China

Stranger than fiction? Crime novelist ‘confesses to quadruple murder’

Could the key clue have been among the shelves of the country’s bookshops all along?

20 August 2017

China

Watch: Phone-watching motorcyclist falls into sinkhole

20 August 2017

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Moped rider falls down sinkhole in china

20 August 2017

China

Double the fun at twin pandas' birthday bash

Qing Qing and Bing Bing turned two with a specially-prepared cake and cardboard boxes to play with

18 August 2017

Economy

Trump gets tough with China and orders trade inquiry

Trump gets with tough with China and orders trade inquiry, focusing on intellectual property theft.

15 August 2017

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Tibetan yak racing

14 August 2017

Italy

Italy accuses Russia of huge hack of its foreign ministry outposts

Italy's Foreign Ministry has confirmed a Russian hack of its diplomatic facilities "lasted years".

14 August 2017

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Sand sculpting in Shaanxi, China

12 August 2017

Finland

Beijing promotes tourism in Helsinki

To boost tourism between the EU and China, a promotional event called Charming Beijing was held in Helsinki.

11 August 2017

China

Bus crash in China kills 36

​At least 36 people have been killed and more than a dozen others injured in a coach crash in northwestern China.

11 August 2017

China

China quake: at least 19 confirmed dead

9 August 2017

China

13 dead in China earthquake

The death toll has risen to thirteen in an earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan province

9 August 2017

China

Fatal earthquake hits southwestern China

Hundreds are feared dead after 6.5-magnitude tremor rocks Sichan province

8 August 2017

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Chinese police make daring sea rescue

Police in China have risked their lives rescuing a swimmer in difficulty

7 August 2017

World News

What not to do in Berlin: a Nazi salute

Two Chinese tourists have been arrested in Berlin accused of making the Nazi salute outside the German parliament

6 August 2017

China

North Korea: China talks tough to isolated ally

The foreign ministers of both countries met after new UN sanctions were imposed on Pyongyang

6 August 2017

Russia

'Military Olympics': Soldiers battle for medals

Fierce competition is underway in the 2017 International Army Games

6 August 2017

France

Brigitte Macron to be godmother to first France-born baby panda

The first lady will attend a ceremony at which the cub will be named by China

5 August 2017

China

Watch: China's oldest panda mom just had twins

Even pandas are having babies later in life.

3 August 2017

China

Xi Jinping says China will stand strong on sovereignty

The president tells Beijing rally 'China loves peace' but won't be bullied

1 August 2017