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China: workers missing after landslide hits power station construction site

Rescuers in China are searching for 34 people missing after a landslide hit the construction site for a new hydroelectric power station, according to

08/05/2016

Business Series

ArcelorMittal slightly more optimistic about steel market

ArcelorMittal has said it is slightly more positive about the steel market but kept its 2016 earnings forecast unchanged.

06/05/2016

Business Series

China's Didi Kuaidi beefs up war chest to fend off Uber

The Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Kuaidi is reportedly close to raising $2 billion (1.75 billion euros) as it bulks up its war chest to fend off competition from Uber.

06/05/2016

China

End of May Hong Kong sale to feature world's biggest green diamond

Auction house Christies say they are selling the world’s largest green diamond in Hong Kong at the Spring sales which start at the end of May and

04/05/2016

Business Series

Uber partners with Alipay for Chinese travellers worldwide

Ride-hailing service Uber has expanded its alliance with Chinese online payment platform Alipay so Chinese travelers can use its app to call for cars and pay for rides in over 400 cities worldwide.

03/05/2016

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Hailstorm batters northwest Chinese county

Hailstones measuring as much as 22 millimetres diameter fell across large parts of Tanchang County, Longnan City, in China on Sunday afternoon. The

03/05/2016

Economy

Think big, think hybrid at the Beijing auto show

Beijing's Auto China motor show has two main trends - hybrids and larger SUV vehicles as carmakers compete in the world's fastest growing car sales market.

25/04/2016

China

China: quick-thinking cop averts potential tragedy as sinkhole appears in busy road

The observational skills and quick-wits of a policeman in the Chinese city of Hangzhou have potentially saved dozens of lives. He put cones out

24/04/2016

China

No casualties reported after huge chemical blaze in Jiangsu, China

At least 90 fire engines and 500 firefighters struggled to put out a blaze at a chemical storage facility in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. State

22/04/2016

China

WADA suspends China's only anti-doping laboratory for recording erroneous results

22/04/2016

Economy

China's steel output increases as talks on global glut fail

Under pressure to curb steel output and relieve a global glut, China says its production actually hit a record high last month.

19/04/2016

Sport

Formula One: Rosberg continues 2016 dominance

Lewis Hamilton has fond memories of China, with four victories to his name in Shanghai. A fifth title this year appeared unlikely after starting

17/04/2016

Sport

Gonzalez and Cook secure first Triathlon World Cup wins

Mexico’s Rodrigo Gonzalez and American Summer Cook celebrated their maiden wins on the ITU Triathlon World Cup circuit on Saturday in Chengdu, China

16/04/2016

Economy

Debt drags Chinese economy on

Latest figures from China’s National Bureau of Statistics are causing some economists to wonder if the worst is over in the contraction in the

15/04/2016

China

China court rules gay couple cannot marry

Two men in China have had their request to marry rejected by a local court in the country’s first case of its kind. Accompanied by their supporters

14/04/2016

Economy

Chinese exports rocket with positive growth data due by the end of the week

China's exports have rocketed some 18.7 percent compared to the same period last year.

13/04/2016

Economy

China stands firm after US trade report slams 'Great Firewall'

China’s standing firm against the US, saying it will not change its policies on foreign investment in the country. It comes after an American report

08/04/2016

Sport

Yao Ming inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame

Yao Ming the eight-time NBA All-Star is poised to be inducted into the basketball hall of fame. The 6ft 7in-tall player, who has spent his

05/04/2016

China

China's "death simulator" set to pull in crowds

It is a whole new take on the “game of life”. In fact its a game of death. Xinglai which is “awaken “ in English is an attraction opening in

04/04/2016

China

Video shows China motorway pile-up which kills at least two

At least two people have died and dozens injured after a motorway pile up in China’s eastern Jiangsu province between Shanghai and Nanjing.

02/04/2016

Business Series

Anbang abandons Starwood Hotels bid

China's Anbang Insurance Group will not go ahead with an attempt to buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts, leaving the way open for a takeover by Marriott.

01/04/2016

Culture news

Emin and Stone honeymoon in Hong Kong with new show

“I Cried Because I Love You” is the title of British artist Tracey Emin’s exhibition in Hong Kong. Once the “enfant terrible” of the Young British

30/03/2016

Economy

Samsung Pay launches in China

Samsung has launched its mobile payment service in China, following a similar move by Apple last month, but both face an uphill battle against dominant local electronic wallet services like Alipay.

29/03/2016

Culture news

Art Basel Hong Kong 2016

The Art Basel Hong Kong fair has opened its doors to the public – 239 galleries from 35 countries are looking for art buyers. The fair, which is in

24/03/2016

World

China adopts new five-year economic plan with reforms crucial to its success

Twelve days of parliamentary pomp and ceremony have ended in China with the adoption of a new five-year plan for the economy. It was agreed with a

16/03/2016

Sport

America dominates snowboarding world championships in China

The 2nd edition of the Corona World Championships of Snowboarding has taken place in Yabuli in north-eastern China. Over 200 riders from 40 nations

15/03/2016