The doctor who exposed China's cover-up of the SARS epidemic in 2003 has died aged 91, his family confirmed on Wednesday.

China's birth rate last year fell to 6.77 births per 1,000 people, from 7.52 births in 2021, the lowest on record

Bangladesh and China, for the first time ever, held official consultations on multilateral human rights issues to enhance the existing cooperation in the areas of human rights, especially under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council

China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of today, the country’s foreign ministry said, in a major easing of travel restrictions in place since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

China warned yesterday that Australia, Britain and the United States were treading a “path of error and danger” after they unveiled a nuclear-powered submarines deal.

It marks the latest step in China reopening its borders for foreigners after three years of Covid restrictions. Visa-free entry will be resumed for foreigners from Hong Kong and Macao, and ASEAN nations.

Li Qiang, one of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s most trusted allies, was confirmed as premier yesterday, as Xi cements his influence on the country’s top leadership.

Li, the former Shanghai party chief who oversaw the city's gruelling two-month lockdown last spring, was named the successor of outgoing premier Li Keqiang at a meeting of the country's rubber-stamp parliament

Xi Jinping was handed a third term as Chinese president yesterday, capping a rise that has seen him become the country’s most powerful leader in generations.

Xi Jinping on Friday sealed a historic third term as China's president.

China lashed out at the United States on Tuesday, with the foreign minister accusing Washington of stoking tensions between the two powers and warning of "conflict and confrontation"

China yesterday said its military spending would rise at the fastest pace in four years, warning of “escalating” threats from abroad at a meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament that will hand Xi Jinping a third term as president.

"China's economy is staging a steady recovery and demonstrating vast potential and momentum for further growth"

Xi Jinping will secure a third term as China's president at a rubber-stamp parliament that starts this weekend, enjoying unchallengeable status despite criticism over his handling of Covid and the economy

The United States has warned China of serious consequences if it provided arms to support Russia’s invasion, as Beijing sought dialogue and peace for Ukraine.

China has released its position paper on the Russia-Ukraine war, in which it calls for a ceasefire and talks between the two parties. Conflict and war “benefit no one”, China said on Friday in the 12-point paper.

Dozens of people remained missing yesterday following a collapse at a coal mine in northern China that killed six, state media reported.

The secretary of Russia’s powerful Security Council told China’s top diplomat Wang Yi yesterday that Beijing was a top priority for Russian foreign policy and that the two countries must stick together against the West, Russian state news agencies reported.

The Chinese billionaire chairman of investment bank China Renaissance has gone missing, the firm said, as shares in the company plunged in Hong Kong on Friday

Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed Beijing’s “solidarity” with Iran yesterday as he hosted the Islamic republic’s President Ebrahim Raisi at the start of a three-day trip.