China

2 Chinese citizens held with 6kg gold at Dhaka airport

A preventive team with help of airport customs detains two Chinese citizens with 6kg gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
23 December 2015, 16:03 PM

China landslide: Man rescued alive in Shenzhen after 67 hours

A man buried in rubble for almost three days after a landslide hit Shenzhen in China is pulled out alive, state media says.
23 December 2015, 12:03 PM

2 survivors found in China landslide

Rescuers scrabble through the aftermath of a huge three-day-old landslide discover two people alive in the mud as China's cabinet announced a probe into the country's latest industrial accident.
23 December 2015, 05:20 AM

First body found in China landslide

Rescuers have pulled out the first body from the Shenzhen landslide in China, as signs emerge that several survivors are trapped alive in the rubble.
22 December 2015, 04:47 AM

91 people missing after China landslide

Hundreds of rescue workers are looking for survivors after a landslide hit 33 buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
21 December 2015, 04:46 AM

Spain's Mireia Lalaguna Royo is new Miss World

Spain's Mireia Lalaguna Royo was named the winner of the Miss World 2015 competition in the southern Chinese island resort of Sanya, an event dogged by controversy over China's refusal to allow Canada's entrant to attend.
20 December 2015, 06:02 AM

China accuses US of B-52 'provocation' over Spratly Islands

China accuses the US of "serious provocation" after it flew B-52 bombers near one of the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
19 December 2015, 12:25 PM

China pollution: Factories closed by Beijing smog

Cars have been forced off the road and factories are closed in Beijing on Saturday after the city was once again blanketed by hazardous smog.
19 December 2015, 11:33 AM

Beijing issues second ever pollution "red alert"

Beijing authorities have issued a second pollution "red alert", little more than a week after its first ever such warning.
18 December 2015, 05:00 AM

Lionel Messi out of Club World Cup clash with Guangzhou Evergrande

Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona's Club World Cup semifinal with Guangzhou Evergrande due to renal colic, the club has announced.
17 December 2015, 09:20 AM

China summons US envoy over Taiwan arms

China has summoned a senior US envoy in protest after Washington announced it would sell two warships to Taiwan.
17 December 2015, 04:27 AM

Every country should govern its own Internet: China

Every nation should have independent authority over its own Internet, Chinese President Xi Jinping says, telling a government-organised conference that "freedom and order" are both necessary in cyberspace.
16 December 2015, 09:52 AM

China: Diners charged 'air cleaning fee'

A restaurant in eastern China has been caught charging customers an "air cleaning fee" on top of their food bills.
15 December 2015, 06:25 AM

Twitter warns of government 'hacking'

Twitter has sent warnings to a number of users that their accounts may have been hacked by "state-sponsored actors".
14 December 2015, 07:43 AM

James Hansen, father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks 'a fraud'

James Hansen, the former Nasa scientist, considered the father of global awareness of climate change, says the Paris climate talks is 'a fraud'.
13 December 2015, 10:35 AM

Chinese tycoon Guo Guangchang detained by police

One of China's richest men, Guo Guangchang, has been detained by police.
11 December 2015, 15:14 PM

UN calls on China to end torture

A UN watchdog has urged China to end the rampant use of torture in its prisons and close all secret jails.
10 December 2015, 06:13 AM

China pollution: First ever red alert in effect in Beijing

Schools in Beijing are closed and outdoor construction halted as the Chinese capital's first ever pollution "red alert"red alert" came into effect.
8 December 2015, 05:42 AM

China pledges $60bn to develop Africa

China announces $60bn (£40bn) of assistance and loans for Africa to help with the development of the continent.
4 December 2015, 11:25 AM

Beijing pollution: Schools keep children indoors

Schools in the Chinese capital Beijing are ordered to keep children indoors amid extremely high levels of air pollution.
1 December 2015, 14:41 PM