China: Lunar mission Chang'e-6 returns to Earth with first-ever sample from Moon's far side
Jun 25, 2024, at 10:42 pm
China's lunar probe Chang'e-6 has returned to Earth after collecting the first-ever sample from the unexplored far side of the Moon, media reports said.
China: Chang'e-6 lunar lander touches down on far side of moon to collect sample
Jun 02, 2024, at 07:06 pm
Elevating its space status, China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander on Sunday touched down on the far side of the moon.
'X Disease' will be difficult to avoid, says Chinese Health Official
Mar 10, 2024, at 02:50 am
It will be difficult to avoid the outbreak of a hypothetical "Disease X," but possible to manage it, Chinese Disease Prevention and Control National Administration Director Wang Hesheng said on Saturday.
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits China's Xinjiang, no casualties reported
Jan 23, 2024, at 02:25 pm
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County in Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 9:18 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
Earthquake death toll rises to 148 in China's Gansu, Qinghai
Dec 23, 2023, at 07:43 am
Beijing: The death toll from the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China has risen to 117 in Gansu Province, bringing the total to 148 in Gansu and Qinghai provinces, local authorities said Friday.
China: 111 die after magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Gansu Province
Dec 19, 2023, at 02:40 pm
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday (December 19, 2023) leaving at least 111 people dead, media reports said.
China registers no new infectious diseases
Dec 02, 2023, at 10:44 pm
The current acute respiratory diseases reported in China are all caused by known pathogens, and no new infectious diseases caused by new viruses or bacteria have been identified, a health official said Saturday, citing monitoring results.
Mysterious White Lung Syndrome spreads globally, cases reported in US, Denmark, Netherlands
Dec 02, 2023, at 04:35 am
An outbreak of a new strain of bacterial pneumonia, dubbed White Lung Syndrome and is affecting children in China, Denmark, the United States, and the Netherlands, has raised concern globally.
Nov 26, 2023, at 10:33 pm
The Indian government said on Sunday that it has proactively decided to review the preparedness measures in view of the recent spike in a surge in respiratory illness amongst children in northern China.
India monitoring China's respiratory illness outbreak
Nov 24, 2023, at 09:52 pm
India is closely monitoring the outbreak in China which has resulted in respiratory illness among children.
Nov 24, 2023, at 09:26 pm
Hospitals in northern China and the capital Beijing are witnessing a surge in children suffering from respiratory illnesses.
Mysterious pneumonia in China leaves hundreds of children sick; WHO seeks more information
Nov 23, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Beijing: China has reported a surge in cases similar to influenza mostly among children, prompting the World Health Organization to request additional information on this mysterious outbreak.
WHO chief Tedros asks China to give ‘full access’ to solve Covid-19's origins
Sep 18, 2023, at 11:49 pm
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has asked China to give more information on the origin of COVID-19, a disease which has wreaked havoc across the globe since its inception in 2020.
Chandrayaan-3: ISRO releases new video which shows Pragyan rover roaming on Moon's South Pole
Aug 26, 2023, at 11:41 pm
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday released yet another interesting video of the Pragyan rover of the Chandrayaan-3 which is seen roaming around the 'Shiv Shakti' point.
Heavy rainfall to hit Central and Eastern China
Aug 20, 2023, at 11:48 pm
Beijing: China's national observatory Sunday issued blue alerts, the least severe in the country's color-coded weather warning system, for rainstorm and convective weather as heavy rainfall is expected to hit most parts of central and eastern China in the coming two days.
China records heaviest rainfall in 140 years
Aug 02, 2023, at 10:32 pm
Beijing: Beijing has recorded its heaviest rainfall over the past few days since records began 140 years ago.
China successfully launches crewed mission to Tiangong Space Station
May 31, 2023, at 04:34 am
Jiuquan/China: China sent three astronauts, including the first Chinese civilian in orbit, to the Tiangong space station via a Long March 2F rocket. The Shenzhou-16 crew safely docked at the Tianhe core module of the space station several hours later, following the launch at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.
May 30, 2023, at 11:25 pm
A former top Chinese government scientist has said the possibility of a leak of COVID-19 virus from a laboratory should not be ruled out.
China: Current Covid infections feature low prevalence level, mild symptoms
May 28, 2023, at 08:24 pm
Beijing: The overall Covid-19 infections in China have entered a low prevalence level since mid-May, and the vast majority of Covid patients show mild symptoms, medical experts said.
China is fighting new wave of COVID-19, may see 65 million weekly cases: Reports
May 26, 2023, at 02:40 pm
Beijing: Chinese authorities are now trying to push out vaccines to fight the ongoing rise in COVID-19 which might reach its peak in June.
Three hurt as 5.2-magnitude earthquake hits southwest China's Yunnan
May 03, 2023, at 03:28 pm
Kunming: Three were injured in a 5.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted the city of Baoshan in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Tuesday evening.
Chinese Mars rover makes pioneering discovery: Traces of recent water activity found on Red Planet
May 01, 2023, at 04:16 am
The Zhurong rover, a fully automated robot from China that arrived on Mars in 2021, has made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting signs of recent water activity on the Red Planet.
China detects third human case of H3N8 strain of bird flu
Mar 31, 2023, at 03:18 pm
Beijing: China has reported its third human case of the H3N8 strain of bird flu, media reports said.
WHO urges China to be ‘transparent’ in sharing COVID-19 data
Mar 18, 2023, at 11:41 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to call for China to be ‘transparent’ in sharing COVID-19 data in efforts to determine the disease’s origins, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated on Friday in Geneva.
China registers nearly 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month: Reports
Jan 14, 2023, at 10:31 pm
Beijing: China, a nation which has been witnessing a spike in cases since it shifted from the Zero COVID policy, has recorded almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths between Dec 8 and Jan 12, media reports said on Saturday.
Study shows Covid cases in China touch 900 million
Jan 13, 2023, at 08:43 pm
Beijing: A study by Peking University has revealed that some 900 million people in China have been infected with the coronavirus as of 11 January, media reports said.
COVID-19: China blocks South Korea and Japan visas
Jan 10, 2023, at 10:04 pm
Beijing: Chinese authorities have stopped issuing short-term visas to individuals from South Korea and Japan in retaliation for Covid restrictions imposed on Chinese travellers.
China: More than 88 million people in Henan infected with COVID-19
Jan 09, 2023, at 10:57 pm
Beijing: Local health officials said the Chinese region of Henan is witnessing 90 percent of its population now being infected with Covid-19 virus.
WHO continues to urge China to share more data amid COVID-19 surge
Jan 06, 2023, at 08:34 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the COVID-19 surge in China, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, in his first virtual briefing for the year.
COVID-19: China infection surge on agenda at WHO coronavirus meeting
Jan 04, 2023, at 06:49 pm
New York: As COVID-19 infections surge in China, coronavirus experts gathered at the UN health agency on Tuesday, to discuss next steps.