Floods kill 10 in northwest China

President Xi Jinping yesterday ordered “all-out” rescue efforts in China’s arid and mountainous northwest after flash floods caused by exceptionally heavy rain killed 10 people and left 33 missing.
8 August 2025, 19:16 PM

Xi welcomes US-Russia talks

China is pleased to see Russia and the United States maintaining contact and improving ties to advance a political resolution of the Ukraine crisis, President Xi Jinping said in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.
8 August 2025, 19:15 PM

Beijing evacuates more than 80,000 over heavy rains: state media

Chinese authorities evacuated over 82,000 people across Beijing at risk from heavy rainfall, state media said, after dozens of people died in flooding in the capital's suburbs last week
5 August 2025, 02:16 AM

10 confirmed dead in north China bus accident

Ten people have been confirmed dead after a bus went missing on Sunday in China’s northern Shanxi province, as heavy rain lashed the region this week, state media said yesterday.
30 July 2025, 19:41 PM

China to hold military drills with Russia in August

China said yesterday it would conduct joint military drills with Russia in August, including sea and air exercises near Vladivostok and joint naval patrols in the Pacific.
30 July 2025, 19:35 PM

Heavy rains leave 30 dead in Chinese capital

Heavy rains in the Chinese capital Beijing have killed 30 people and prompted authorities to evacuate 80,000, state media said Tuesday
29 July 2025, 02:13 AM

Chinese engines power Russian drones used in Ukraine

Chinese-made engines are being covertly shipped via front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia, labelled as “industrial refrigeration units” to avoid detection in the wake of Western sanctions, according to three European security officials and documents reviewed by Reuters.
24 July 2025, 18:00 PM

China’s Xi calls for ‘proper handling of frictions’

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged top European Union officials yesterday to “properly handle differences and frictions” as he criticised Brussels’s recent trade actions against Beijing at a tense summit dominated by concerns on trade and the Ukraine war.
24 July 2025, 18:00 PM

China starts building dam on Brahmaputra

China started building a mega-dam yesterday on a river running through Tibet and India, with Premier Li Qiang attending the commencement ceremony, state media said.
19 July 2025, 20:49 PM

China jails Japanese national for espionage: embassy

A court in China sentenced a Japanese businessman to three-and-a-half years in prison yesterday for spying, Tokyo’s ambassador in Beijing said.
16 July 2025, 18:39 PM

China says economy grew 5.2% in second quarter

The country's leadership is fighting a multi-front battle to sustain growth, a challenge made more difficult by US President Donald Trump's tariff campaign
15 July 2025, 02:19 AM

China, ASEAN to submit upgraded free trade deal to leaders in October, says China's foreign minister

Negotiations about the so-called 3.0 version of the free trade zone started in November 2022 and completed in May
12 July 2025, 11:22 AM

China denies asking firms to collect data illegally after new EU probe

However, TikTok has insisted that it has never received any requests from Chinese authorities for European users' data
11 July 2025, 09:04 AM

Rubio to meet China's Wang on sidelines of ASEAN talks

Rubio said Thursday the United States has "no intention of abandoning" the Asia-Pacific region
11 July 2025, 03:51 AM

US lifted some export curbs

China said yesterday that the US has eased certain export restrictions in line with a “hard-won” framework reached at talks last month, warning against “blackmail and coercion”.
4 July 2025, 19:20 PM

China willing to take lead in signing SE Asia treaty Says a foreign ministry spokesperson

China firmly supports establishing a Southeast Asia nuclear weapon free zone and has made clear its willingness to take the lead in signing the treaty, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said yesterday.
3 July 2025, 18:00 PM

China warns against trade deals that 'hurt' others after Vietnam-US pact

Beijing's commerce ministry said it had "always firmly opposed" US tariffs
3 July 2025, 07:52 AM

Six dead from floods in China’s south

Six people have died from floods inundating China’s Guizhou province, state media said yesterday, after more than 80,000 people were driven from their homes this week.
26 June 2025, 19:39 PM

US and China set for trade talks in London on Monday

Vice Premier He Lifeng will be in the United Kingdom between June 8 and June 13
8 June 2025, 08:40 AM

China says will 'resolutely safeguard' its students' rights after US visa ban

Trump announced a six-month ban on foreign students enrolling at Harvard University
5 June 2025, 10:54 AM