Four dead, 14 trapped in flooded mine in southwest

Dec 15, 2019, at 08:25 am

Chengdu/UNI: Four miners died while 14 others remained trapped in a flooded coal mine in southwest China's Sichuan Province, authorities said Saturday.

Six killed in central China road accident

Dec 11, 2019, at 10:38 am

Zhengzhou/Xinhua/UNI: Six people were killed and one other injured in a road accident in a village in central China's Henan Province, local authorities said on Wednesday.

China says trade deal with US must be mutually beneficial, unburdened by time constraints

Dec 04, 2019, at 05:31 pm

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China does not intend to set a deadline to reach a trade agreement with the United States, because it wants the deal to be mutually beneficial and acceptable to both sides, Hua Chunying, the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman, said on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka aims to increase investments from key markets including China

Dec 02, 2019, at 09:44 am

Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: Sri Lanka's new government will aim to increase investments from China and a few other leading markets next year in order to boost the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) sector and the economy of the island country, State Minister of Investment Promotion Keheliya Rambukwella was quoted in local media reports as saying here Monday

TikTok reinstates US teenager's account banned for speaking on Uighurs

Nov 28, 2019, at 11:31 am

Beijing/UNI: China based social media video app TikTok on Thursday apologised to a US teenager after the user's clip criticising the country's treatment of its minority ethnic group--Uighur Muslims went viral on internet.

Chinese Foreign Ministry threatens to retaliate against US over Hong Kong rights act

Nov 28, 2019, at 11:28 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday threatened it would retaliate against the United States in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s move to sign into law a bill that supports human rights amid mass protests in China’s Hong Kong special administrative region.

Investigation reveals China brainwashing Uighurs

Nov 25, 2019, at 05:14 pm

Xinjiang/UNI: An investigation has dismissed China's claim that detention camps built across Turkic Muslim, also known as Uighurs, majority region Xinjiang are built for re-education purposes to counter extremism.

UK summons Chinese Ambassador over torture claims by ex-employee of Hong Kong consulate

Nov 20, 2019, at 06:14 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has summoned Chinese Ambassador in London after a former employee of the UK's Hong Kong consulate told the BBC he was tortured in China.

China, US trade negotiators discuss phase one of trade deal: Ministry

Nov 17, 2019, at 09:03 am

Beijing/Sputnik: The chief trade negotiators from China and the United States, Vice Premier Liu He, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have had a phone conversation regarding the first phase of a new trade agreement, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said.

Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters commemorating fellow demonstrator - Reports

Nov 09, 2019, at 08:18 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Hong Kong police used tear gas to disperse protesters who took to the streets to honor the memory of a student who had died during the unrest, media reported on Friday.

US-China trade war is a ‘lose-lose’ situation for them and the world, warn UN economists

Nov 06, 2019, at 10:00 am

New York/IBNS: The trade tariff spat between China and the United States has been a “lose-lose” situation for both countries and the wider world and it is likely to deteriorate unless a deal is reached, UN economists said on Tuesday.

China, Pakistan agrees on further cooperation over CPEC

Nov 06, 2019, at 08:47 am

Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: China and Pakistan have agreed here to further their cooperation in different fields under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during the ninth Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting of CPEC.

Trade deal with China to be signed somewhere in US - Trump

Nov 04, 2019, at 10:21 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump has announced that the first phase of the Washington-Beijing trade deal will be signed somewhere in the United States, while stressing that the location of the deal is the simplest issue, as the main thing is to make progress in the negotiations.

US Navy officer, wife charged in plot to smuggle boats to China - Justice Department

Nov 02, 2019, at 06:08 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: An active service US Navy officer and his wife along with two Chinese nationals have been charged with plotting to smuggle military type inflatable small boats and their engines to China, the Justice Department said in a press release.

Mine collapse kills 2, traps 9 in China's south: Reports

Oct 29, 2019, at 09:22 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: An ore mine has caved in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi, killing two workers and trapping nine others, media said.

Intra-Afghan peace talks in China postponed, sides prepare participant lists- Spokesperson

Oct 27, 2019, at 08:35 pm

Kabul, Oct 27 (Sputnik/UNI) A meeting on Afghan peace, which was supposed to take place last Tuesday in China, has been postponed to an uncertain period of time, allowing the government and the Taliban group to work on heir lists of representatives, Najia Anwari, spokeswoman for the Ministry of State for Peace Affairs, said Sunday.

China plans to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam: Reports

Oct 23, 2019, at 12:25 pm

Beijing/IBNS: Following weeks of violent protests in the city, the Chinese government is planning to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, media reports said.

Factory fire kills four in east China

Oct 20, 2019, at 10:53 am

Fuzhou/UNI: Four people were killed and three others injured after a fire broke out in a factory in east China's Fujian province on Sunday morning, local authorities said.

Xi Jinping announces Rs 56 billion assistance for Nepal over next two years

Oct 13, 2019, at 11:04 am

Kathmandu, Oct 13 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has held the crucial round of Informal Summit deliberations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu, has said he was impressed by the "love" and cordial relations between Nepal and China.

Hong Kong protesters use Molotov cocktails at city's metro station - Police

Oct 12, 2019, at 11:54 pm

Beijing, Oct 12 (Sputnik) Protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday threw Molotov cocktails inside the Kowloon Tong metro station amid ongoing unrest in the city, local police said in a statement, adding that nobody got hurt as a result of the incident.

Xi Jinping's historic visit to elevate Nepal-China ties: PM Oli

Oct 12, 2019, at 11:53 am

Kathmandu, Oct 12 (UNI): Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Nepal will be a historic one that will lift Nepal-China ties to a new level, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said here Friday.

Chinese Embassy in Washington says US visa restrictions violate international law

Oct 09, 2019, at 10:30 am

Washington (Sputnik/UNI) The US imposition of visa restrictions on Chinese officials violates the norms of international relations, interferes in the country’s domestic affairs and erodes its interests, the Chinese Embassy in the United States said in a statement.

Tiffany deletes tweet after Chinese backlash over Hong Kong protests: Reports

Oct 08, 2019, at 08:09 pm

Moscow, Oct 8 (Sputnik) US luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany deleted a photo from its Twitter page on Tuesday that showed a model covering her right eye with her hand after Chinese consumers accused it of supporting Hong Kong protests, media said.

Imran Khan in China, wishes he had power to lock up 500 powerful Pakistanis for corruption

Oct 08, 2019, at 07:29 pm

Beijing: Visiting China, Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Tuesday said he wished he could follow President Xi Jinping and send 500 corrupt individuals in Pakistan to jail.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan to leave for China today

Oct 07, 2019, at 12:59 pm

Islamabad, Oct 7 (UNI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay a three-day official visit to China from Monday to discuss issues of regional and bilateral significance with Chinese leadership.

NYC Empire State Building illuminated for 70th anniversary of PRC's founding

Oct 01, 2019, at 05:44 pm

New York, Oct 1 (Xinhua) New York City's landmark Empire State Building was lit with a light show on Monday night in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Several Protesters detained in Hong Kong

Oct 01, 2019, at 05:39 pm

Hong Kong (Sputnik/UNI) A few protesters have been apprehended by police officers in Hong Kong for their possible involvement in violence during the protests on Tuesday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

Hong Kong leader to attend China’s national day celebrations in Beijing

Sep 29, 2019, at 07:47 pm

Beijing, Sep 29 (Sputnik/UNI) Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will travel to Beijing on Monday as China prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic on Tuesday, her office said.

Never invaded a single square of foreign territory or triggered a single war or conflict: China

Sep 28, 2019, at 02:24 pm

Beijing: China on Friday claimed that it has never provoked a "single war or conflict" or "invaded a single square" of foreign territory in a white paper issued in the run-up to the 70th anniversary of the formation of the People's Republic of China on Oct 1.

At UN Assembly, China says ‘it will not ever be cowered by threats’

Sep 28, 2019, at 07:59 am

New York: In his address to the  UN General Assembly on Friday, the State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China declared that his country will not ever be cowered by threats or subdued by pressure, when facing the headwinds of protectionism.