Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from flood-prone areas of Beijing as Typhoon Doksuri lashed China’s capital with heavy rain yesterday and residents were urged to stay indoors.

Doksuri regained super typhoon strength yesterday in its final approach to southeastern China after pummelling Taiwan and the northern Philippines with rain and strong winds that led to the capsize of a ferry in which at least 25 people died.

China refused to disclose yesterday why Qin Gang had been sacked as foreign minister, insisting it was releasing information “normally” despite him having not been seen publicly for more than a month.

China refused to disclose on Wednesday why Qin Gang had been sacked as foreign minister, insisting it was releasing information "normally" despite him having not been seen publicly for more than a month

China named veteran diplomat Wang Yi its new foreign minister yesterday, removing former rising star Qin Gang after a mysterious one-month absence from duties barely half a year into the job.

A Chinese court has sentenced a former Communist Party secretary of eastern Hangzhou to life in prison, with state media saying he had been found guilty of taking more than 182 million yuan ($25.48 million) in bribes.

China's foreign minister Qin Gang was removed from office on Tuesday, state media reported, after not being seen in the public eye for a month.."China's top legislature voted to appoint Wang Yi as foreign minister... as it convened a session on Tuesday," state media outlet Xinhua said..

Eleven people died after the roof of a school gym collapsed in northeastern China, state media reported yesterday.

Ten people have died and one remained trapped after the roof of a school gym collapsed in northeastern China, state media reported Monday

China sent dozens of warplanes towards Taiwan, said the island’s defense ministry yesterday.

It is China’s “priority” to stop Taiwan’s vice president and presidential frontrunner William Lai from visiting the United States next month, the country’s ambassador in Washington said on Wednesday, as Beijing steps up its warnings against the trip.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger as an “old friend” as the two met in Beijing yesterday.

Climate change is a “universal threat” that should be handled separately from broader diplomatic issues, US climate envoy John Kerry told Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng yesterday after two days of what he called constructive but complex talks.

China and the United States could use climate cooperation to redefine their troubled relationship and lead the way in tackling global warming, US climate envoy John Kerry told senior Chinese officials yesterday.

A record 16 Chinese warships were spotted in waters around Taiwan in a 24-hour period late last week, the island’s Defense Ministry reported, in what analysts said was the latest sign of an intimidation campaign against Taipei by China’s ruling Communist Party.

A remote township in China's arid northwest endured temperatures of more than 52°C (126°F) on Sunday, state media reported, setting a record for a country that was battling minus 50°C weather just six months ago

Chinese naval vessels set sail this weekend to participate in joint manoeuvres with the Russian military, Chinese defence authorities said yesterday.

Germany’s tougher new approach to managing its relationship with China would increase “man-made risks” and “exacerbate divisions” in the world, Beijing said yesterday.

A 25-year-old man was suspected of attacking a kindergarten in China’s Guangdong province yesterday, killing six people and injuring one, triggering an outpouring of concern about violence against children at school.

China and Russia need to “lead the correct direction of global governance reform”, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping, who hailed the two countries’ partnership at a meeting with a top Russian politician in Beijing yesterday, state media reported.