A Covid outbreak first discovered in the Chinese city of Nanjing has spread to five provinces and Beijing, with state media calling it the most extensive contagion after Wuhan. Almost 200 people have been infected since the virus...
A mix-and-match approach to Covid vaccines - using different brands of jab for first and second doses - gives good protection against the pandemic virus, a UK study has found. The Com-Cov trial looked at the efficacy of eith...
On a busy Monday afternoon in late October, a line of people in reflective vests stood on Happiness Avenue, in downtown Beijing. Moving slowly and carefully along the pavement, some crouched, others tilted their heads tow...
The Chinese capital Beijing has put more neighbourhoods under lockdown and boosted testing as it tries to contain an outbreak of coronavirus. The city has seen more than 100 new cases in the fresh outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO...
Beijing has ordered everyone returning to the city to go into quarantine for 14 days or risk punishment in the latest attempt to contain the deadly new coronavirus, state media report. Residents were told to "self-quarantine or go to de...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is visiting China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, North Korean and Chinese state media have confirmed. Mr Kim will be in China until 10 January with his wife Ri Sol-ju, said the reports. The visit ...
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Make a quick and easy Boxing Day dinnerusing up your Christmas Day leftovers. Whip upspicy noodles, some comforting gnocchior a simple yet fillingsalad. Everyone's had a lie-in, you've been in your new pyjamas all day and now...
China has promised to further cut import tariffs and open its economy as it tries to address criticisms that its trade practices are "unfair". In a speech at a Shanghai trade expo, President Xi Jinping also made a robust defence of...
China's ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has suspended its carpool service after police said a driver had raped and killed a female passenger. A company statement said the incident showed there were deficiencies in its processes and so it would suspe...
Beijing has vowed to retaliate after the United States published a list of about 1,300 Chinese products it plans to hit with a 25% tariff. The White House said the proposed extra tax on the imports was a response to unfair Chinese practices ...
After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un did pay a visit to Beijing. The visit, confirmed by China and North Korea, was Mr Kim's first known foreign trip since taking office in 2011. He held &qu...
With significant investment in AI, access to cutting-edge technology and an unrivalled cosmopolitan energy, the Chinese capital is among the most exciting cities in the world. It may have a history stretching back 3,000 years, but Beijing ...
US President Donald Trump has struck a warmer tone in China, praising leader Xi Jinping on his handling of the North Korean nuclear threat. At the same time, he urged Mr Xi to \\"work very hard\\" on persuading North Korea to denuclear...
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China has entered a "new era" where it should "take centre stage in the world", President Xi Jinping says. The country's rapid progress under "socialism with Chinese characteristics" shows there is "a new c...
(CNN) —When the gong sounds, almost every diner at Beijing restaurant Duck de Chine turns around. That's because one of the city's greatest culinary shows is about to begin -- the slicing of a Peking duck. Often voted by local gu...
President Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at his lavish Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, for a two-day summit....
A park in Beijing has installed toilet paper dispensers with facial recognition to stop visitors from taking too much loo roll, media reports say. Machines at the Temple of Heaven park scan visitors' faces before dispensing a 60cm (24in) str...
Beijing, China (CNN)Wherever there is open space in China, you find grannies strutting their stuff. The women, usually retirees, meet at dusk and dawn in public squares, plazas or parks and perform synchronized dance routines to deafen...