Chinese mourners use AI to digitally resurrect the dead

At a quiet cemetery in eastern China, bereaved father Seakoo Wu pulls out his phone, places it on a gravestone and plays a recording of his son
14 December 2023, 07:23 AM

China, Vietnam agree to build ‘shared future’

Old foes China and Vietnam, at odds over claims in the South China Sea, declared yesterday they want to boost ties and build a community with a “shared future”, just three months after Hanoi upgraded its formal relations with the United States.
12 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Chinese president visits Vietnam in bid to counter US

China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam Tuesday for his first visit in six years, as he seeks to counter the United States' growing influence with the communist nation. .Xi will meet the leader of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, after Hanoi upgraded diplomatic t
12 December 2023, 05:59 AM

China’s carrier passes through Taiwan Strait

A Chinese naval formation led by the Shandong aircraft carried sailed through the Taiwan Strait yesterday, Taipei’s defence ministry said.
11 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Positive peace talks held over Myanmar conflict: China

China said yesterday that peace talks had been held over the conflict in northern Myanmar and yielded “positive results”, after weeks of fighting between the country’s junta and ethnic minority armed groups.
11 December 2023, 18:00 PM

China says peace talks held over north Myanmar conflict, 'positive results'

China said Monday that peace talks had been held over the conflict in northern Myanmar and yielded "positive results", after weeks of fighting between the country's junta and ethnic minority armed groups
11 December 2023, 08:33 AM

Philippines, China trade accusations

The Philippines and China yesterday traded accusations over a collision of their vessels near a disputed shoalin the South China Sea as tensions over claims in the vital waterway escalate.
10 December 2023, 18:00 PM

12 Chinese fighters cross Taiwan Strait

Taiwan said yesterday that 12 Chinese fighter jets and a suspected weather balloon had crossed the Taiwan Strait’s sensitive median line, in a ratcheting up of tensions about a month before the island’s presidential election.
8 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Don’t engage in ‘confrontation’

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned top EU officials yesterday that China and Europe should not view each other as rivals or “engage in confrontation” due to their different political systems,
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM

BID to “Influence” Next Polls: Taiwan probes free China trips

Taiwanese prosecutors said yesterday they were investigating five people over accusations they had arranged free trips to China for dozens of voters in a bid to “influence” next month’s elections.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM

China launches world’s first 4G nuclear reactor

China began commercial operations of the world’s first next-generation, gas-cooled nuclear reactor power plant, state media reported yesterday.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Ethical journalism: World Media Summit opens in China

Global media leaders have gathered in southern China's Guangzhou to discuss ways to ensure accurate reporting and ethical journalism in the age of digitalisation
5 December 2023, 17:49 PM

Respiratory disease due to known pathogens

China’s surge in respiratory illness is caused by known pathogens and there is no sign of new infectious diseases, a health official said on Saturday as the country faces its first full winter since lifting strict Covid-19 restrictions.
2 December 2023, 18:00 PM

China navy ships arrive in Myanmar

Three Chinese navy ships have arrived in Myanmar for joint drills with its navy, the country’s junta said, as a border conflict strains ties between the Southeast Asian nation and its most important ally.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM

11 dead in northeast China mine accident

At least 11 people were killed in an accident at a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang province today, state media said
28 November 2023, 12:57 PM

Beijing court begins compensation hearings for MH370 victims

A Beijing court on Monday began hearing compensation cases filed by the families of dozens of Chinese people who died on board a Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared almost 10 years ago
27 November 2023, 07:10 AM

China seeks more fever clinics to combat surge

China’s health ministry yesterday urged local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics as the country grapples with a surge in respiratory illnesses in its first full winter since easing Covid-19 restrictions.
26 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Myanmar armed group seizes China-Myanmar border crossing

An ethnic minority armed group in Myanmar has seized control from the country's ruling junta of a lucrative border crossing to China, local media and a security source said Sunday
26 November 2023, 07:33 AM

What we know so far about surging respiratory illnesses in China

Cases of respiratory illnesses have been surging in northern China, particularly among children, sparking speculation online of a new pandemic threat four years after Covid-19 first emerged in the country
26 November 2023, 05:35 AM

Chinese military holds drills near Myanmar border

China’s military began “combat training activities” from yesterday on its side of the border with Myanmar, it said on social media, a day after a convoy of trucks carrying goods into the neighbouring Southeast Asian nation went up in flames.
25 November 2023, 18:00 PM