China
Delta variant drives virus spread to three China provinces
The flareup, which began after nine workers at the Nanjing airport tested positive on 20 July, has since seen 171 cases detected in Jiangsu province, while...
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China urges Washington to stop 'demonising' it during US official visit
The US said last week it was hoping to use the 'candid' talks as an opportunity to show Beijing 'what responsible and healthy competition looks like', but wanted to avoid the relationship veering into 'conflict'.
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Severe rainstorms kill 16 in central China
Around 200,000 city residents were evacuated, local government officials said, as soldiers led rescue efforts in Zhengzhou, a city of over 10 million people, where days of rain have inundated the streets and subway.
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Chinese city battered by storms as subway floods
At least one person died and two more were missing since heavy rain began battering Zhengzhou on Monday, according to the state-run People's Daily, which reported that houses have collapsed.
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China denies Microsoft hack, condemns US allies
The United States on Monday accused Beijing of carrying out the cyber attack on Microsoft and charged four Chinese nationals over the 'malicious' hack in March.
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China threatens to ban unvaccinated adults from schools, hospitals
At least a dozen places have stationed volunteers at government buildings, train stations and other busy public spaces to note down the names and contact information of those who are not vaccinated.
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Final death toll in China hotel collapse put at 17
Six others were earlier rescued from the rubble of the Siji Kaiyuan hotel, which crumbled in a heap of shattered concrete and bent metal beams two days earlier in the picturesque city of Suzhou.
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Injured baby elephant abandoned by rogue Chinese herd saved
Scientists are still baffled by what prompted the elephants to leave their home at the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, on the border with Laos.
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Flights cancelled and schools closed as Beijing hit by storm
City authorities issued warnings to residents to stay home as the Chinese capital faced its biggest storm this year.
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SAHPRA approves use of China’s CoronaVac shots
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) on Saturday said it invoked Section 21 of the Medicines and Related Substances Act, which enables emergency use access to authorise the vaccines.
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18 killed, 16 injured in fire at China martial arts school
The wounded -- four of whom had severe injuries -were rushed to a local hospital, where an unnamed doctor told local media they were 'doing everything they could' to save them.
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Curtain falls on Hong Kong tabloid that dared to challenge China
Over the last week, Apple Daily's journalism was declared a threat to China's national security by Hong Kong authorities and the paper saw its assets frozen a move that crippled its ability to operate.
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UN warns of worst 'cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes'
"To recover from the most wide-reaching and severe cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes, we need a life-changing vision, and concerted action," Michelle Bachelet told the opening of the UN Human Rights Council's 47th session.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy paper unable to pay staff after asset freeze: aide
Apple Daily has long been a thorn in Beijing's side, with unapologetic support for the city's pro-democracy movement and caustic criticism of China's authoritarian leaders.
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China to launch first crew to new space station on Thursday
The mission will be China's longest crewed space mission to date and the first in nearly five years, as Beijing pushes forward with its ambitious programme to establish itself as a space power.
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Friends and family share fond memories of Kgothatso Mdunana at memorial service
The 24-year-old South African student was weeks away from graduating in China when she fell out of a window from the 13th floor of a friend’s flat.
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China passes anti-foreign sanctions law
Beijing has accused the United States of "suppressing" Chinese firms and issued veiled threats of retaliation after President Joe Biden last week expanded a blacklist of companies Americans are barred from investing in.
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China warns US against trade deal with Taiwan
Chinese social media erupted with fury at the weekend over a visit by US senators to Taipei where they announced that Washington would donate 750,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to the island.
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ANALYSIS: Why the COVID-19 lab leak theory must be formally investigated
The lab accident theory of the origins of COVID-19 has gained traction in recent months. We need a proper investigation to find out what really happened.
