Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9 second 100 metres in Beijing
China’s Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 8.86 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Tuesday, lowering the 9.39-second mark it set at the event’s ...
Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China’s Xi
Bill Gates is looking to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year, eager to propose global efforts to mitigate the growing risks posed by artificial intelligence.
The Microsoft ...
Rain pounds Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin sweeps through China
China’s strongest typhoon this year lashed wide swathes of the country, battering the capital with bouts of intense rain that flooded key roads and stranded vehicles, after setting new ...
Beijing braces for deluge as Typhoon Dolphin moves deeper into China
Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland towards the central Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday, forcing the closure of tourist attractions and the suspension of construction projects as forecasters warned of ...
One million evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin hits China’s east cost
Torrential rain and storms in Typhoon Dolphin’s wake inundated several provinces in China’s east, drenching the coastal region and flooding streets in Shanghai, where around 40% of flights were ...
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards China
China evacuated more than 600,000 people on Saturday ahead of Typhoon Bavi hitting the major eastern city of Wenzhou after pummelling Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and ...
Xi and Putin unite to criticise US
China and Russia condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defence shield plans and Washington’s “irresponsible” nuclear policy at a summit on Wednesday, a week after ...
Earthquake hits southwest China; thousands evacuate, buildings collapse
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake in China’s southwest region of Guangxi early on Monday killed two and forced more than 7,000 in the city of Liuzhou to evacuate as search and rescue ...
CHINA-US SUMMIT
Xi warns Trump that mishandling of Taiwan could lead to conflict
China’s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned that disagreement over Taiwan could ...
Blast at fireworks factory in China’s Hunan kills 26, Xi calls for probe, state media says
A blast at a fireworks factory in China has killed at least 26 people and injured 61, flattening buildings and sending towering clouds of smoke into the sky, and prompting President Xi ...
Spain, China pledge closer ties in the face of threats to world order
Europe and China must forge closer ties to counter threats to multilateralism, Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said the international order ...
China keeps low profile in Davos in pursuit of Western investment
China’s low-key approach in Davos this year could not have been more different to that of the United States, with some business leaders saying Beijing stands to benefit from ...
Canada, China set for ‘historic’ gains from new partnership, Carney says
Canada and China are forging a new strategic partnership that promises “historic” gains by leveraging on each other’s strengths, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Chinese leader Xi Jinping ...
Russia: Nato talk of Moscow and Beijing being a threat to Greenland is a myth to create hysteria
Russia said on Thursday that NATO’s talk of Russia and China being a threat to Greenland was a myth designed to artificially whip up hysteria and that what it ...
One year on: China’s stimulus program might have paid off in Shanghai
In September 2024, China launched a highly ambitious economic stimulus program that sought to stabilize stock and real estate markets, support consumption, and ease local financial stress while supporting further investment ...
Train runs down, kills 11 in China’s worst rail accident in over a decade
A train ran into a group of railway workers on Thursday, killing 11 and injuring two, officials in China’s southwestern city of Kunming said, the deadliest rail accident in more ...
China’s Xi holds court at APEC summit after Trump trade truce
China’s Xi Jinping took centre stage at an annual gathering of Pacific Rim leaders in South Korea on Friday, meeting Canadian and Japanese counterparts after securing a fragile trade ...
US-CHINA DEAL
Trump says strikes deal with China’s Xi on tariffs, rare earth exports
President Donald Trump said he had struck a deal to reduce tariffs on China on Thursday in exchange for Beijing resuming U.S. soybean purchases, keeping rare earths exports flowing ...
Trump and Xi make progress on TikTok deal, plan to meet in South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping made progress on a TikTok agreement and would meet face-to-face in six weeks in South Korea to discuss ...
Speech by H.E. Liu Yantao
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Cyprus at the Reception Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of ...
China’s Xi projects power at military parade with Putin and Kim
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war at a massive military parade in Beijing on Wednesday, flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin ...
trilateral meeting
China, Russia, and North Korea deepen ties as leaders gather in Beijing
China’s President Xi Jinping will meet with his Russian and North Korean counterparts in Beijing this week, marking the first such gathering of the three leaders, as Donald Trump ...
Northern China flash flood kills 9, Xinhua reports
At least nine people died in a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday, with three others still missing, as the East Asian monsoon continues to unleash ...
Extreme weather turns Beijing into rain trap, kills at least 30
Extreme weather killed at least 30 people in Beijing after a year’s worth of rain fell in a matter of days, stretching the Chinese capital’s disaster management capabilities and ...