China accuses US of sending high-altitude balloons into its airspace

Washington strenuously denied Beijing's charges as "false" and insisted it was China alone that has surreptitiously flown spy balloons, as tensions ramped up between the two superpowers
13 February 2023, 14:29 PM

Global chatbot race heats up

ChatGPT has sparked a gold rush in artificial intelligence technology, with Microsoft, Google and China's Baidu all working to develop chatbots that can mimic human speech
9 February 2023, 15:05 PM

2nd balloon flying over LatAm is Chinese: Beijing

Beijing yesterday confirmed that a balloon spotted flying over Latin America is Chinese, while the United States worked to recover what it claimed was an unmanned spy craft it shot down at the weekend.
6 February 2023, 18:00 PM

How China's balloon over US steered its way into spying history

When China's suspected surveillance balloon first passed into US airspace north of Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Jan. 28, American officials believed there was a good chance it would keep traveling on a northern trajectory over sparsely populated areas.
6 February 2023, 12:04 PM

16 killed in China highway pile-up

A highway pile-up in central China has killed 16 people and injured dozens, authorities said Sunday, with footage aired on local media showing burning trucks and smashed cars.
5 February 2023, 10:57 AM

US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon

The United States shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floated off the country's southeastern coast on Saturday, a Reuters witness and US officials said, drawing to a close a dramatic spying saga that drew a spotlight on worsening Sino-US relations..President Joe Biden approved
4 February 2023, 20:07 PM

Thirteen dead as Chile forest fires provoke state of disaster

Chile has declared a state of disaster in several central-southern regions after a devastating heat wave sparked forest fires that left at least 13 people dead, authorities said Friday.
4 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Chinese balloon advanced, hard to shoot down: US expert

.The first Chinese surveillance balloon that the Pentagon found flying over sensitive US ballistic missile sites may be guided by advanced artificial intelligence technology, a US expert said Friday..A second Chinese surveillance balloon was later spotted over Latin America, the Pent
4 February 2023, 08:03 AM

Beijing says US media, politicians used balloon incident 'as pretext to smear China'

Beijing said today that US media and politicians had taken advantage of US allegations that China flew an espionage balloon over the northwest United States.
4 February 2023, 06:30 AM

Spy balloon over US: China says working to 'verify' reports

China today said it was working to verify the facts around US claims that Beijing flew a spy balloon over its territory, warning against "hype" over the issue.
3 February 2023, 09:18 AM

China’s Sichuan to scrap 3-child limit

Southwest China’s Sichuan province will lift its three-child birth limit and remove restrictions on single parents as the world’s most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis.
30 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Demographic crisis: China's Sichuan to scrap three-child limit

Southwest China's Sichuan province will lift its three-child birth limit and remove restrictions on single parents as the world's most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis..China's population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data released
30 January 2023, 14:07 PM

China logs 13,000 deaths in a week

China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population had already been infected.
22 January 2023, 18:00 PM

China reports nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a week

China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population had already been infected.
22 January 2023, 11:12 AM

Death toll rises to 20, eight missing

The death toll from an avalanche that struck a road in mountainous Tibet this week has risen to 20, state television reported yesterday. The snowslide occurred
20 January 2023, 18:00 PM

China ends de facto ban on Marvel films after nearly 4 years

Walt Disney Co's DIS.N Marvel Studios has announced the February release dates for Black Panther and Ant-Man sequels in China, marking the first time in nearly four years that the Communist country has allowed Marvel movies into its cinemas. .Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will arrive in C
18 January 2023, 07:28 AM

China faces demographic crisis

China’s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed yesterday, as the birth rate slows in the face of mounting financial pressures and shifting social attitudes.
17 January 2023, 18:00 PM

China population shrinks for first time in 60 yr

China’s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed yesterday, as the birth rate slows in the face of mounting financial pressures and shifting social attitudes.
17 January 2023, 18:00 PM

China’s population shrinks first time since 1961

China's population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers with profound implications for its economy.reat Famine of 1961, also lends weight t
17 January 2023, 03:19 AM

2 dead, 34 injured in China chemical plant blast

A chemical plant explosion in China has killed two people and injured 34, state media reported Monday..The blast happened on Sunday afternoon at a factory in northeastern Liaoning province's Panshan County, according to state broadcaster CCTV..Twelve people are missing after the expl
16 January 2023, 03:22 AM