China invites Hasina for state visit

China has invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit China at the soonest possible time.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Taiwan detects 23 Chinese warplanes around island

Taiwan’s defence ministry said it detected 23 Chinese air force planes operating around Taiwan and carrying out “joint combat readiness patrols” with Chinese warships yesterday, ahead of high-level China-US talks in Thailand.
26 January 2024, 18:00 PM

China slams US provocation in Taiwan Strait

China yesterday criticised the United States for causing “trouble and provocation” after the US Navy sailed its first warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait since presidential and parliamentary elections on the island.
25 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Shop fire kills 39 in China’s Jiangxi province

A fire at a street shop in Xinyu City of Jiangxi Province has killed 39 people and injured nine, Chinese state media and the local government said yesterday, adding that some people were still trapped.
24 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Fire at China street shop kills 39, many trapped

A fire in the basement of a street shop in Xinyu City of Jiangxi Province has killed 39 people and injured nine, Chinese state media and the local government said today, adding that some people were still trapped
24 January 2024, 13:17 PM

3 dead, dozens hurt as quake hits border

Three people were killed and dozens injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border yesterday, authorities said.
23 January 2024, 18:00 PM

China undergoes rare scrutiny at UN meeting

China underwent scrutiny of its human rights record at a key UN meeting yesterday, with Western countries calling for more protections for Xinjiang Uyghurs and greater freedom in Hong Kong while Beijing said it had made historic progress.
23 January 2024, 18:00 PM

3 dead, dozens injured in major earthquake on China-Kyrgyzstan border

Three people were killed and dozens injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday, authorities said
23 January 2024, 14:53 PM

Major 7-magnitude earthquake hits China-Kyrgyzstan border

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday, injuring at least three people
23 January 2024, 03:14 AM

47 buried in southwest China landslide

Forty-seven people were buried when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China on Monday, state media reported
22 January 2024, 03:19 AM

8 killed in eastern China factory explosion

Eight people were killed in a factory explosion in eastern China’s Jiangsu province yesterday, state media reported.
20 January 2024, 18:00 PM

13 students die in China school fire

Thirteen schoolchildren died in a dormitory fire in central China’s Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.
20 January 2024, 18:00 PM

11 Chinese military planes cross Taiwan Strait median line

More than 20 Chinese military planes were detected around Taiwan, with 11 crossing a sensitive median line separating the self-ruled island from China, Taipei’s defence ministry said yesterday, the first significant show of force since the weekend’s presidential election.
18 January 2024, 18:00 PM

China’s population decline accelerates in 2023

China’s population decline accelerated in 2023, official data showed yesterday, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis.
17 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Don’t ‘play with fire’

China summoned the ambassador from the Philippines yesterday and warned the country “not to play with fire” after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr congratulated Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te on his election victory.
16 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Chinese FM congratulates Hasan Mahmud

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has sent a congratulatory message to Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud
16 January 2024, 15:34 PM

About 1,000 tourists trapped in China's Xinjiang after avalanches

Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in a remote holiday village after avalanches hit China's northwestern Xinjiang region with metres-high snow and fickle weather impeding evacuation, state TV reported on Tuesday
16 January 2024, 11:28 AM

Steps towards independence will be harshly punished

China’s top diplomat warned yesterday any steps towards Taiwan’s independence would be “harshly punished”, after the self-ruled island defied Beijing’s warnings and chose pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president.
14 January 2024, 18:00 PM

At least 10 dead in China mining accident: state media

At least 10 people have died and six are missing after an accident at a coal mine in central China's Henan Province, state media said Saturday
13 January 2024, 07:37 AM

China vows to ‘smash independence plots’

Hundreds of thousands of people attended final pre-election rallies in Taiwan yesterday ahead of critical presidential and parliamentary polls, as China’s defence ministry warned it would “smash any Taiwan independence plots”.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM