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21 miners trapped after Xinjiang coal mine accident – official media

BEIJING, April 11 (Reuters) - Eight miners have been rescued and 21 remain trapped in a coal mine that flooded in northwest China's Xinjiang region, Chinese state news agency Xinhua…

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Sinopharm’s protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate gets China clinical trial nod

The China National Biotec Group Company (CNBG) has obtained regulatory approval to move a third COVID-19 vaccine candidate into the human testing stage in China, CNBG said on Saturday. The…

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U.S. adds Chinese supercomputing entities to economic blacklist

The U.S. Commerce Department announced it was adding seven Chinese supercomputing entities to a U.S. economic blacklist for assisting Chinese military efforts. The Commerce Department said the seven were "involved…

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China will take necessary measures to uphold rights of Chinese companies

China said on Friday it would take necessary measures to uphold the rights and interests of Chinese companies, after the United States added Chinese supercomputing entities to an economic blacklist.…

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China pulls German trade up, but Brexit hits UK business

German exports rose in February, boosted by surging trade with China in a fresh sign that factories are busy in Europe's largest economy despite a sharp drop in trade with…

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China halts new enrollments at business school backed by Jack Ma

Beijing authorities have forced an elite business school backed by Alibaba Group Co Ltd founder Jack Ma to halt enrollments, the Financial Times said on Friday, citing sources familiar with…

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Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins – with or without China

SHANGHAI, April 8 (Reuters) - A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into COVID-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more rigorous investigations are required…

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Taiwan says will fight to the end if China attacks

Taiwan will fight to the end if China attacks, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that the United States saw a danger that this could happen amid mounting Chinese…

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China reports biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over 2 months

China reported its biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases in more than two months, as a city on the border with Myanmar in southwestern Yunnan province accounted for all…

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As WHO highlights COVID animal origins, China wildlife crackdown needs more teeth – experts

China and its neighbours must not only crack down on wildlife trade but also shut legal loopholes that allow disease-prone species to be farmed, experts said after an investigation team…

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China, South Korea vow cooperation on North Korea after top diplomat meeting

China and South Korea vowed to work together to address problems on the Korean Peninsula during the first visit by a South Korean foreign minister to China in three years,…

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China administered 133.8 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses as of April 2

China has administered 133.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of April 2, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. That compares with around 126.6 million doses given as of…

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Chinese official says there is no basis to claims it did not share COVID data

A top Chinese medical expert said on Wednesday there was no factual basis to accusations that China did not share data with international researchers appointed by the World Health Organization…

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Database reveals secrets of China’s loans to developing nations

The terms of China's loan deals with developing countries are unusually secretive and require borrowers to prioritise repayment of Chinese state-owned banks ahead of other creditors, a study of a…

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Data withheld from WHO team probing COVID-19 origins in China – Tedros

Data was withheld from World Health Organization investigators who travelled to China to research the origins of the coronavirus epidemic, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday. The United States, the European…

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Money trail from Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder probe stretches to China

By Stephen Grey, Engen Tham, Jacob Borg and Christoph Giesen (Reuters) - A widening investigation into allegations of high-level corruption on the island of Malta, first levelled by murdered journalist…

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Malta: China energy negotiator in Enemalta deals is behind Macbridge

A Chinese negotiator involved in multi-million euro deals by Enemalta is behind a secret company suspected of being set up to pay kickbacks to Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi. Year-long…

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China warns firms not to engage in politics over Xinjiang

Chinese officials on Monday said Sweden's H&M and other foreign companies should not make rash moves or step into politics after the companies raised concerns about forced labour in Xinjiang,…

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Philippines sends fighter aircraft over Chinese vessels in South China Sea

The Philippine military is sending light fighter aircraft to fly over hundreds of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea, its defence minister said, as he repeated…

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Iran, China sign 25-year cooperation agreement

The Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Saturday signed a 25-year cooperation agreement between the two allies in a ceremony carried live on state television. "Our relations with Iran will…

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Social Media post shows truck carrying Evergreen container blocking Chinese highway

A truck carrying an "Evergreen" shipping container is going viral on social media for its marked similarity to the colossal container ship (also carrying a brand "Evergreen") that got stuck…

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Taiwan reports largest ever incursion by Chinese air force

Twenty Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone on Friday, in the largest incursion yet reported by the island’s defence ministry and marking a dramatic escalation of tension…

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China’s Beijing offers home-made coronavirus vaccines to foreigners

China's capital of Beijing has started offering domestically developed COVID-19 vaccines to foreigners, the city's foreign affairs office said on Friday. Foreigners without the city-backed insurance scheme will pay 93.5…

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Nike, Adidas join brands feeling Chinese social media heat over Xinjiang

Nike and Adidas came under attack on Chinese social media over past comments the fashion brands have made about labour conditions in Xinjiang, part of a diplomatic row between China…

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China sanctions UK entities, individuals over Xinjiang issue

China sanctioned organisations and individuals in the United Kingdom on Friday over what it called “lies and disinformation” about Xinjiang, days after Britain imposed sanctions for human rights abuses in…

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Biden says China’s Xi doesn’t have a ‘democratic bone’ in his body

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said he had made it clear to Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States was not looking for confrontation, but would insist that China play by international…

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China to triple output of COVID-19 vaccines from early February

China's daily output of COVID-19 vaccines has reached about 5 million doses, more than tripling the 1.5 million-dose daily production rate on Feb. 1, official media said on Wednesday. China…

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MEPs continue to firmly condemn human rights abuses in China

In a statement by leading MEPs following the decision by Chinese authorities to sanction the Subcommittee on Human Rights and other European entities and officials, the European Parliament said: We…

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China summons EU envoy to protest against Xinjiang sanctions

China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had summoned the European Union's ambassador, Nicolas Chapuis, to make a "solemn protest" against sanctions the bloc imposed on Chinese officials over human rights abuses…

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China seeks to rein in mobile apps’ collection of personal data

China's cyber watchdog said on Monday mobile app providers cannot deny users basic access to their services even if they decline to share non-essential personal information, in the government's latest…

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Britain imposes sanctions on Chinese officials, company over Xinjiang

LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - Britain imposed sanctions on Monday on four Chinese officials and a construction company over human rights abuses against the mainly Muslim Uighur community in Xinjiang,…

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Russian Foreign Minister starts China visit with call to reduce U.S. dollar use

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a visit to China on Monday with a call for Moscow and Beijing to reduce their dependence on the U.S. dollar and Western payment…

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UPDATED: EU agrees China sanctions over Xinjiang abuses; first in three decades

European Union foreign ministers formally agreed on Monday to blacklist Chinese officials for human rights abuses, one EU diplomat said, the first sanctions against Beijing since an EU arms embargo…

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China reaches 74.96 million COVID-19 vaccinations

China had administered 74.96 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Saturday, health commission spokesman Mi Feng said at a news briefing on Sunday. That compared with about 65 million…

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‘Tough’ U.S.-China talks signal rocky start to relations under Biden

U.S. and Chinese officials concluded on Friday what Washington called "tough and direct" talks in Alaska, which laid bare the depth of tensions between the world's two largest economies at…

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WHO says report on COVID-19 origins may be released next week

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that its long-awaited report into the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in China will probably be released next week. WHO officials also told…

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US and China clash publicly at high-level Alaska talks

The first high-level U.S.-China talks of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start on Thursday, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the others' policies in a rare…

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UPDATED: Earthquakes strike China’s Xizang region and Tibet

Another earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit a remote part of Tibet on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The China Earthquake Administration said the quake had a…

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China reports first confirmed local coronavirus case since February

China reported one confirmed local coronavirus case on Thursday, health authorities said. The case in Xi'an city in north-western Shaanxi province is the first locally transmitted case since Feb. 14,…

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EU envoys agree first China sanctions in three decades

The European Union agreed on Wednesday to blacklist Chinese officials for human rights abuses, two diplomats said, the first sanctions against Beijing since an EU arms embargo in 1989 following…

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China rejects likely EU human rights sanctions, ambassador says

China is deeply concerned over the European Union's likely imposition of sanctions on the country related to human rights, Beijing's ambassador to the EU said on Tuesday. "We are against interference in other's…

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China vaccinated 64.07 million people for Covid-19 as of March 12

China has vaccinated 64.07 million people for COVID-19 as of March 12, National Health Commission Vice Minister Li Bin said on Monday. The data was provided from an English interpretation…

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China eases visa rules in Philippines for recipients of its vaccines

China's embassy in the Philippines said on Monday it would simplify visa applications for anyone in the country who has been inoculated with Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines to allow regular travel…

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Beijing hit by worst sandstorm in a decade

The Chinese capital Beijing was shrouded in thick brown dust on Monday as a result of heavy winds blowing in from the Gobi desert and parts of northwestern China, in…

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Five Chinese companies pose threat to U.S. national security -FCC

The American Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designated five Chinese companies as posing a threat to national security under a 2019 law aimed at protecting U.S. communications networks. The FCC said…

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COVID-19 outbreak at Hong Kong gym sends shivers through expat community

Hong Kong recorded 60 coronavirus cases on Friday, the city's government said, as it scrambled to contain transmissions mainly amongst its expatriate community after a cluster at a gym spilled…

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Chinese Prime Minister says China to continue to work with WHO to seek COVID-19 origins

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said the country would continue to work with the World Health Organization (WHO) in trying to find the origins of COVID-19, in response to a question…

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Photo Story: China’s international travel health certificate app for smartphones

A woman showcases the new China’s international travel health certificate application example for smartphones in Shanghai, China. The official launch of the Chinese version of the 'International Travel Health Certificate'…

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Russia, China agree to build lunar station together

Russia has signed a memorandum of understanding with China to construct a joint lunar space station, the national space agency, Roscosmos, announced. The station is envisioned as a "complex of experimental…

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China launches COVID-19 vaccination certificates for cross-border travel

China has launched a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate for its citizens planning cross-border travels, joining other countries issuing similar documents as they seek ways to reopen their economies. As vaccines are…

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Former Chinese Minister says China at least 30 years away from becoming manufacturing ‘great power’

China is at least 30 years away from becoming a manufacturing nation of "great power", a former industry minister said on Sunday, despite boasting the world's most complete industrial supply…

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China to set up vaccine stations for citizens abroad

Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Sunday that China has plans to set up COVID-19 vaccination stations to administer vaccines to Chinese citizens overseas. China has developed several vaccines…

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End of the road for Hong Kong’s democratic dream as China “improves” its voting system

HONG KONG, March 5 (Reuters) - Ever since Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, opposition activists have tried to bring full democracy to the city, believing that China would live up…

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WHO says report on China mission on COVID-19 origins due in mid-March

GENEVA (Reuters) - The findings of a WHO-led mission to Wuhan, China to investigate the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 are expected in mid-March, the World Health Organization…

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Photo story: China issues images of Mars surface

Handout photos made available by China National Space Administration (CNSA) on 04 March shows the surface of Mars captured from Tianwen-1 spacecraft. shows the surface of Mars captured from Tianwen-1…

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Microsoft says Chinese hackers targeted groups via server software

A China-linked cyber-espionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday - an example…

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Jack Ma loses title as China’s richest man after coming under Beijing’s scrutiny

Alibaba and Ant Group founder Jack Ma has lost the title of China's richest man, a list published on Tuesday showed, as his peers prospered while his empire was put under heavy scrutiny by…

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