Taiwan will extend its coronavirus curbs by two more weeks until July 12, as the situation has yet to reach a point where they can be relaxed, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Wednesday. Taiwan has been dealing with a rise in domestic infect...

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday lauded the work of three astronauts building the country's first space station as opening "new horizons" in humanity's bid to explore the cosmos. Speaking to the astronauts via video link from the Beijing Aerospace...

China condemned the United States on Wednesday as the region's greatest security "risk creator" after a US warship again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from mainland China. The US Navy's 7th Fleet said the Arleigh Burke-...

A US warship has again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from mainland China, a week after the Chinese-claimed island reported the largest incursion to date of Chinese air force jets in Taiwan's air defence zone. The US Nav...

China's longest-serving ambassador to Washington, Cui Tiankai, said on Tuesday he will be leaving his post after eight years, amid strained relations between the world's two largest economies. Cui, known for his more congenial, diplomatic manner, is...

The top United Nations human rights official said on Monday she hoped to agree on terms for a visit this year to China, including its Xinjiang region, to look into reports of serious violations against Muslim Uyghurs. It was the first time that Mich...

A backlog at China's largest container terminal caused by a Covid-19 outbreak among port workers will take several weeks to clear, the world's biggest shipping firm said on Monday. Yantian port, in China's southern trade hub Shenzhen, stopped accept...

Taiwan's daily domestic coronavirus infections dropped below 100 on Monday for the first time in more than a month as the pandemic continues to abate. Since last month, Taiwan has battled a rise in domestic cases, tightening curbs on private gather...

The major manufacturing hub of Dongguan in Guangdong province launched mass testing on Monday for the coronavirus and cordoned off communities after detecting its first infections in the current outbreak. The Delta variant of Covid-19 has dominated ...

Beijing's key body on cross-strait affairs has joined a row over the future of Taiwan's representative office in Hong Kong, accusing Taipei's ruling Democratic Progressive party of "groundless slander", as well as sheltering rioters and meddling in t...

Shenzhen's airport cancelled hundreds of flights and tightened entry controls on Saturday after a restaurant employee tested positive for the Delta coronavirus variant. Anyone entering the facility must show a negative virus test from the last 48 ho...

The United States is shipping 2.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan on Saturday, a senior administration official said, more than tripling Washington's previous allocation of shots for the island. Washington, competing with Beijing to deepen ...

China is pledging to harshly punish anyone responsible for major industrial accidents or outbreaks of violence in coming days as the ruling Communist Party prepares lavish celebrations for its centenary on July 1. At a meeting on Thursday, Vice Prem...

The first astronauts arrived at China's new space station on Thursday in the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. The trio blasted off on a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan la...

A pig that became an unlikely national icon in China after surviving 36 days under rubble from a powerful 2008 earthquake has died at the age of 14, sparking an outpouring of emotion on Thursday. "Zhu Jianqiang", or "Strong Pig", shot to fame after ...

The first astronauts for China's new space station blasted off on Thursday for the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. The trio launched on a Long March-2F rocket for the Tiangong...

Beijing is poised to unveil a much tougher than anticipated crackdown on the mainland's US$120 billion private tutoring industry, four sources told the Reuters news agency, including trial bans on vacation tutoring and restrictions on advertising. T...

A handful of damaged fuel rods is behind a build-up of radioactive gases at a nuclear power station in southern China, authorities said on Wednesday, describing the problem as "common" with no need for concern. CNN reported earlier this week that th...

Macau said it was closing its representative office in Taiwan, following neighbouring Hong Kong which made the same move last month in protest at Taipei's support for pro-democracy activists. The Mainland Affairs Council in Taiwan called the move "...

China is set to send the first three crew members to its new space station on Thursday morning, China's space agency said. Two of the astronauts flew in previous missions while the third is going to space for the first time, China Manned Space Agen...