Coronavirus Two Covid scares cause mayhem in Shanghai Beijing – Just two possible Covid-19 cases have sparked chaotic scenes in Shanghai, with crowds of people seen running... Read more 16 Aug, 2022
Countries Four dead in DRC mine attack, two Chinese missing Bunia – Four people have been killed and two Chinese workers gone missing after soldiers and militiamen battled over... Read more 13 Aug, 2022
World China population to begin shrinking by 2025, officials say Beijing – China’s population will begin to shrink by 2025, officials have said, as family sizes grow smaller and... Read more 2 Aug, 2022
Countries Chinese man charged with human trafficking in Malawi Lilongwe – A Chinese national accused of racism and exploiting children in Malawi was charged with human trafficking in... Read more 19 Jul, 2022
World Dad abandons 5-year-old boy at kindergarten after discovering he is not his biological son Cape Town – A Chinese man allegedly abandoned a 5-year-old boy at kindergarten in Guangxi province, southern China, after... Read more 15 Jul, 2022
Countries One dead in attack on Chinese-owned firm in DRC Bukavu – Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday killed a local employee of a Chinese-owned mining firm in eastern Democratic Republic... Read more 14 Jul, 2022
Business China growth slumps on virus lockdowns, real estate woes: poll Beijing – China’s economic expansion slumped in the second quarter to levels not seen since early 2020, an AFP... Read more 13 Jul, 2022
World China detains alleged bank fraud ‘gang’ after rare mass protests Beijing – Members of a “criminal gang” accused of taking control of local banks have been arrested in central... Read more 11 Jul, 2022
Coronavirus Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in China Beijing – Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as businesses in a major... Read more 6 Jul, 2022
World ‘True democracy never started’: Hong Kongers react to Xi’s speech Hong Kong – As Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Hong Kong Friday after a rare visit to celebrate the... Read more 2 Jul, 2022