One person has been confirmed dead ⁠and 11 others remain missing after torrential rains triggered a mudslide early on Saturday in a town in ⁠Jiangxi province, local ⁠authorities said. Due ⁠to heavy rainfall brought by ⁠Typhoon ‌Saudel, t...

China is sending 815 athletes to the upcoming Asian Games. They will be competing in 38 sports and 369 events at the Aichi-Nagoya Games between September 19 and October 4. Led by 36 Olympic champions, the squad has an average age of 24. Over a qu...

Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel on Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said. The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days aft...

Guangdong and Fujian braced for further torrential rain on Friday after severe downpours linked to Typhoon Saudel triggered flooding in urban and rural areas, swamping vehicles and causing a three-storey brick building to collapse. In ⁠Fujian's ci...

China and Russia should strengthen synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and the development of the Eurasian Economic Union, and further align China's Northeast revitalisation strategy with Russia's Far East development strategy, Vice Premier ...

New US tariffs of up to 100 percent took effect on Thursday on drones and certain components, as Washington pushes to lower its import reliance in an industry that China dominates. US President Donald Trump signed an order setting out the duties in ...

Chief Executive John Lee said Hong Kong's rule of law, free-flowing capital and global financial heft take on new weight as the Greater Bay Area (GBA) prepares to welcome Apec leaders for the first time this November. Delivering a video speech at th...

Authorities on the mainland warned of flash floods in Fujian province while heavy rain trapped teachers and students in a compound ⁠in Zhejiang province as storms from Typhoon Saudel lashed several regions, state media said on Thursday. More than ...

Chief Executive John Lee and top government officials gathered at the memorial garden of City Hall on Thursday morning to commemorate victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The ceremony began at 8 am with the ...

President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday called for efforts to facilitate the unhindered entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Xi, who is on a state visit to Egypt, called for efforts to consolidate the Gaza cease...

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as he began his first visit to Egypt in a decade. The 21-gun salute at Cairo's Ittihadiya Palace marked the start of a day of talks expected to cover the Middl...

China's trade with Asean member countries exceeded US$1 trillion for the first time last year, Vice Minister of Commerce Yan Dong said on Tuesday. The value of bilateral trade reached US$1.05 trillion, up 7.4 percent. China has remained Asean's lar...

The nation has issued guidelines to regulate Chinese automakers' competitive practices and strengthen corporate compliance overseas, aiming to promote the sound and orderly global expansion of the country's auto industry. The 20 guidelines provide g...

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said multipolarity, independent development paths and the democratisation of international ties represent the right path forward, and called for the authority of the United Nations to be reinvigorated. He made the com...

Restoring road access to the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port remains the top priority as rescue efforts continue in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, a local official said on Tuesday. Nearly 700 personnel are involved in the effort to reopen the...

China's installed photovoltaic power capacity surpassed coal-fired power capacity for the first time, making solar the country's largest power source by installed capacity, the National Energy Administration said on Tuesday. Installed solar power...

President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China stands ready to deepen its comprehensive strategic partnership with Egypt. Xi made the remarks in a signed article published in Egyptian media outlets ahead of his state visit to the African nation. In t...

President Xi Jinping on Monday met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Kyrgyzstan, where he said China stands ready to work with its northern neighbour to strengthen the driving force for the reform of global governance. Xi also said the natio...

President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China is making every effort to search for Chinese and foreign nationals who are missing in last week's mudslide disaster in Xizang. The president made the remarks when he met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Sady...

The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector improved in August, rising 0.6 percentage points from the month before to 49.8, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics. The composite PMI output index rose fr...