Fire kills 12 in south China residential building: state media

It comes after a huge blaze last month engulfed several high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong
10 December 2025, 04:48 AM

China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion despite plunge in US-bound exports

Exports climbed 5.9 percent year-on-year in November, reversing the slight decline recorded in October
8 December 2025, 06:27 AM

Xi woos Macron with sightseeing trip

Chinese leader Xi Jinping accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron to Chengdu yesterday, a rare gesture seemingly reserved for the head of Europe’s second-largest economy that highlights Beijing’s focus on Paris in its ties with the European Union.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 75, government says

The death toll from a fire that tore through a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen to 75, the city's government said late on Thursday
27 November 2025, 06:46 AM

Train hits China railway workers, killing 11: local authority

The cause of the crash was under investigation
27 November 2025, 06:25 AM

China launches Shenzhou-22 early for stranded space station crew

China conducted an urgent unmanned spacecraft launch yesterday, after damage to a previous mission’s return capsule left the crew on its space station without a means of getting back to Earth.
25 November 2025, 18:52 PM

Xi holds call with Trump

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump discussed bilateral cooperation and the issue of Taiwan in a phone call yesterday, Beijing’s state news agency Xinhua reported.
24 November 2025, 18:58 PM

China slams Japan’s plans to deploy missiles near Taiwan

China yesterday slammed Japan’s decision to push ahead with a planned deployment of missiles on an island near Taiwan, escalating a weeks-long diplomatic spat.
24 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Japan-China spat sinks tourism stocks

China and Japan's long-testy ties have spiralled further this month
17 November 2025, 03:15 AM

Chinese airlines offer refunds on Japan flights after travel warning

Air China, China Southern and China Eastern all published separate statements
15 November 2025, 08:38 AM

China tells citizens to avoid Japan travel after PM's Taiwan remarks

China has advised its citizens to refrain from travelling to Japan
15 November 2025, 02:20 AM

China extends suspension of extra tariffs on US goods

The two leaders held talks in South Korea at the end of October
5 November 2025, 05:35 AM

China’s factory activity shrinks for seventh month

China’s factory activity shrank for a seventh straight month in October, official data showed Friday, as trade uncertainty ahead of talks between President Xi Jinping and US leader Donald Trump weighed on the economic powerhouse.
1 November 2025, 19:50 PM

Xi to meet Japan, Canada leaders after trade truce with Trump

Chinese leader Xi Jinping was expected to meet Canada and Japan's new prime ministers for the first time on Friday, a day after agreeing to a trade war ceasefire with US President Donald Trump..The meeting in Busan, South Korea saw Trump announce a cut in US tariffs and Xi agree to maintai
31 October 2025, 03:49 AM

Trump says China rare earths deal is one year, extendable

China exercises a virtual monopoly on so-called "rare earth" metals, essential for everything from household appliances to cars, energy and weapons
30 October 2025, 05:57 AM

Chinese stocks climb to 10-year peak as Trump-Xi meeting begins

Investors cautiously optimistic of trade truce extension
30 October 2025, 03:48 AM

China eyes ‘positive signals’ from new Japan leadership

Beijing’s top diplomat yesterday told his Japanese counterpart he sees “positive signals” from Tokyo’s new leadership, after the country swore in a prime minister long viewed as a China hawk.
28 October 2025, 19:43 PM

India and China to resume direct flights as ties improve

Trump's aides have accused India of fuelling Russia's war in Ukraine by buying Moscow's oil
26 October 2025, 05:35 AM

China vows massive high-tech sector development in next decade

China will develop its high-tech sector on a massive scale in the next decade, top officials vowed yesterday, a day after meetings on the country’s future policy priorities concluded in Beijing.
24 October 2025, 18:53 PM

Trump says he expects to reach deal with China on trade, soybeans, possibly nuclear arms

Trump, under pressure from US farmers reeling from big drops in Chinese orders for soybeans, said he expected to reach some agreement with Xi on the issues
23 October 2025, 04:26 AM