China Flooding in central China turns streets to rivers, kills at least 25 Hundreds of thousands of people were forced from their home after Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, was hit by 20 centimetres of rain in just an hour. 21/07/2021
China China will not be bullied, Xi tells Communist Party centenary crowd Those who try to bully China will end up with "broken heads and bloodshed", President Xi Jinping told a mass gathering in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. 01/07/2021
China China's Communist Party turns 100, looks to cement its future The week-long celebrations focus on the party's early struggles and recent achievements, discarding decades of mismanagement. 30/06/2021
China Last pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily forced to close Hong Kong’s sole remaining pro-democracy newspaper will publish its last edition on Thursday, highlighting China's increasing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. 23/06/2021
China First trial on national security law opens in Hong Kong Tong Ying-kit was arrested on July 1, 2020, a day after the national security law took effect, for allegedly driving into the crowd of officers while bearing a flag with the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of our times.” 23/06/2021
China Apple Daily execs denied bail by Hong Kong court A court in Hong Kong has denied bail to two Apple Daily newspaper executives over allegations of endangering national security. 19/06/2021
China Pro-democracy newspaper editors arrested under Hong Kong security law Hong Kong police arrested the chief editor and four other senior executives of Apple Daily on suspicion of collusion with a “foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security.” 17/06/2021
China China launches first crew to live on new space station China has launched the first three-man crew to its new space station on Thursday in a major advance for the burgeoning space power. 17/06/2021
China China passes law to counter foreign sanctions The countermeasures in the Chinese law include "denial of visas, entry or expulsion... and sealing up, seizing and freezing assets of persons or enterprises that adhere to foreign sanctions against Chinese enterprises or officials." 11/06/2021
China Tiananmen Square museum in Hong Kong shut after three days A Hong Kong museum commemorating the 1989 killings in China’s Tiananmen Square was shut after three days, as Chinese authorities continue to tighten control on the city. 02/06/2021
China Second China earthquake A second powerful earthquake shook parts of central China on Friday night causing significant damage to buildings and infrastructure 22/05/2021
China At least 12 dead after two back-to-back tornadoes in China Eight people died in the inland city of Wuhan on Friday night and four others in the town of Shengze. 15/05/2021
