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Strong winds and heavy rains lash Hong Kong as Typhoon Mangkhut nears

Hong Kong and southern China hunkered down under red alert Sunday as strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the densely populated coast.

16/09/2018

Spotlight

Shanghai: the beating heart of China

In partnership with Shanghai tourism

Shanghai is the financial mecca of China and lately has put innovation as a top strategic goal turning it into a "go to" place for innovators, entrepreneurs and start-ups

14/09/2018

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China mudslide: search and rescue operation underway

Thousands of rescuers are searching for 15 people who remain missing after a flood and a mudslide hit a town in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sunday.

04/09/2018

China

Air pollution can damage our intelligence, study finds

Exposure to air pollution may impede cognitive ability as people become older, with less-educated men the worst affected, a new study has found.

28/08/2018

China

China hints it will scrap its two-child policy

China appears set to scrap the limit of two children per couple policy in a bid to deal with an ageing population.

28/08/2018

China

China: Fire at Harbin Resort hotel kills dozens

At least eighteen people have died in a fire at a holiday hotel in northeast China. The blaze broke out early Saturday morning at a hot spring resort in Harbin

25/08/2018

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China's longest glass-bottom suspension bridge makes its debut

Ten thousand excited visitors in the city of Benxi walked across the 369 metres long, three metres wide and 158 meters above ground level bridge on Friday

18/08/2018

China

Watch: Artist uses make-up to draw herself into famous paintings

A Chinese make-up artist has become a viral sensation by transforming her features into famous paintings.

17/08/2018

China

Watch: Robotic bartenders, surgeons and bats at World Robot Conference

WATCH: Visitors have been able to catch a glimpse of the future, with flying robotic bats, bartenders and surgeons on display.

16/08/2018

China

German student’s visa not renewed in China 'after human rights film'

A German journalism student is on a flight home today (Sunday, August 12) after the Chinese government refused to renew his visa after he submitted a film about human rights lawyers for class.

12/08/2018

China

China U.s. trade dispute deepens

China announces 25 percent import duties on a range of U.S. imports and the trade dispute between Washington and Beijing deepens

08/08/2018

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Deadly tornado hits northern China

Five people died after a rare tornado struck a desert in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

07/08/2018

China

China says it's ready for protracted trade war with US

After a weekend of claims by US President Donald Trump that he has the upper hand in the trade war with China, Beijing responded through state media by saying the nation is ready to endure the economic fallout

06/08/2018

China

Watch: Ai Weiwei's studio demolished by Chinese authorities

The Beijing studio of the artist and government critic was torn down after his rental contract expired.

04/08/2018

China

New censored google search engine for China

The mobile search app will block some websites and search terms according to two sources. It's after it abandoned the market 8 years ago on censorship concerns

02/08/2018

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Watch: Helicopter crashes in Beijing, injuring 4

A helicopter crashed in China's capital Beijing, on Monday, injuring four people.

30/07/2018

China

UK Foreign Secretary calls Chinese wife Japanese in China meeting

UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt just made his debut visit in China hard to forget...by mistakenly calling his Chinese-born wife “Japanese” in a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

30/07/2018

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Sandstorm sweeps across city in northwest China

A sandstorm swept across Golmu city in China's Qinghai province on Wednesday, turning the sky yellow.

26/07/2018

China

Explosion outside US embassy in Beijing

A US embassy spokesperson said an individual detonated a bomb, while police say it was a firework device.

26/07/2018

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Free bird: Ostrich escapes farm in south China

An ostrich, who escaped from its home on a farm, was found running down the city streets in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Tuesday.

25/07/2018

Europe News

EU and China agree to work together on WTO reforms

At the 20th EU-China Summit, European and Chinese leaders have sent an anti-protectionist signal to the President of the United States.

16/07/2018

China

Chemical explosion 'kills 19 and injures 12' say state media

Footage from state television channel CCTV shows a huge fire and plumes of smoke rising from the industrial park in southwestern province of Sichuan.

13/07/2018

Business

China shocked at new U.S. tariffs

China says it is shocked by new trade tariffs announced by the U.S and that it will have to take the necessary counter-measures

11/07/2018

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Huge landslide cuts off road in southwest China

A rain-triggered landslide cut off a local road in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Sunday.

02/07/2018

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Road collapses in southwest China

A road in southwest China's Sichuan Province partially collapsed on Sunday, sending its retaining walls to the ground.

01/07/2018

China

Hong Kong marks anniversary of return to Chinese rule

The former British colony of Hong Kong has marked the 21st anniversary of its return to Chinese rule with a flag-raising ceremony.

01/07/2018