Health Chinese city rushes to build massive Covid-19 quarantine centre Thousands of prefabricated rooms fill a vast field on the outskirts of China's Shijiazhuang city as construction crews work around the clock... on 19 January 2021
World Handwritten note seeds hope for trapped China gold miners At least 12 gold miners trapped hundreds of metres underground in China for more than a week have sent up a note warning that they are injured,... on 18 January 2021
World Beijing likens Pompeo to a ‘mantis’ after latest US sanctions China on Monday likened outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to a "praying mantis" in a colourful condemnation of the latest US sanctions... on 18 January 2021
Business China GDP grows at slowest pace in more than four decades in 2020 China's GDP grew at the slowest pace in more than four decades in 2020, official data showed Monday, but it was still expected to be the only... on 18 January 2021
Business China GDP grows 2.3% in 2020, slowest in more than four decades China's economy grew at the slowest pace in more than four decades last year despite a rebound after the country's coronavirus outbreak, official... on 18 January 2021
Health Philippines says China to donate half a million Covid-19 vaccines Beijing's top diplomat pledged Saturday to donate half a million coronavirus vaccine shots to the Philippines, Manila officials said -- despite... on 16 January 2021
Health ‘Friend’ China to donate one million vaccine doses to Cambodia : PM China will donate one million doses of its Sinovac coronavirus vaccine to Cambodia, the kingdom's strongman premier Hun Sen has said, thanking... on 16 January 2021
World Pompeo hits Iran, China, Cuba in last-minute sanctions push US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday imposed sanctions on three of his primary targets -- China, Iran and Cuba -- in a last-minute push... on 15 January 2021
World Lawyer who handled ‘Hong Kong 12’ case loses legal licence A human rights lawyer who handled the case of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists detained in China had his licence revoked Friday, he told AFP,... on 15 January 2021
Health China puts 20,000 villagers in central quarantine over virus risk China has sent over 20,000 rural residents living in the epicentre of the country's latest virus outbreak to state-run quarantine facilities,... on 15 January 2021
World Smartphone giant Xiaomi reels as US ramps up China blacklist Shares in Xiaomi collapsed on Friday after the United States blacklisted the smartphone giant and a host of other Chinese firms as the Trump... on 15 January 2021
Business China’s 2020 GDP growth slowest in over four decades : AFP poll China's economy grew last year at its slowest pace since transformative market reforms of the 1970s, according to an AFP poll of economists,... on 15 January 2021
Health WHO tackles new virus strains, fresh restrictions imposed Global health experts gathered on Thursday to tackle new coronavirus strains blamed for a fresh surge in infections as countries including Britain... on 14 January 2021
World US envoy chides China in talk with Taiwan leader Washington's envoy to the United Nations held a virtual talk with Taiwan's president on Thursday after her visit to the island was scrapped in... on 14 January 2021
Tech Hong Kong’s first website takedown under national security law confirmed A Hong Kong internet provider said Thursday it had blocked access to a website following a police order, the first confirmed takedown using a... on 14 January 2021
Health WHO team arrives in Wuhan for virus investigation A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in Wuhan Thursday to probe the origins of the coronavirus more than a year after... on 14 January 2021
