China's Xiaomi enters car market with new electric vehicle
April 01, 2024 | 15:20
Chinese consumer tech giant Xiaomi launched its first electric vehicle in Beijing on Thursday, injecting itself into a fiercely competitive sector in the world's largest car market.
Made-in-China airliner seeks buyers at Singapore Airshow
February 20, 2024 | 12:17
China's first domestically produced passenger jet was presented at Asia's biggest airshow, which opened in Singapore on Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to woo international buyers.
33 dead, 18 still missing after record Beijing rains: officials
August 09, 2023 | 13:00
Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead and 18 are still missing after Beijing's heaviest rains on record, officials said Wednesday.
PM calls for more Chinese investments
June 28, 2023 | 16:32
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on Chinese investors to expand investment in Vietnam, while addressing the Vietnam - China Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum in Beijing on June 28 within the framework of his official visit to China.
China reports 76 virus cases, highest daily rise since January
July 26, 2021 | 15:07
China reported 76 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the highest daily rise since January, including 40 domestic transmissions prompting authorities to test millions in eastern Jiangsu province.
China bans some US chicken, shuts Pepsi plant to fight coronavirus
June 22, 2020 | 14:44
BEIJING: China banned imports from a top US poultry producer and ordered a Beijing Pepsi factory to close on Sunday (Jun 21) as authorites clamped down on food production and distribution amid a new coronavirus cluster in the capital.
Beijing virus outbreak deals further blow to Chinese Super League
June 19, 2020 | 09:35
SHANGHAI: The delayed Chinese Super League (CSL) season is "shrouded in uncertainty", state media warned on Thursday (Jun 18), as a fresh coronavirus outbreak in Beijing throws the campaign into even further doubt.
Beijing cancels flights, shuts schools over new COVID-19 outbreak
June 18, 2020 | 09:03
BEIJING: Beijing's airports cancelled two-thirds of all flights on Wednesday (Jun 17) and schools in the Chinese capital were closed again as authorities rushed to contain a new coronavirus outbreak and warned infections may rise.
Beijing imposes partial travel ban, closes schools over coronavirus outbreak
June 17, 2020 | 09:37
BEIJING: Beijing on Tuesday (Jun 16) urged its residents not to leave the city and closed schools again as authorities scramble to contain a "severe" new coronavirus outbreak in the city of 21 million people.
More than 100 cases in new Beijing COVID-19 outbreak: WHO
June 16, 2020 | 09:30
GENEVA: More than 100 cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially recorded in the fresh outbreak in Beijing, the World Health Organization said on Monday (Jun 15).
COVID-19: Mass testing in Beijing after new cluster triggers lockdowns
June 15, 2020 | 09:19
BEIJING: Beijing carried out mass testing for the coronavirus on Sunday (Jun 14) after a new outbreak in the city that prompted travel warnings across the country amid fears of a resurgence of the disease.
Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China security law proposal
May 25, 2020 | 09:10
HONG KONG: Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong protesters who gathered Sunday (May 24) against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes for months.
Chanel halts Beijing fashion show over COVID-19 fears
February 18, 2020 | 10:00
French fashion house Chanel said on Monday (Feb 17) it was postponing a show set for May in Beijing following an outbreak of a new coronavirus that has infected some 70,000 people across China.
Vast Wuhan virus quarantine in China as cases emerge in Europe, South Asia
January 25, 2020 | 21:02
A massive quarantine effort covering 13 cities was in effect in China on Saturday (Jan 25) aimed at containing a deadly virus, as the death toll climbed to 41 and the first cases of the disease were reported in Europe and South Asia.
Chinese travellers unfazed as SARS-like virus spreads
January 20, 2020 | 21:53
An outbreak of a mysterious virus has not deterred millions of people in China from packing into crowded trains as they head home for the Chinese New Year - but some are donning masks as a precaution.
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