China

River Rescue Makes British Diplomat A Hero In China

A top British diplomat has become a hero in China after video of him rescuing a student from a swollen river racked up t... Read more

Macau To Offer Annual Cash Handout Despite Downturn

Macau’s Chief Executive, Ho Iat-seng, has announced another round of cash handout for both residents and non-residents... Read more

Chinese Fancier Pays US$1.9mn For High-flying Pigeon

An unidentified Chinese buyer on Sunday paid a world record US$1.9 million for a female homing pigeon called New Kim, on... Read more

Taiwan Wants Close Links With Biden Administration

Taiwan hopes to continue its close cooperation with the United States, the island's de facto US ambassador told Antony B... Read more

Australia Hopes Trade Deal Will Help Ties With China

Australia hopes that an ambitious trade deal to be signed on Sunday between 15 Asia-Pacific economies will help improve ... Read more

15 Countries Sign World's Biggest Trade Pact

Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world's largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes t... Read more

Wuhan Finds Coronavirus On Brazilian Beef

The city of Wuhan said on Friday it had detected the novel coronavirus on the packaging of a batch of Brazilian beef, as... Read more

China Congratulates Biden On Election Victory

China congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday nearly a week after he was declared winner of the American el... Read more

Trump Bans US Investment In Dozens Of Chinese Firms

US President Donald Trump signed an order on Thursday that will ban Americans from investing in Chinese firms that could... Read more

Trolls Get Creative After WHO 'censors' Taiwan

Alleged censorship of Taiwan on the World Health Organisation's Facebook page inspired some creative trolling on Thursda... Read more

Mainland Reports 15 New Covid-19 Cases

Mainland China reported 15 new Covid-19 cases for November 11, down from 17 cases a day earlier, the country's national ... Read more

Trudeau Says Canada Won't Give In To China Pressure

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday held firm that Canada will not bow to pressure to release Huawei executive Me... Read more

Mainland Reports 22 Cases Of Covid-19

Mainland China reported 17 new Covid-19 cases on November 10, down from 22 reported a day earlier, the country's health ... Read more

Beijing Denounces New US Sanctions Over HK Crackdown

Beijing on Tuesday denounced new US sanctions against four Hong Kong and mainland officials over the crackdown on dissen... Read more

Taipei Accuses Beijing Of WHO 'obstruction'

Taiwan on Monday said "obstruction" by Beijing had prevented it from attending a key World Health Organisation meeting f... Read more