The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command said on Wednesday it successfully completed military exercises around Taiwan. Spokesman Li Xi said the theater command fully tested the integrated joint operations capabilities of its troops...

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday pledged to deliver prosperity for all and to write a new chapter in China’s development story as the country embarks on its 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026–2030). In his televised New Year’s address, Xi empha...

A head-on collision between two trains on the line that services Peru's Machu Picchu killed one person and injured at least 40 others, authorities said. The deceased was the conductor of one of the two trains, according to the prosecutor's office in...

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday emphasised efforts to achieve a strong start for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) period. Xi was speaking at a gathering of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advi...

China released on Wednesday detailed guidelines for its 2026 auto trade-in subsidy programme, sustaining support for the automotive market as part of broader efforts to boost consumption. According to a notice jointly issued by the Ministry of Comme...

The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 50.1 in December, up 0.9 percentage points month on month, official data showed on Wednesday. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 reflects co...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday denounced US arms sales to Taiwan and said any attempt to thwart China's reunification is doomed to fail. "In response to the continuous provocations by 'Taiwan independence' forces and large-scale US arms sales t...

The defense ministry said on Monday that joint drills launched by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command served as a stern warning to separatist forces advocating "Taiwan independence" and to external interference. Zhang Xiaogang...

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said any attempt to thwart reunification is doomed to fail. His comments came as the People's Liberation Army began military drills codenamed "Justice Mission 2025" around Taiwan. "The Taiwan issue is the core of...

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Monday conducted wide-ranging drills codenamed "Justice Mission 2025" around Taiwan in a warning to separatist forces. Shi Yi, spokesperson for the theater command, said it was di...

Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia kicked off two days of talks in China on Sunday as Beijing seeks to strengthen its role in mediating the two countries’ border dispute, a day after they signed a new ceasefire. The ceasefire agreement signe...

Hong Kong’s sole deputy to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), Starry Lee, said local businesses should familiarise themselves with the newly revised Foreign Trade Law. The revision was adopted by the country's top legisla...

Profits of China's major industrial firms increased 0.1 percent year on year in the first 11 months of 2025, extending the growth streak that began in August, official data showed on Saturday. Industrial firms with an annual main business revenue of...

The SAR's top deputy to the nation's top legislature said on Saturday that she is looking forward to the fourth annual session in Beijing next year, which is set to discuss issues such as reviewing the draft of the 15th Five-Year Plan for national ec...

China has lashed out against Japan's plans to spend a record nine trillion yen on defence for the fiscal year from April 2026, saying its plans reveal the "sinister intentions" of the country's right-wing forces to "push for the country's re-militari...

China will tighten oversight of new copper and alumina projects to curb irrational investment and disorderly expansion from 2026 to 2030, the nation’s top economic planner said on Friday. In an article on its website, the National Development and ...

An impeachment motion against Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te, submitted by lawmakers from the Chinese Kuomintang party and Taiwan People's Party, was approved by the island's legislature on Friday. According to procedures, the legislature is expected to...

China on Wednesday denounced US tariffs on semiconductors, saying that "holds back Chinese industries groundlessly". The comment was in response to the Trump administration's announcement that it will slap tariffs on Chinese semiconductor imports f...

Eight people, including several children, were killed when a kindergarten director lost control of an SUV and plunged into a pond in southeast China, state media reported on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Pengze county, a r...

China has launched a complaint with the World Trade Organization over Indian measures on trade of solar cells and modules as well as information technology goods, the global trade body said on Tuesday. The WTO said that Beijing had requested that it...