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Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:54:34 +0800
US crackdown sends China chipmakers plummeting
Shares in Chinese semiconductor companies slumped on Monday, following the latest US crackdown on China's chipmaking industry to try to slow Beijing's technological and military advances. The Biden administration published a sweeping set of export c...

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 10:05:40 +0800
Covid cases on the mainland remain steady
The mainland reported 1,925 new Covid infections on October 8, the same as the previous day, the National Health Commission said on Sunday. Of the total, 503 were symptomatic and 1,422 were asymptomatic, which China counts separately. Beijing recor...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:29:58 +0800
Former head of state railway operator arrested
China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) on Saturday announced its decision to arrest Sheng Guangzu, former secretary of the leading Party members group and general manager of the previous China Railway Corp, for suspected bribe-taking. The N...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 10:45:48 +0800
Mainland reports 1,925 Covid cases
The mainland reported 1,925 new Covid-19 infections on October 7, up from 1,656 cases the previous day, authorities said on Saturday. Of the total, 501 were symptomatic and 1,424 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said in a daily bull...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:54:31 +0800
Local tourism spending up during Golden Week
Spending on local tourism rose during China's Golden Week holiday that ends on Friday, according to data from China's largest online travel agency Ctrip, even as clusters of lockdowns continue across the country. Per capita tourism spending in local...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:18:56 +0800
China forex reserves fall to US$3.029 tn in Sept
China's foreign exchange reserves fell in September, official data showed on Friday, as the dollar climbed against other major currencies. The country's foreign exchange reserves – the world's largest – decreased to US$3.029 trillion last month,...

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:39:24 +0800
China thrash Cambodia in AFC U-17 qualifiers
China kicked off its qualifying campaign for the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup 2023 with a whopping 9-0 win over Cambodia in Shepparton, Australia on Wednesday. In cold and rainy conditions, Zhang Junjie slotted home from inside the box to open the scoring fo...

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 09:39:11 +0800
Mainland reports 719 new Covid cases
The mainland reported 719 new Covid-19 cases on October 1, of which 179 were symptomatic and 540 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday. That compared with 820 new cases a day earlier - 172 symptomatic and 648 asymptomatic ...

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:30:43 +0800
Mainland reports over 800 new Covid cases
The mainland reported 820 new Covid-19 cases on September 30, of which 172 were symptomatic and 648 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. That compared with 867 new cases a day earlier - 156 symptomatic and 711 asymptom...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:47:54 +0800
China certifies homegrown C919 jet
Mainland regulators have approved China’s first domestically-produced large passenger jet, local media said, with Beijing hoping the plane will challenge foreign models such as the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320. The C919 narrow-body jet, built by...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:18:09 +0800
Factory activity expansion surprises economists
China's factory activity unexpectedly expanded in September, helped by a series of recent easing measures, but gains were marginal as the economy continued to grapple with strict Covid curbs, a deepening property crisis and softening exports growth. ...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:19:24 +0800
China has confidence to defend interests: Beijing
A senior foreign ministry official on Thursday said China had the "confidence to meet the fight head-on" against actions that harm China's national interests. The comments came during a briefing on the future of Chinese diplomacy, ahead of the 20th ...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:35:08 +0800
Xi, Kishida hail 50 years of China-Japan relations
President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday exchanged congratulatory messages over half a century of the normalisation of China-Japan diplomatic relations. Xi said that 50 years ago, the two country’s leaders had the...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:17:22 +0800
Restaurant fire kills 17 people in northeastern China
A fire at a restaurant in northeastern China on Wednesday killed 17 people and injured another three, according to local authorities. The blaze broke out at 12.40pm in an eatery in the city of Changchun, the local government said in a statement post...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:01:02 +0800
China repeats call for stability in Korean peninsula
Beijing's consistent position is to maintain stability in the Korean peninsula, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, after South Korean media reported that North Korea may conduct a nuclear test in coming months. The relevant parties should take ...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:18:17 +0800
China's biggest air show to take off in Zhuhai
China will show off its homegrown civil and military aviation technology at the country's biggest air show in November, the mayor of host city Zhuhai said on Tuesday, though there was no confirmation that would include the C919 narrowbody jet. The C...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:22:22 +0800
Jan-Aug industrial declines accelerate in China
Profits at China's industrial firms shrank at a faster pace in January-August, as Covid restrictions and a deepening property slump weighed on domestic demand and heatwaves curbed factory activity. Profits fell 2.1 percent in the first eight months ...

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:11:41 +0800
Beijing says delegates elected to 20th Party Congress
Beijing on Sunday said all delegates for next month's 20th Party Congress have been elected. CCTV reported that a total of 2,296 delegates had been picked for the twice-in-a-decade political conclave. The delegates will be tasked with picking aro...

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:12:07 +0800
Dialogue should be prioritised in Ukraine: Beijing
Beijing supports all efforts conducive to the peaceful resolution of the "crisis" in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the United Nations General Assembly, adding that the pressing priority was to facilitate peace talks. "The fundamental soluti...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 17:02:42 +0800
Flyover under construction collapses in Guangdong
A section of a flyover under construction on Saturday collapsed onto the traffic below in Guangdong province, injuring one person. The section in question - part of the Xijiang Bridge - is located between the cities of Zhongshan and Jiangmen. Aut...



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