation of the treatment of women in Chine...

Heatwaves in northern and central China drove up electricity demand to record levels as millions switched on air conditioners to escape the sweltering conditions, while floodwaters in the south submerged villages and trapped city residents. On Wedne...

The United Nations said on Tuesday it would move talks to secure a global post-2020 biodiversity agreement from Kunming in China to Montreal, Canada, following multiple pandemic-related delays. Delegates to the December summit of the UN Convention o...

A hotel in Macau was locked down on Tuesday in view of the emergence of Covid-19 cases there. Some 700 people are reported to be inside the Fortuna Hotel. Authorities said those under lock down will be required to do three PCR tests and four rapi...

After weeks of pounding rains, two provinces in southern China upgraded warnings on Tuesday as floods reached record levels and rivers overflowed their banks, prompting relocation of people and work disruptions, state media reported. Guangdong provi...

A three-day citywide Covid testing exercise in Macau was coming to an end on Tuesday, with authorities keen to prevent a wider outbreak after reporting dozens of coronavirus infections at the weekend. Officials in the territory earlier announced a f...

Long queues formed outside Covid-19 testing centres in Macau on Monday as the SAR continues a mass testing exercise. Authorities in the gaming hub have so far identified 34 coronavirus infections. More than 300,000 people have been tested since th...

Internet and gaming giant NetEase delayed the rollout of its video game Diablo Immortal in China three days ahead of its official launch, a move that comes just after the game's official account on Weibo was banned from making new posts. China-based...

Buildings shook briefly in the city of Taipei on Monday as a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's eastern coast, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake had a depth of 6.8km with its epicentre in Hualien county, a sparsely popul...

Macau on Sunday announced a mass Covid testing exercise after 12 coronavirus cases were found in the SAR. All schools have been closed until further notice. Describing the situation as "a state of prevention and control", the exercise aims to test ...

The mainland reported 159 new coronavirus cases for June 18, of which 36 were symptomatic and 123 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday. That compared with 204 new cases a day earlier - 35 symptomatic and 169 asymptomatic ...

At least one person was killed in a large fire at a Shanghai chemical plant that shot clouds of smoke across the city on Saturday, state media reported. The fire at a Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical plant in the district of Jinshan broke out around 4...

President Xi Jinping will host a virtual summit with top leaders from Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa next week, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. The influential club of Brics emerging economies, formed in 2009, is home to more than 40 ...

China on Friday launched its third aircraft carrier, Fujian, a warship entirely designed and built domestically, state media reported, in another step towards the modernisation of the Chinese military. The aircraft carrier features a full-length fli...