Protests erupt in China over widening Covid-19 lockdowns

Public anger in China towards widening COVID-19 lockdowns across the country erupted into rare protests in China’s far western Xinjiang region and the country's capital of Beijing, as nationwide infections set another record.
26 November 2022, 17:10 PM

China reports record daily Covid cases

China yesterday reported another record high of daily Covid-19 infections, as cities across the country enforce measures and curbs to control outbreaks.
25 November 2022, 18:00 PM

China reports new daily record Covid cases

Frustration simmered on Friday among residents and business groups in China navigating stricter Covid-19 control curbs as the country reported another record high of daily infections just weeks after hopes had been raised of easing measures..The resurgence of Covid cases in China, with 32,
25 November 2022, 14:56 PM

10 dead, 9 injured in fire in China's Xinjiang

Ten people were killed and nine injured in a fire in a residential building in China's northwestern Xinjiang region, state media reported Friday.
25 November 2022, 03:52 AM

Record cases: Chinese cities impose Covid curbs

China reported record high Covid-19 infections yesterday, with cities nationwide imposing localised lockdowns, mass testing and other curbs that are fuelling frustration and darkening the outlook for the world’s second largest economy.
24 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Violent protests break out at iPhone factory in China

Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn's 2317.TW flagship iPhone plant in China, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows, footage uploaded on social media showed.
23 November 2022, 10:42 AM

Beijing sees record Covid cases as China outbreak spirals

China’s capital Beijing posted a record number of new Covid cases yesterday, with the city hunkering down under a tightening chokehold of restrictions that have sent schools online, closed many restaurants and forced employees to work from home.
22 November 2022, 18:00 PM

38 people killed in central China fire

Thirty-eight people were killed and two were injured in a fire at a factory in central China, state media said yesterday, with authorities blaming
22 November 2022, 18:00 PM

China's great reopening may come too late for many businesses

The culinary tourism business of Brian Bergey and his wife Ruixi Hu has persevered in China through three years of harsh Covid-19 restrictions.
22 November 2022, 11:19 AM

36 killed in China factory fire

Thirty-six people were killed and two remain missing after a fire at a factory in central China, state media said Tuesday, citing local authorities.
22 November 2022, 01:37 AM

‘Long way to go’

China yesterday welcomed a deal struck at the landmark COP27 climate summit in Egypt, but warned there was still a “long way to go” for global cooperation in curbing rising temperatures.
21 November 2022, 18:00 PM

China reports first Covid death since May

China reported the death of an 87-year-old man in Beijing yesterday as its first fatality from Covid-19 in six months, with cases rising despite a stringent zero-Covid policy.
20 November 2022, 18:00 PM

China reports 24,473 new Covid cases; some Beijing businesses shut

China reported a slight decline in new CoviD-19 cases yesterday as numerous cities battled outbreaks, and as restaurants and other businesses in Beijing shut after authorities urged people to stay home over the weekend.
19 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Panda gifted by China to Taiwan dies

A panda that China gifted to Taiwan 14 years ago as a symbol of what were then warmer ties died yesterday, after suffering a spate of seizures,
19 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Xi spat with Trudeau lays bare China’s frayed ties with Canada

Chinese President Xi Jinping scolded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an on-camera dressing down at the G20 summit, an unusual public spat that could further complicate strained relations between the countries.
17 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Xi spat with Trudeau lays bare China's frayed ties with Canada

Chinese President Xi Jinping scolded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an on-camera dressing down at the G20 summit, an unusual public spat that could further complicate strained relations between the countries..Video recorded by reporters at the Bali summit for world leaders on We
17 November 2022, 14:32 PM

China attacking Taiwan would be 'strategic mistake' like Russia invading Ukraine: top US general

The Pentagon's top general warned Wednesday that any Chinese attack on Taiwan would be a strategic mistake as bad as Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
16 November 2022, 19:13 PM

Sunak-Xi meeting at G20 cancelled

A planned meeting between Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit has
16 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Xi urges better ties in rare summit with Australia

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for soured relations with Australia to “improve” and “develop”, as the two countries held a first formal summit in more than five years.
15 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Xi returns to global stage at G20 after Covid isolation

China’s Xi Jinping was the leader everyone wanted to meet at this week’s G20 summit, where he took centre stage in a carefully choreographed appearance after three years of self-imposed pandemic isolation.
15 November 2022, 18:00 PM