Legislation takes effect Aug. 1, keeping pressure on sector despite earlier signs of easing

The BRICS group on Thursday issued a joint declaration adopted at its 14th summit. As China holds the chairmanship in 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over the summit in Beijing via video link

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for authorities nationwide to step up flood control measures and disaster relief efforts on June 22, 2022, as southern China continued to battle severe flooding. Yingde county in Guangdong province saw record flooding, wh...

The 2022 Gaokao or college entrance exams, lasted 4 days and ended on June 10th. A record number of students attended the exam and many students and parents are confused as to why this year’s exams are so difficult.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the West, saying the days of a unipolar world led by the United States were over. In a speech full of grievances at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin said what he called the West's economic...

With the launch of the Fujian on June 17, 2022, China unveiled its first home-designed aircraft carrier – a hi-tech vessel meant to counter the new Gerald R Ford-class of American aircraft carriers currently in operations.

A ‘relic hospital’ was opened on June 11, 2022, to help maintain and preserve a Unesco World Heritage Site in China. The Dazu Rock Carvings in southwest Chongqing are made up of 75 protected sites containing some 50,000 statues, with over 100,000 Chinese...

In China, residents must scan a QR code to enter the Shanghai metro. A PCR test of less than 72 hours is mandatory to maintain your green QR code and to be authorized to access all public places or use transport. You are not watching a science fiction mov...

A six-year-old husky turned on a rice cooker by following her owner’s voice commands via a video home surveillance system in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. He said he took longer than expected getting a Covid-19 test done, so he decided to remotely in...

Conservation groups working in China's southern island province of Hainan marked the 14th World Oceans Day on June 8, 2022, by creating artificial reefs in the tropical seas around Fenjiezhou Island.

More than two years into the pandemic, China is still sticking to its zero-COVID strategy, while the rest of the world has moved toward living with the virus. Here's why.

Chinese travellers in hazmat suits were seen waiting to board a flight from Cambodia to the Chinese port city of Xiamen on June 5, 2022. The returning travellers appear to be taking extra precaution as China has one of the world’s toughest Covid-19 restri...

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said the electric carmaker needs to cut staff by around 10%, noting he had a “super bad feeling” about the economy, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

After requiring residents to stay home for more than two months, China's commercial hub of Shanghai officially ended its lockdown on June 1, 2021, giving free rein to 2.67 million businesses, from corner shops to multinational manufacturers, to resume ope...