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China’s Qian Yang wins first Tokyo Olympics gold medal
China's Qian Yang has won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympic Games in the women’s 10-metre air rifle…
Nigeria gets 470,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China
The Chinese Government on Friday donated 470,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria.
China reluctant to lend more money to Nigeria, believes country over-exposed
Nigeria is seeking $1 billion so work can continue on a gas pipeline costing up to $2.8 billion after Chinese…
Xi Jinping, Kim vow unity against ‘foreign forces’
Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping, the leaders of North Korea and China have traded messages vowing to strengthen cooperation…
Xi talks tough at centenary of CPC
China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned that foreign forces attempting to bully the nation will "get their heads bashed"…
WHO certifies China malaria free, after zero cases in 4 years
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday certified China malaria-free after recording zero cases for four years consecutively.
China switches on Baihetan hydropower plant, world’s second largest
The giant Baihetan hydropower plant, on the upstream branch of China's Yangtze river began generating electricity for the first time…
China sends 3 astronauts to space station
China on Thursday launched a spacecraft carrying three astronauts up to the core module of its new space station for…
China sending crewed mission to space
China will tomorrow send a crewed mission to space, who will establish its space station, Xinhua, its news agency reported…
China orders Bitcoin miners to shut down
China has shut down Bitcoin miners in Xinjiang province, one of the major economic and technological development zones in the…
China relaxes family family planning rules
China said it is relaxing its family policy and allowing couples to have up to three children in future.
Tigers kill zookeepers in China
Two zookeepers in China have been killed by tigers at separate zoos in the country, according to local media.
21 die in Chinese ultramarathon as extreme cold hits runners
Twenty-one people were killed when extremely cold weather struck during an ultramarathon in rugged Gansu province in northwestern China
NASA congratulates China for Mars landing
NASA associate administrator Thomas Zurbuchen has congratulated China's space agency on the successful landing of Tianwen-1 spacecraft on planet Mars.
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Breaking: China lands spacecraft on Mars, 2nd nation after U.S.
The lander carrying China's first Mars rover has touched down on the red planet, the China National Space Administration (CNSA)…
China’s population grows to 1.41 billion people
China's population has grown by 5.38 percent in the last ten years to 1.41 billion people, the country's statistics office…
China suspends economic dialogue with Australia
China on Thursday indefinitely suspended all activity under a China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, its state economic planner said.
16 children, 2 teachers injured in knife attack
Authorities on Wednesday reported that 16 kindergarten children and two teachers were injured in a knife-stabbing incident.
China slams $2.5b fine on Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group
China slapped a record 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) fine on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Saturday, after an anti-monopoly…
Coronavirus origin: China replies U.S., 13 other countries
China on Wednesday disproved a joint statement made by the U.S. and 13 other countries expressing “concerns” over the World…
China retaliates, sanctions 9 UK lawmakers, entities
China on Friday announced sanctions on relevant British individuals and entities.
COVID-19 anal swabs compulsory for foreign travellers in China
The China government has made invasive COVID-19 anal swabs mandatory for all foreign travellers arriving in the country.
China celebrates moving 100million people out of poverty
Chinese President Xi Jinping celebrated “complete victory” in the effort to eradicate rural poverty for 100 million people at a…
Court orders man to pay wife $7,700 for house chores, in world’s first
In world's first, a court in China has ordered a man to pay thousands of dollars in compensation to his…
Taiwan, Biden team hold first meeting
Taiwan and the United States have held their first publicly acknowledged formal meeting in Washington under the new Biden administration,…
China seizes 3,000 fake COVID-19 vaccines
Chinese authorities, on Monday, detained 80 people on suspicion of producing counterfeit coronavirus vaccines.
China bans mobile phones in classrooms
China’s primary and middle schools had introduced a ban on mobile phone use in classrooms, among wider efforts to protect…
Pakistan gets 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses donation
A military plane loaded with 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from China, on Monday, landed in Pakistan.
U.S. urges China stop Taiwan intimidation
The U.S. State Department has called on China to cease ongoing attempts to intimidate Taiwan using “military, diplomatic, and economic…
China to gift Pakistan 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
Pakistan is set to receive half a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from its neighbour and ally China this January.