投稿者: Amy Hawkins and agencies
Fourth year of decline deepens concerns over ageing, shrinking workforce and long-term economic impactChina’s population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to another record low despite the introduction of polices aimed…
Mark Carney holds talks with Xi Jinping on rare Beijing trip as Canada seeks to diversify trade links away from USBusiness live – latest updatesCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has hailed a “new strategic partnership” with China as he held talks i…
Authorities relocated 80,000 residents from China’s capital after registering rainfall of up to 543 mm in some districtsMore than 30 people have been killed by heavy rain and flooding in Beijing and a neighbouring region, state media have reported, as …
Conceptual work created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was sold at auction in New York last weekThe cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun has fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2m (£4.88m) on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to…
Suspects, all under 14 at time, are accused of bullying classmate over long period before killing him in Hebei last monthChina will put three boys on trial for allegedly murdering another child, a provincial prosecutor has said, in a case that has shoc…
Hangzhou zoo insists animals are real after video of one standing on hind legs triggers online speculationA zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears could be humans dressed in costumes, after video of one standing on its hind …
Chinese embassy in London tells UK to ‘stop interfering’ in China’s affairs, as Hong Kong leader says overseas activists will be ‘pursued for life’China has accused the UK of protecting fugitives after the British foreign secretary criticised Hong Kong…
Request is apparently a reference to Ukrainian flags missions have put on display since Russia’s invasionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesForeign embassies in Beijing have been asked to remove “politicised propaganda” from their buildings, appar…
China says president will meet Russian leader next week with aim of deepening partnershipRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesChina’s president is to visit Russia next week in an apparent show of support for Vladimir Putin, the Chinese foreign minis…