Oct 14, 2022 19:15 PM

Hong Kong Reports More Cases of Rare Bacterial Disease
The city has seen 29 melioidosis infections this year, with 15 in the past three months, says health authority
Oct 14, 2022 04:45 AM

Businessman Jumps to Death After Public Allegation of Dirty Cops
Cai Yunfeng posted allegations on Weibo of corruption involving late Gansu deputy police chief Yao Yuan, his wife and two dozen others
Oct 13, 2022 20:02 PM

Party Central Committee Completes Reshuffle Ahead of National Congress
Three alternate members have been admitted as full members to the Communist Party’s top leadership body during a key plenary session Wednesday
Oct 13, 2022 20:02 PM

China Has No Timetable for Easing ‘Zero-Covid’ Policy Yet, Top Epidemiologist Says
Liang Wannian says there is currently no ‘braking mechanism’ to deal with the immense social and economic repercussions of wider outbreaks as a result of abandoning the ‘zero-Covid’ policy
Oct 13, 2022 19:51 PM

Former South China City Disease Control Chief Gets 10 Years Behind Bars for Graft
The Guilin health official, Pan Dingquan, took 3.64 million yuan in bribes from three biopharmaceutical companies in exchange for helping boost sales of their vaccines and testing reagents
Oct 13, 2022 19:39 PM

Caixin Explains: What to Look Out For at the 20th Party National Congress
Some 2,300 delegates are set to review a comprehensive work report presented by President Xi Jinping, as well as approve amendments to the Communist Party constitution and elect a new Central Committee for the next five years
Oct 12, 2022 20:04 PM

Amid Water Shortage Fears, Shanghai Says Supply is Normal and Safe
The city’s two major reservoirs had recently suspended water supplies for both residential and industrial use, after the water was found to be contaminated with saltwater
Oct 12, 2022 19:57 PM

Shanghai Beefs Up Covid Tracer Workforce as Case Numbers Rise
China’s financial hub is ramping up the hiring of staff to test and trace residents and travelers for Covid as cases increase again after the weeklong National Day holiday
Oct 11, 2022 19:44 PM

Facing Water Shortage, Shanghai Scrambles to Stop Saltwater Flowing Into Reservoirs
Salt tides, common in the coastal city, have been exacerbated this year by typhoons and drought
Oct 10, 2022 14:38 PM

Xi Briefs Central Committee on Party Congress Work Report
Draft amendments to the party’s constitution were also outlined at the meeting, Xinhua reports
Oct 08, 2022 05:37 AM

In Depth: Does China Really Need That Much More Coal-Fired Electricity?
Following two summers of power shortages, authorities make an about-face on coal generation, but critics argue that China really needs electricity-market overhaul
Oct 07, 2022 17:55 PM

New Omicron Variant Reaches China
The northern city of Hohhot has reported more than 1,800 local infections since detecting a Covid case on Sept. 28 that was later confirmed to be the BF.7 subvariant
Oct 06, 2022 19:00 PM

Covid Restrictions Tighten as Record Number of Chinese Cities Report Cases
New infections were found in 134 cities across 31 provincial-level regions, the most since the pandemic began
Oct 05, 2022 19:33 PM

In Depth: The People Behind a 10-Year Murder-for-Cash Spree in Rural China
How a gang led by Chen Lijun killed a dozen people in coal mines to collect death compensation payments from owners who wouldn’t report them to the authorities
Oct 05, 2022 17:42 PM

Xinjiang Suspends Passenger Train Travel to Keep Covid Outbreak in Check
The governments of four local cities warn people against leaving after other parts of the country reported new imported cases had come from the autonomous region
Oct 04, 2022 18:04 PM

Shanghai’s Graft Busters Get New Party Chief
Li Yangzhe is the second straight party secretary from Fujian province’s anti-corruption commission to be transferred to the coastal metropolis
Oct 04, 2022 16:39 PM

In Depth: China’s Relocated Chemical Plants Bring Pollution Problems With Them
Residents in the country’s central, western and northeastern regions say they have developed health problems from toxic fumes being emitted from facilities that used to operate in more prosperous coastal areas
Oct 03, 2022 17:39 PM

JD.com’s Richard Liu Settles Lawsuit With His Rape Accuser
The billionaire e-commerce founder reached an undisclosed settlement with a former University of Minnesota student, just days before their case’s jury trial was set to start
Sep 30, 2022 18:40 PM

Ex-Provincial Police Chief Expelled Over Charges of Bribery, Sham Marriage
China’s top graft buster says Wang Dawei sought power and wealth, and faked a marriage to conceal his family’s whereabouts
Sep 30, 2022 15:38 PM

Former Shanghai Chief Prosecutor Booted From Communist Party for Graft
Zhang Bencai interfered with judicial activities and accepted ‘large amounts’ of money and valuables as bribes, China’s anti-corruption watchdog found