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Chinese rocket returns to Earth, lands near Philippines island

Aug 01, 2022, at 11:24 pm

Beijing: A Chinese booster rocket made an uncontrolled return to earth on Saturday, leading US officials to chide Beijing for not sharing information about the potentially hazardous object's descent, Khaleej Times reported on Sunday.

Heatwave: Several parts of China may experience 40 C temperature over weekend

Jul 23, 2022, at 03:33 pm

Beijing: Several regions of China are all set to experience rising temperatures for the next ten days as a heatwave gripped those portions of the nation, media reports said on Saturday.

China renews yellow alert for rainstorms

Jun 27, 2022, at 07:39 pm

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Monday renewed its yellow alert for rainstorms in many parts of the country.

China reports first case of 'more contagious' Omicron BA.4 variant: Reports

May 25, 2022, at 02:29 am

Beijing: China, which is witnessing a spike in cases and consequent lockdown, has reported the more contagious Omicron BA.4 variant, media reports said on Tuesday.

China: Beijing reports 50 new local Covid infections

May 10, 2022, at 01:09 am

Beijing: Beijing reported 50 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections between 3 p.m. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday, said local authorities Monday.

COVID-19 surge in China: Asian Games postponed

May 06, 2022, at 09:04 pm

Hangzhou: Asian Games 2022, due to take place in Hangzhou, China from September 10 to 25, have been postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said on Friday.

Shanghai's battle against COVID-19 continues as 51 more deaths recorded

Apr 28, 2022, at 05:00 am

Shanghai: There seems to be no respite from COVID-19 outbreak in China as Shanghai city added 51 new deaths recently, media reports said.

China: People face shortage of food in Shanghai amid lockdown, COVID-19 start rising in Guangzhou

Apr 13, 2022, at 05:54 am

Shanghai: People in Shanghai city, which is currently under lockdown amid COVID-19 crisis, are facing acute food shortages, media reports said on Tuesday.

Chinese mainland reports 1,318 new local confirmed Covid-19 cases

Apr 10, 2022, at 01:53 pm

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 1,318 new locally-transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases on Saturday, down from 1,334 on Friday, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

Chinese mainland registers 1,173 Covid-19 cases

Apr 05, 2022, at 03:20 pm

Beijing: The Chinese mainland reported 1,173 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 infections on Monday, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

Chinese mainland reports 1,455 Covid-19 cases

Apr 03, 2022, at 02:30 pm

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 1,455 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 infections on Saturday, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

China's COVID-19 outbreak: Shanghai plans to launch new round of nucleic acid testing

Mar 29, 2022, at 03:27 am

Shanghai: Shanghai city in China, which is witnessing a massive rise in COVID-19 cases, will launch a new round of nucleic acid testing across the city starting from 5 am on Monday, local authorities told Xinhua on Sunday.

Shanghai: Chinese authorities to impose lockdown amid rising COVID-19 cases 

Mar 28, 2022, at 02:59 am

Shanghai: China, a nation which is combating a surge in COVID-19 cases, is all set to impose a lockdown on Shanghai city.

China reports 1,947 fresh COVID-19 cases

Mar 21, 2022, at 07:13 pm

Beijing: Chinese mainland on Sunday registered 1,947 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases,media reports said on Monday.

Chinese mainland reports 1,656 new Covid-19 cases

Mar 20, 2022, at 02:38 pm

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,656 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, down from 2,157 on Friday, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

Chinese mainland registers 2,157 new local COVID-19 cases

Mar 19, 2022, at 02:28 pm

Beijing: China is once again battling COVID-19 and on Friday it registered  2,157 locally transmitted cases, media reports said.

China registers 2,388 new local COVID-19 cases

Mar 18, 2022, at 03:13 pm

Beijing: China registered 2,388 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, continuing the trend of spike in daily count, media reports said on Friday.

Chinese mainland reports 1,226 new COVID-19 cases

Mar 17, 2022, at 07:25 pm

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 1,226 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 1,860 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.

China battling fresh COVID-19 outbreak suspected to be driven by Omicron BA.2 variant

Mar 15, 2022, at 10:51 pm

Beijing: China is witnessing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases with tens of millions of people are living under lockdown at present to prevent the spread of the highly contagious virus, media reports said.

China imposes lockdown in Shenzhen as COVID-19 cases spike

Mar 15, 2022, at 07:23 pm

Shenzhen, China: China is facing yet another wave of COVID-19 pandemic outbreaking, forcing authorities to put  17.5 million residents of Shenzhen into lockdown for at least a week, media reports said on Monday.

Chinese mainland reports 1,807 Covid-19 cases

Mar 13, 2022, at 03:16 pm

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,807 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

China reports 476 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

Mar 12, 2022, at 03:21 pm

Beijing: China on Friday reported 476 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, media reports said.

Rise in use of traditional medicine in China causing new crisis in African nations: Report

Jan 26, 2022, at 12:04 am

Beijing: A rise in use of Chinese traditional medicines in several African nations have created a new crisis as it is fueling demand for endangered species whose body parts are used to make certain ingredients.

China blames mail from Canada to be the source of Omicron's arrival in Beijing: Reports

Jan 19, 2022, at 11:54 pm

Beijing: Chinese authorities believe that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 might have entered Beijing via contaminated mail from Canada.

Chinese mainland reports 65 locally transmitted Covid cases

Jan 16, 2022, at 02:24 pm

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 65 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.

COVID-19: Chinese mainland reports 104 locally transmitted cases

Jan 15, 2022, at 11:26 pm

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 104 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Saturday.

Flood in Chinese building leaves 9 dead : Authorities

Jan 14, 2022, at 10:46 pm

Chengdu/UNI/Xinhua: Nine people were confirmed dead after a building flooded at a power station in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China's Sichuan Province, authorities said on Friday.

China: Millions of people now forced to remain in lockdown amid spike in COVID-19 cases

Jan 13, 2022, at 03:54 am

Beijing: Millions more people in China have been ordered into lockdown and Hong Kong has banned transit passengers from 150 places as China still continues to battle the deadly COVID-19 virus outbreak, just weeks ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

Chinese mainland registers 101 fresh COVID-19 cases

Jan 03, 2022, at 06:02 pm

Beijing: The Chinese mainland reported 101 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.

Earthquake hits China's Yunnan region, 22 hurt : Authorities

Jan 03, 2022, at 12:11 am

Kunming/UNI/Xinhua: Twenty-two people were injured in a 5.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Ninglang in China's Yunnan Province at 1502 hours on Sunday, local authorities said.