China

Alibaba Facial Recognition Tech 'picks Out Uighurs'

Technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has facial recognition technology which can specifically pick out members of ... Read more

China Slammed For Snubbing Maritime Meetings

The US military on Wednesday criticised China for failing to appear at virtual, senior-level meetings slated for this we... Read more

Chang'e-5 Moon Probe Returns To Earth

China's Chang'e-5 moon probe has landed in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, the official Xinhua news agenc... Read more

WHO To Send Covid-19 Experts To China

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a team of international experts would travel to China next month to... Read more

'Crackdown On Rights Lawyers, Defenders Rampant'

A United Nations rights expert on Wednesday slammed a years-long crackdown on rights defenders and lawyers in China, hig... Read more

Fosun Pharma To Buy 100mn Doses Of BioNTech Vaccine

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group on Wednesday said it will buy at least 100 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine from ... Read more

Taiwan Sees Role As Arms Supplier For West

Taiwan may become a supplier of weapons to Western democracies, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, praising the isl... Read more

'Australian Coal Ban Would Breach WTO Rules'

Australia’s prime minister said on Tuesday that China would be in breach of World Trade Organisation rules as well as ... Read more

ICC Rejects Uighur Genocide Complaint Against China

International Criminal Court prosecutors have rejected calls by exiled Uighurs to investigate China for alleged genocide... Read more

Beijing Blasts EU Over Bloomberg Reporter Remarks

Beijing said on Monday that the European Union should stop making "irresponsible remarks" after it called for the releas... Read more

Chang'e 5 Begins Return To Earth Carrying Moon Rocks

A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades started its three-day return to Ear... Read more

Nanjing Holds Ceremony To Remember Massacre Victims

A ceremony has been held in Nanjing on Sunday to remember those killed when Japanese troops captured the city in 1937, w... Read more

Bloomberg Says Staff Member Detained In Beijing

Mainland authorities have detained a member of staff from Bloomberg's news bureau in Beijing on suspicion of endangering... Read more

Offshore Quake Shakes Taipei Buildings, Felt In HK

Buildings shook in Taipei on Thursday as a deep, 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit the northern part of Taiwan, though with n... Read more

Beijing: 'wolf Warriors' Are Just Big Cats At Heart

The "wolf warrior" label applied to Chinese diplomats using aggressive language on social media is unfair, one of their ... Read more