Nearly 100 Chinese nationals were missing in Nepal in ⁠the area affected by a massive mudslide and flooding, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. "In the disaster-stricken area on the Nepalese side, the number of Chinese citizens missing is near...

China and the United States should earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, remove disruptions and overcome obstacles to high-level exchanges between the two countries, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, according to...

Profits at China's industrial firms increased 17.6 percent year on year in the first seven months of the year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Thursday. These industrial firms, with an annual main business revenue of at least 2...

Mainland authorities said three people died and 558 were still missing in the wake of a mudslide at the border between Nepal and China, state media reported on Thursday, citing local officials. "A press conference was held in Shigatse, Xizang, to re...

The death toll in Nepal from the flash floods near the border with China has reached 165, with 826 others still missing, a Nepalese government agency said on Thursday. Almost 500 foreigners were among those unaccounted for, police and tourism offici...

The death toll from flash floods in northern Nepal has reached 157, police said Wednesday night. Another 41 people injured in the floods are being treated in hospitals, according to a police statement. (Xinhua) Edited by Robert Kemp

President Xi Jinping has urged "all-out" search efforts, as well as stronger monitoring and early warning systems to prevent secondary disasters, after a mudslide on Wednesday caused "major casualties" in Gyirong County in Xizang Autonomous Region. ...

President Xi Jinping will attend an upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan. The Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that Xi will attend the SCO summit in Bishkek and pay state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt from Au...

China and India agreed on Tuesday to continue dialogue and seek a "fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement" of their border issue after talks between senior diplomats in Beijing. The world's two most populous nations share a roughly 3,80...

China said on Tuesday it would safeguard its interests after Washington laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran. Almost six months into its war with Iran, the United States issued new penalties on some entities including in China and ...

China has set a dedicated chapter on autonomous vehicles in its draft revisions to the Road Traffic Safety Law, seeking to strengthen the legal framework for its rapidly developing autonomous driving sector. The draft defines autonomous vehicles and...

Widespread floods triggered by heavy rain from Typhoon Narra intensified on Tuesday across the nation's south, with homes and shops submerged and thousands of people relocated, while another ⁠storm system made its way towards the East China Sea. A...

Enflame Technology, one of China's leading AI chipmakers, will open share subscriptions on September 2 for its six billion yuan initial public offering on Shanghai's tech-heavy Star Market, a regulatory filing showed late on Monday. The chipmaker, b...

China has proposed formulating at least 100 key standards for the humanoid robot industry by 2028, according to a draft guideline from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The draft guideline for developing a national standard system...

China and India will hold the 25th round of talks between their special representatives on the border question in Beijing on Tuesday, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson announced on Monday. As agreed between the two sides, Foreign Minister W...

Torrential rain triggered by Typhoon Narra caused widespread flooding across southwestern Guangxi region over the weekend, forcing tens of thousands of people to relocate as forecasters warned of ⁠more downpours in the days ahead. Some 54,000 peo...

Chief Executive John Lee on Monday said Hong Kong is the ideal springboard for mainland unicorn companies and technological startups seeking to expand internationally. Speaking at the opening of the Global Unicorn Summit at the Convention & Exhibiti...

Shares of Alibaba fell eight percent to HK$113.00 soon after the stock market opened on Monday morning, and hours after the company announced the launch of an HK$80-billion, or US$10.2 billion, share placement to fund artificial intelligence-related ...

Humanoids exceeded human records and delighted hundreds of spectators at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing as China showcased its dominance in the industry. The five-day event, which opened on Saturday, brings together 666 teams and 2,056 ro...

China's Chang'e-7 lunar probe does not meet launch conditions, and its launch therefore cannot take place during the planned window this year, the China Manned Space Agency said on Sunday. The assessment was conducted following the principle of prud...