6.5 magnitude quake rocks western China
Nov 26, 2016, at 04:21 am
Beijing, Nov 25 (IBNS): A powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale rocked western China on Friday night.
China: Construction equipment collapse leaves 40 killed
Nov 24, 2016, at 04:05 pm
Beijing, Nov 24 (IBNS): The platform of a power plant's cooling tower under construction in China collapsed on Thursday, leaving at least 40 people killed, media reports said.
Chinese news agency confirms 33 miners killed in coal mine explosion
Nov 02, 2016, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): In China, 33 miners were killed in an explosion in coal mine in central region of Chongqing, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Bangladesh PM calls her meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping 'fruitful'
Oct 15, 2016, at 12:23 am
Dhaka, Oct 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said her meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was 'fruitful'.
Sep 25, 2016, at 09:58 pm
Beijing, Sept 25 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed when a truck collided with a bus in northern China on Saturday, media reports said.
Canada-China resolve Canola dispute
Sep 24, 2016, at 03:40 am
Ottawa, Sept 23 (IBNS): The leaders of the two countries, Canada and China, on Thursday finally agreed on a long term solution to a trade dispute over $2 billion worth of annual canola sales, keeping their arguments aside over the crop as they try to broaden trade ties.
North Korea successfully tests rocket engines, to launch satellite
Sep 20, 2016, at 06:10 pm
Pyongyang, Sept 20 (IBNS): North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly asked the scientists and engineers to brace up for a satellite launch at the earliest after the country successfully ground tested a satellite launching rocket, according to state media.
China: Bridge collapse injures 5
Sep 11, 2016, at 11:44 pm
Beijing, Sept 11 (IBNS): A bridge collapsed in eastern province of Jiangx of China which left at least five people injured, media reports said on Sunday.
China to run world's fastest train at 380 kmph from next month
Aug 09, 2016, at 05:23 pm
Beijing, Aug 9 (IBNS) : China will run the world's fastest high-speed train with the maximum operating speed of 380 km per hour from next month.
Aug 05, 2016, at 12:06 pm
New York, Aug 5 (Just Earth News): Expressing deep concern about the critical health condition of a prisoner on hunger strike for three months, a group of United Nations independent human rights experts on Thursday called on the Government of China to stop all forms of ill-treatment and urgently provide him with specialized medical care, based on his full and informed consent.
China refuses South China Sea arbitration award
Jul 12, 2016, at 11:25 pm
Beijing, July 12 (IBNS): In a significant move China on Tuesday said it is neither accepting nor recognising the award of an arbitral tribunal in the South China Sea arbitration, media reports said.
International tribunal rules China has no historic title over South China Sea
Jul 12, 2016, at 09:36 pm
The Hague (Netherlands), Jul 12 (IBNS): The international tribunal at The Hague, on Tuesday, ruled that China has no historic title over the waters of the South China Sea, according to media reports.
UN chief welcomes China joining the International Organization for Migration
Jul 02, 2016, at 04:40 am
New York, July 1 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed China’s decision to join the International Organization for Migration (IOM), saying that the country will make a “valuable contribution†to IOM.
Taiwan mistakenly launches supersonic missile at China
Jul 01, 2016, at 07:10 pm
Taipei, Jul 1 (IBNS) : Taiwan’s navy "mistakenly" fired a supersonic anti-ship missile towards China from its naval base on Friday, media reports said quoting officials.
Jun 26, 2016, at 08:54 pm
Beijing, June 26 (IBNS): At least 30 people were killed in a fire which erupted in a bus in China's Hunan Province on Sunday, media reports said.
Vladimir Putin to visit China on June 25
Jun 20, 2016, at 10:55 pm
Moscow, June 20 (IBNS): Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China on June 25.
Indonesian Navy fires on Chinese fishing boat, says Beijing
Jun 20, 2016, at 03:41 pm
Beijing, June 20 (IBNS): China on Monday confirmed that on Friday Chinese fishing boats were harassed and shot by several Indonesian navy vessels and one crew member was shot injured.
China's clampdown on lawyers and activists draws concern of UN human rights chief
Feb 17, 2016, at 03:06 pm
New York, Feb 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The top United Nations human rights official announced on Tuesday he has sought clarifications from the Chinese authorities about the recent arrests of lawyers, and intimidation of Government critics and workers of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), describing these incidents as “a very worrying pattern†that has serious implications for the activities of civil society there.
Leaders of China, Pakistan, Afghanistan hold trilateral meeting
Dec 10, 2015, at 03:15 pm
Islamabad, Dec 10 (IBNS) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a trilateral meeting in Islamabad in Islamabad on Wednesday.
China condemns loss of lives in Mali hotel attack
Nov 22, 2015, at 03:11 am
Beijing, Nov 21 (IBNS): China on Saturday condemned the attack by militants on a hotel in Mali which killed several people including three Chinese nationals.
China: Restaurant blast kills 17
Oct 11, 2015, at 02:39 am
Beijing, Oct 10 (IBNS) An explosion inside a restaurant in China's Anhui Province on Saturday killed at least 17 people, media reports said.
UN chief 'deeply saddened' after deadly industrial explosions in northern China
Aug 14, 2015, at 03:33 pm
New York, Aug 14 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and the injuries to scores of people as a result of deadly explosions in Tianjin, China.
Indian arrested in China for suspected terror links released
Jul 19, 2015, at 02:42 am
Beijing, Jul 18 (IBNS) An Indian national, detained in China for suspected terror links, has been released, reports said on Saturday.
Japan sanctions record $42 billion military budget to counter China
Jan 14, 2015, at 07:57 pm
Tokyo, Jan 14 (IBNS): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government approved a record $42 billion military budget on Wednesday, media reports said.
China: UN urges release of detained social activists
Jun 04, 2014, at 05:29 pm
New York, Jun 4 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday voiced concern about the detention of civil society activists, lawyers and journalists in China ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, while also stressing the need to establish the facts surrounding what transpired between 3 and 4 June 1989.