China

Taiwan Rations Water Amid Worsening Drought

Some households in Taiwan are going without running water two days a week after a months-long drought dried up the islan... Read more

China's 'blind Box' Pet Craze Sparks Outrage

A craze in China for live pets sold in mystery "blind boxes" has sparked an online backlash after a courier truck full o... Read more

China Slams New Zealand Parliament's Uyghur Concerns

China criticised New Zealand on Thursday over "groundless" allegations about the ill treatment of Uyghurs, underlining W... Read more

China 'strongly Condemns' G7 Rights Criticism

China on Thursday said it "strongly condemns" a statement by the Group of Seven nations that accused Beijing of rights a... Read more

US Embassy In The Doghouse After Visa Post Backlash

The resumption of student visa applications at US missions in China got off to an acrimonious start this week when Weibo... Read more

China Suspends Economic Accord With Australia

China said on Thursday it had suspended an economic agreement with Australia, in an apparent tit-for-tat response to Can... Read more

Mainland Reports Five New Covid Cases

China reported five new mainland Covid-19 cases on May 5, down from seven cases a day earlier, the country's national he... Read more

'No Need To Panic About Long March' Rocket Debris

Debris from a Chinese rocket that sent part of a planned space station into orbit last week is likely to fall in interna... Read more

China Calls For 'basic Etiquette' After Outburst

China urged the Philippines on Tuesday to observe "basic etiquette" and eschew megaphone diplomacy after the southeast A... Read more

China Records 17 New Covid Cases, All Imported

China reported 17 new Covid-19 cases on May 3, up from 11 cases a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tue... Read more

Taiwan Investigating Mainland Dinghy Defector Claim

Taiwan's defence minister on Monday said authorities were investigating whether a man from mainland China had managed to... Read more

US 'welcomes' Competition From China: Blinken

An increasingly powerful China is challenging the world order, acting "more repressively" and "more aggressively" as it ... Read more

Ardern: China Relationship 'not Always Easy'

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that differences between New Zealand and China are becoming harder to recon... Read more

Australian Review Of Port Deal May Anger China

Australia will review the 99-year-lease of a commercial and military port in its north to a Chinese firm, the Sydney Mor... Read more

Extreme Weather Kills 11 In Eastern China

An extreme thunderstorm hit an eastern Chinese city, leaving 11 dead and 102 injured, with strong winds causing building... Read more