Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, has successfully docked with the combination of the Tianhe core module, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Hours later, Shenzhou-14 astronauts at the Tiangong space station ente...

China on Sunday launched the second of three modules needed to complete its new Tiangong space station. The Wentian lab module was sent into space at 2:22pm, with the Long March-5B Y3 rocket carrying the module blasting off from the Wenchang space l...

Macau's casinos reopened on a limited scale on Saturday, along with other non-essential commercial and industrial businesses, as the SAR eased its 12-day Covid shutdown. The gambling hub reported five more coronavirus infections, bringing the tally...

President Xi Jinping sent a sympathy message to his United States counterpart Joe Biden on Friday, broadcaster CCTV reported, a day after the 79-year-old US leader tested positive for Covid-19. Biden on Thursday insisted he was "doing great", and sa...

China will see the return of more heatwaves over the next 10 days from east to west, with some cities already issuing the highest-level warning on Friday. A sharp temperature spike is expected on Saturday, before building up into heatwaves, defined ...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit China from July 25-26, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday, becoming the first foreign leader in two years to be received individually by Beijing aside from February's Winter Olympics. Widodo h...

China's cybersecurity regulator said on Thursday it has fined Didi Global 8.026 billion yuan, after a year-long probe found that the ride hailing giant had violated laws, including ones pertaining to data security. Didi had illegally collected sever...

The leaders of China and the United States could be holding another round of talks later this month. US President Joe Biden said he expected to speak with President Xi Jinping sometime in the next 10 days. If confirmed, that would be their first di...

China's search engine giant Baidu on Thursday unveiled its new autonomous vehicle with a detachable steering wheel, with plans to put it to use for its robotaxi service in China next year. Cost per unit will drop to 250,000 yuan for the new model, c...

Macau said it will relax its pandemic restrictions from Saturday as its latest Covid-19 outbreak eases. The gambling hub reported 18 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the total number in the latest outbreak to 1,783. Authorities in the S...

The People's Liberation Army on Wednesday said the United States is a "maker of security risks" in the Taiwan Strait with its frequent provocations there, after a US warship again sailed through the waterway. The US Navy's 7th Fleet said the destroy...

Beijing on Tuesday said a visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would seriously undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. At a media briefing, foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian responded to a question about a news r...

China's banking regulator has urged lenders to extend more credit to real estate developers, as a growing number of homebuyers withhold mortgage payments on unfinished housing projects across 50 cities. The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Com...

Macau authorities said non-essential businesses will be suspended for five more days until 12am Saturday. Officials also said three more rounds of citywide PCR testing will be conducted next week, and people also need to do rapid tests every day. T...

China's gross domestic product expanded 2.5 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2022, while GDP grew 0.4 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, mainland authorities announced on Friday. However, there was a 2.6 percent drop in second quar...

Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday the government will support the economy while preventing inflation. The premier was quoted by CCTV as saying during a meeting with economic experts and entrepreneurs that the mainland economy was hit hard in the s...

TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance is looking for its next big hit by wading deeper into the lifestyle sector of social media with Kesong, a shopping and lifestyle recommendations app similar to market leader Xiaohongshu. Kesong, launched last week, a...

Flooding and extreme high temperatures have caused multiple deaths in eastern China as summer heat descends earlier than usual. Record-high temperatures have been reported in Zhejiang province, east of the business hub of Shanghai, topping out abov...

Beijing said the People’s Liberation Army has “driven away” a US destroyer that had illegally entered Chinese territorial waters by sailing near the Xisha Islands. The USS Benfold's actions seriously violated China's sovereignty and security, ...

Dozens of Chinese cities baked in scorching temperatures as heatwaves melted the roofs of buildings and buckled roads and sweltering weather drove people to seek the cool in raid shelters underground. Nearly 70 cities – including Shanghai and near...