Thirteen schoolchildren died in a dormitory fire in central China’s Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.

More than 20 Chinese military planes were detected around Taiwan, with 11 crossing a sensitive median line separating the self-ruled island from China, Taipei’s defence ministry said yesterday, the first significant show of force since the weekend’s presidential election.

China’s population decline accelerated in 2023, official data showed yesterday, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis.

China summoned the ambassador from the Philippines yesterday and warned the country “not to play with fire” after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr congratulated Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te on his election victory.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has sent a congratulatory message to Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud

Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in a remote holiday village after avalanches hit China's northwestern Xinjiang region with metres-high snow and fickle weather impeding evacuation, state TV reported on Tuesday

China’s top diplomat warned yesterday any steps towards Taiwan’s independence would be “harshly punished”, after the self-ruled island defied Beijing’s warnings and chose pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president.

At least 10 people have died and six are missing after an accident at a coal mine in central China's Henan Province, state media said Saturday

Hundreds of thousands of people attended final pre-election rallies in Taiwan yesterday ahead of critical presidential and parliamentary polls, as China’s defence ministry warned it would “smash any Taiwan independence plots”.

Trade between China and Russia hit a record high in 2023, official data from Beijing showed on Friday, as commerce with the United States fell for the first time in four years on the back of geopolitical tensions

China and the Maldives upgraded their relationship yesterday during newly elected President Mohamed Muizzu’s first state visit to Beijing, following a campaign in which he cast China’s regional rival India as a threat to sovereignty.

China vowed yesterday it will “never compromise” on Taiwan and told the United States to stop providing military aid, days ahead of a crucial election on the self-ruled island.

China congratulated Bangladesh for the successful holding of the 12th parliamentary election as planned, and felicitated Awami League for winning the election

China yesterday announced sanctions against five US defence firms in response to their involvement in arms sales to self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.

Taiwan’s defence ministry yesterday accused China of threatening aviation safety and waging psychological warfare on the island’s people with a recent spate of balloons spotted near or over the island, days before key Taiwanese elections.

Four Chinese balloons were detected moving across the median line separating Taiwan from China, with three flying directly above the island, Taipei’s defence ministry said yesterday.

Four Chinese balloons were detected moving across the median line separating Taiwan from China, with three flying directly above the island, Taipei's defence ministry said Wednesday

China's average temperature in 2023 was its hottest since records began, state media said citing officials Tuesday, capping a year of extreme weather events for the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases.

China’s President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations with US President Joe Biden on the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, the Chinese foreign ministry said yesterday. Xi, in his message, said both countries have “weathered the storms and moved forward in general”, which has enhanced the well-being of their peoples and contributed to world peace, stability and prosperity, according to the ministry statement. Xi called China and US forming ties “a major event” in the history of bilateral relations and in international relations.

China’s “reunification” with Taiwan is inevitable, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year’s address yesterday, striking a stronger tone than he did last year with less than two weeks to go before the Chinese-claimed island elects a new leader.