China
Beijing launches new mass testing wave after four COVID cases found
The latest flare-up has prompted the grounding of hundreds of flights, the closure of scenic areas and schools and a flurry of stay-home orders in affected...
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Taiwan delegation irks China with eastern Europe tour
The European Union members have shown signs of wanting closer relations with the island, even if that angers China.
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Flights cancelled, schools closed as China fights virus outbreak
The latest outbreak was linked to an elderly couple who were in a group of several tourists. They started in Shanghai before flying to Xi'an, Gansu province and Inner Mongolia.
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Australia accuses China of undermining world trade
In an unusually blunt statement made public after the meeting, Canberra insisted a slew of sanctions on Australian goods were politically motivated and showed a 'growing gap between China's rhetoric and its actions'.
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China growth slides to 4.9% in third quarter
After a swift coronavirus bounceback, recovery in the world's second-biggest economy is losing steam, with gross domestic product growth coming in at 4.9% on-year, said the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), citing an 'unstable and uneven' domestic rebound.
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IMF says still no decision on whether Georgieva keeps her job
An investigation by a law firm has concluded that Georgieva manipulated data in favour of China while in a senior role at the World Bank.
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In Glasgow, China-US tensions could shape climate future
Both nations have stepped up efforts to curb emissions, although analysts say that actions are far too modest to meet a UN-backed goal of keeping the planet's temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and avoiding the worst effects of climate change.
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China sends 56 jets into Taiwan defence zone in another record incursion
China's foreign ministry on Monday accused Washington of sending out "an extremely wrong and irresponsible signal" with "provocative" actions such as selling arms to Taipei and sending its warships to the Taiwan Strait.
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China clamps down on pop culture in bid to 'control' youth
In a series of sweeping measures, Beijing has moved to check what it considers the excesses of modern entertainment, and urged social media platforms to promote patriotic content.
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China power cuts hit homes, factories and threaten growth
Nearly 60% of the Chinese economy is powered by coal, but supply has been disrupted by the pandemic, put under pressure by tough emissions targets and squeezed by a drop in coal imports amid a trade tiff with Australia.
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China's Xi warns of 'grim' situation with Taiwan
China views self-ruled democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and vows to retake it one day, by force if necessary.
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China's central bank rules all crypto transactions are illegal
The notice bans all related financial activities involving cryptocurrencies, such as trading crypto, selling tokens, transactions involving virtual currency derivatives and 'illegal fundraising'.
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Taiwan applies to join Pacific trade deal days after China
Signed by 11 Asia-Pacific countries in 2018, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is the region's biggest free-trade pact and accounts for around 13.5% of the global economy.
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UN chief urges US-China dialogue, warns of divisions
The summit will feature the first speech to the world body by US President Joe Biden, who has described a rising and authoritarian China as the paramount challenge of the 21st century.
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Biden bids to renew US leadership in UN speech
Joe Biden's first speech as US president to the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York faces a tough reception.
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China fully vaccinates more than 1 billion people
The country where the virus was first detected has mostly curbed the virus within its borders, but is racing to get the vast majority of its population vaccinated as a new outbreak flickers in the southeast.
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China's embattled Evergrande tries to pay bills with parking spots
Several dozen protesters returned for a third straight day to the firm's headquarters in the southern city of Shenzhen, where the company began its ascent in 1996 into a sprawling conglomerate minting the dreams of home ownership among China's middle classes.
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Dubious of Trump's sanity, US general secretly called China: book
Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley ordered aides to not act immediately on any move by Donald Trump to use US nuclear forces, and he called a Chinese general to reassure Beijing, according to a soon-to-be-released book.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: SA has reaped the benefits of being part of BRICS
In his week newsletter, the president reflected on South Africa's joining of the BRICS group of countries in 2010.
