A southwestern part of the mainland that has suffered scorching temperatures this month is now on alert for flooding amid days of torrential rain. Downpours in the sprawling manufacturing hub of Chongqing and nearby areas of Sichuan province follow ...

Mainland oil giants have made record first-half profits helped by rising gas prices, despite an economy hobbled by Covid restrictions. The world's largest refiner by capacity, Sinopec on Monday said it recorded an interim net income of US$6.3 billio...

The mainland on Sunday reported 1,294 new Covid infections locally, as city-wide testing begins in Tianjin. Among the latest infections, 259 are symptomatic and the rest did not show any symptoms. Hainan and Sichuan provinces saw the highest tally ...

The China Volleyball Association has apologised after the national women's team wore N95 masks in their Asian Cup match against Iran on Thursday. The players wore masks in the first set, which China lost 24-26. They then removed their masks and won ...

The Commerce Ministry on Thursday criticised the United States for adding seven Chinese entities to its export control list. Spokeswoman Shu Jueting said Washington's move severely damaged normal business activities between the two countries and wen...

China is easing restrictions on visas after it largely suspended issuing them to foreign students and others more than two years ago at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The website of the Chinese Embassy in India said the updated procedures would...

China on Tuesday launched a new satellite into space. According to Xinhua News Agency, the Chuangxin-16 satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-1A rocket which blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The Chuangxin-16 will mainly be used ...

Macau is planning to strengthen its national security law to bring it into line with Hong Kong's and that of the mainland. Security officials in Macau said on Monday that they want to amend the national security law passed in 2009, in light of chang...

A high-speed electric passenger train and an inspection train, customised for a high-speed rail network in Indonesia, has left the port of Qingdao in eastern Shandong province. The trains, which began their journey on Sunday, were designed and manu...

China is mobilising rocket launchers to make it rain. The rockets, launched into clouds, carry chemicals that can induce rainfall, as part of an all-out campaign to protect the country's grain harvest from record-setting drought. The move comes as ...

China cut its benchmark lending rates on Monday, adding to easing measures announced last week, as Beijing steps up efforts to spur credit demand in an economy hobbled by a property crisis and a resurgence of Covid infections. The one-year loan prim...

Mainland China reported 2,310 new coronavirus cases for August 20 of which 602 were symptomatic and 1,708 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday. That was up from 2,354 new cases a day earlier - 639 symptomatic and 1,715 as...

Billionaire Xiao Jianhua, who was taken away from the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong five years ago, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison by a Shanghai court for financial crimes. It also fined his Tomorrow Holdings conglomerate a record 55.03 b...

China's cyberspace watchdog on Friday said it wants to build an "affectionate" relationship between internet enterprises and the government, in the latest verbal assurance to an industry still on edge after regulations began tightening in 2020. The...

Police in Macau on Thursday said they are looking into four suspected cases of human trafficking involving people being lured to work in Southeast Asian countries. Detectives said one suspected victim left the SAR for Laos last month after he was o...

The Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that China will defend its territorial integrity and urged the United States not to make a wrong judgement. It comes as Washington agreed to initiate trade talks with Taiwan. At a press briefing in Beijing, for...

Sixteen people have been killed and dozens are missing in flash floods that have hit the northwest province of Qinghai, where a sudden massive downpour caused a river to change course, state media reported on Thursday. Broadcaster CCTV reported the ...

Macau officials announced on Thursday that incoming travellers will no longer have to prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to enter the SAR. However, arrivals will still need to have a negative PCR test result. Authorities sai...

Scorching temperatures in eastern China have pushed up egg prices because hens are laying fewer in a hotter-than-usual summer, local media reported. Major cities have recorded their hottest days ever this year, and the country's national observatory...

Beijing has announced a slew of perks to encourage families to have more babies, as the birth rate hit a record low and officials warned that the population will start to shrink by 2025. The world's most populous country has been grappling with a lo...