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 ...

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 ...

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...

Nepal's scenic Chitwan district, known for its forests and rivers, has become the site of mass burials for hundreds of unidentified victims whose bodies were swept away by the torrent that devastated the Himalayan region days ago. In the plains, nea...

President Xi Jinping on Sunday said that cooperation between China and Kyrgyzstan has ushered in a golden period of rapid development, as he landed in Bishkek for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2026 and a state visit to the count...

Hong Kong's top representative to the National People's Congress welcomed recent amendments to the national Lawyers Law, saying legal professionals from the two SARs can take on a more prominent role in legal and arbitration services in the Greater B...

President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Sunday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2026 in Bishkek, and pay state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt upon the invitation of President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan and President Abdel Fa...

A total of 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries have been identified as unaccounted for after a mudslide struck Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Aug. 26, local authorities said Sunday. The fi...

Sixteen people have been confirmed dead and 546 others remain missing as of 6pm on Saturday after a mudslide struck Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on August 26, according to the regional governmen...

China's package of assistance to Nepal is being implemented, including emergency cash assistance and humanitarian aid, with some relief supplies set to arrive in Kathmandu soon, said Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his phone conversation with Nepali ...