Authorities on the mainland outlined a set of policy priorities aimed at strengthening economic momentum, expanding domestic demand and ensuring stable development on Friday. A co-ordinated mix of macro policies will be rolled out, with a reserve of...

The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's space station completed their mission's third series of extravehicular activities on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The astronauts – Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang – worked for rough...

China has offered to boost ties with Vietnam on railway infrastructure, from loans and technology to training and industrial capabilities, a joint statement issued by its foreign ministry showed on Friday. China said it would guide enterprises to pa...

Honda Motor will slash petrol car production in China by shutting down one of its joint-venture plants this year and possibly another next year, said two insiders, highlighting the Japanese giant's troubles in the world's biggest auto market. Japan'...

China's economic growth topped expectations in the first quarter, official data showed on Thursday, even as the global economy reels from the fallout of war in the Middle East. Gross domestic product grew 5 percent year on year, data from the Nation...

Macao's secretary for economy and finance, Tai Kin-ip, has resigned for personal reasons. According to the Macao government, the resignation was submitted some time ago. Macao’s chief executive, Sam Hou-fai, then proposed to the central governme...

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Beijing. The meeting was held at the Great Hall of the People, according to state broadcaster CCTV. President Xi urged closer and stronger strategic coordination b...

The Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, Cui Jianchun, said on Tuesday that China is the guardian of regional stability amid an evolving regional landscape. He made the comment in a session explaining last month's Two Sessi...

China said on Tuesday that a US blockade around Iranian ports was "dangerous and irresponsible", after US President Donald Trump threatened to sink any boats that sought to leave or dock there. Trump had ordered the blockade of ships entering or lea...

President Xi Jinping put forward a four-point proposal on promoting peace and stability in the Middle East on Tuesday in a meeting in Beijing with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Xi cal...

China and Spain should strengthen co-operation to oppose a return of the world to "the law of the jungle," President Xi Jinping said in Beijing on Tuesday. He also called for the national sovereignty of countries in the Middle East and Gulf to be "r...

The founder of debt-ridden real estate developer China Evergrande pleaded guilty to a series of charges, including illegal absorption of public deposits, fraud and corporate bribery, according to a Shenzhen court statement on Tuesday. Hui Ka-yan, al...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov touched down in Beijing on Tuesday where he hopes to boost co-operation on issues including the war in the Middle East. Lavrov arrived in the capital, where he was given a red-carpet welcome, photos by the Russ...

China's foreign trade grew 15 percent year on year in the first quarter, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday. The total value of goods imports and exports reached 11.84 trillion yuan, with exports rising 11.9 percent to...

China called for "unimpeded" navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a day after the United States announced the blockade of the crucial waterway had come into effect. "The Strait of Hormuz is an important international trade route for goods and en...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez begins a three-day visit to China on Monday, aiming to strengthen trade ties with the world's second-largest economy. The trip marks Sanchez's fourth visit to China in four years as he seeks to position Spain as ...

Mainland authorities on Sunday unveiled a series of measures to boost exchanges and cooperation across the Taiwan Strait as the chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, Cheng Li-wun, wrapped up her six-day visit. The Taiwan Work Office of t...

The trend that compatriots from both sides of the Taiwan Strait will get closer and get together will not change, Xi Jinping said, as he met the head of the Chinese Kuomintang Party in Beijing on Friday. Xi, the General Secretary of the Communist Pa...

China is expected to see growth dip to 4.6 percent this year and 4.5 percent next, down from five percent, on the back of continued weakness in its property market and slower export growth, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned on Friday. That gro...

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose one percent year on year in March, official data showed on Friday. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, increased 1.1 percent, according to data released by the National...