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India and China traded insults over their diverging interests in Sri Lanka, after a controversial Chinese scientific research ship called at the island nation despite New Delhi's security concerns. Sri Lanka "needs support, not unwanted…

The first batch of Chinese-made high-speed trains, customized for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway in Indonesia, will arrive in the South-east Asian country by the end of this month, marking a milestone for China's bullet train…

China's large-scale military exercises held earlier this month in areas encircling Taiwan in response to a high-profile U.S. visit to the democratic island have demonstrated Beijing's ability to target Japanese and U.S. troops based in the…

China is using two massive drones to seed rainclouds in Sichuan province to try to end a devastating drought that has choked power output and disrupted supply chains of global giants like Apple and Tesla. The China Meteorological…

China has blocked the social media accounts of a nationalistic blogger who waged a campaign against a major Chinese tech firm, in the latest censorship of an outspoken patriotic voice. Sima Nan's Twitter-like Weibo account, where he has…

A city that borders Beijing has been locked down after detecting eight new Covid-19 infections, raising the risk of spread into China's capital. Zhuozhou, in the northern province of Hebei, imposed the lockdown from Tuesday (Aug 23) and…

An extreme summer has taken a toll on Asia's longest river, which flows about 6,300km through China and feeds farms that provide much of the country's food and massive hydroelectric stations, including the Three Gorges Dam; the world's…

China will allow foreign students to enter the country for the first time in more than two years, easing restrictions imposed after the outbreak of Covid-19. Foreign nationals holding a valid Chinese residence permit for study or an Apec…

China's top energy officials are calling for the addition of more power-generation capacity and cross-province grids as Sichuan grapples with a severe drought that's prompted outages and shut down key factories in the region. The National…

China reported 1,824 new Covid-19 cases for Sunday (Aug 21) as the country struggles to control its biggest outbreak since the Shanghai lockdown earlier this year. Infections have surged to the highest in around three months, with tourist…