China

Sport

Chelsea's Oscar to join Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG

Brazil international Oscar is set to swap the English Premier League for the Chinese Super League in January.

23/12/2016

China

Beijing blanketed in hazardous smog for fifth day

From the dizzying heights of a skyscraper in Beijing, the scale of China’s pollution problem becomes apparent.

21/12/2016

China

Air pollution forces Chinese slowdown as cities close factories and ban flights

Air quality levels collapse in two Chinese cities forcing factory and school closures, and grounding air traffic.

20/12/2016

Business Series

China Mobile reveals 4G customer base has reached 510 million

China Mobile has won the prize for the most fourth-generation network customers in 2016 with almost 510 million 4G users.

20/12/2016

China

South China Sea: Beijing defiant over weapons deployment claims

Beijing has reacted defiantly to claims that it appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South Ch

15/12/2016

Economy

Europe and US authorities cry foul over Chinese food import plans

European and US authorities are seeking further high level talks with China over its plans to increase regulations on food imports.

09/12/2016

China

Watch: Man has ear regrown on his arm

Plastic surgeons in China have claimed success in regenerating an ear… on a patient’s arm!

05/12/2016

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China blinded by a blanket smog

Various parts of China are enveloped in thick fog and smog.

04/12/2016

China

Luxury crackdown sees China's 'super rich' taxed extra for 'super cars'

Communist China’s super rich are to be taxed an extra ten percent on so-called super cars.

01/12/2016

China

Rebuilding a sunken ship: good for the local community, or a Titanic fail?

Residents of Daying County in China’s Sichuan Province have expressed concerns about the construction of a life-size Titanic replica in their neighbourhood.

30/11/2016

China

Next UN boss Guterres raises human rights during China trip

A call for human rights to be respected globally was made on Monday by UN Secretary General-elect Antonio Guterres, during a visit to Beijing.

28/11/2016

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Homemade flying machines get wet in Hong Kong harbour

Dozens of colourful handmade aircraft see how far they can travel at Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harbour.

28/11/2016

China

Dozens killed in China construction accident

At least 40 people have been killed at a power plant in central China after a construction platform collapsed, state news agency Xinhua says That number of dead is expected to rise, with several other

24/11/2016

Sport

Qingdao Judo Grand Prix signs off in style

The final day of the final staging of the Qingdao Judo Grand Prix before it moves to Hohhot in Inner Mongolia next year, took place on Sunday with five gold medals for the…

20/11/2016

Sport

Qingdao Grand Prix: Japanese fighters strike on day two

Four gold medals were up for grabs on day two of the Qingdao Grand Prix in China and Japanese judoka’s won two of them to finally open up their account on the east…

19/11/2016

Sport

Russia dominates day one of Qingdao Judo Grand Prix

Qingdao Judo Grand Prix sees Russia dominate day one

18/11/2016

Markets

China's yuan at 8-year low against the US dollar

China's currency, the yuan, hit its lowest value in almost eight years against the US dollar having declined for eight days in a row.

15/11/2016

China

Sales up but growth slows on China's "Singles Day"

The discount shopping day for the unhitched and uncoupled still shifts more goods than the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales days in the United States.

11/11/2016

Economy

China sees Trump election as a trade opportunity

China hopes to turn the US election upset to its advantage by seeking support for a Beijing-led Asia-Pacific free trade deal to replace TPP.

11/11/2016

China

Xi calls for Chinese unity

China’s President Xi Jinping has appealed for unity to quell political unrest in Hong Kong and self-governing Taiwan.

11/11/2016

China

Trump - the monkey was right!

A Chinese monkey described as "king of the prophets" tipped Donald Trump to be the next US president last week.

09/11/2016

China

Monkey business as Trump is picked as US president

Predictive pets have gone bananas for the US election

05/11/2016

China

Twin pandas meet each other for first time in Shanghai

05/11/2016

China

China displays J-20 stealth jet at country's biggest air show

China has shown off its J-20 stealth fighter in public for the first time - the plane it hopes will narrow a military technology gap with the US.

01/11/2016

China

{Watch} Man wrestles with giant panda after breaking into zoo enclosure

A man got more than he bargained for when he broke into a zoo enclosure in China and touched a giant panda bear on the head.

31/10/2016

Economy

France and China investment fund to seek global opportunities

France and China will launch a fund for joint investment in overseas projects French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said during a Beijing visit.

31/10/2016