Jul 28, 2021 17:30 PM

China’s Covid Cases Rise as Nanjing Outbreak Reaches Five Provinces
From Liaoning in the Northeast to Guangdong in the South, the Delta variant has spread widely in the past week
Jul 28, 2021 16:30 PM

Beijing Considers Applying More Mainland Laws in Hong Kong
China’s top legislature to deliberate on adding legal measures to the annex of the city’s mini constitution
Jul 28, 2021 08:17 AM

Foreign Ministry Declines to Confirm Naming of New U.S. Envoy
After media reports that Vice Foreign Minister Qin Gang will fill the vacancy, ministry says announcement will come ‘in due course’
Jul 28, 2021 07:49 AM

Chief of Scandal-Ridden Shanghai Electric Under Probe
Zheng Jianhua, party head and chairman of state-owned energy equipment giant, suspected of corruption as Shanghai graft busters disclose investigation
Jul 27, 2021 20:14 PM

Deadly Floods Expose Emergency Response Flaws in Zhengzhou Hospitals
City’s largest hospital took 30 hours to evacuate more than 11,000 patients after major power outage
Jul 27, 2021 20:08 PM

Hong Kong Bags Historic Gold at Olympics, People in Britain May Be Deleting Covid-19 Tracking App to Avoid Self-Isolation, Nanjing Braces for Floods
Study finds spike in antibody levels after third dose of Sinovac vaccine, East China city bans entry of delivery personnel into communities after virus flare-up
Jul 27, 2021 18:54 PM

Shenzhen Wants to End Ban on Officials Taking Key Positions at State Firms
Draft legislation would allow part-time, unpaid roles as directors and supervisors, reversing a previous anti-corruption measure
Jul 27, 2021 11:52 AM

Cover Story: How Historic Rainfall Overwhelmed Zhengzhou
Five-year-old, $8.3 billion ‘sponge city’ program for handling floods falls short as toothless red alert warnings go unheeded
Jul 26, 2021 20:50 PM

Typhoon Forces Relocation of 360,00 in Shanghai, First Transgender Athlete to Compete at Olympics, Tencent Ordered to Give Up Exclusive Music Rights
French president attends Tokyo Games opening ceremony and China administers 1.5 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines
Jul 26, 2021 20:00 PM

Delivery, Ride-Hailing and Other Flexible Workers to Get New Labor Protections, Guidelines Say
Eight government agencies spell out 19 measures to safeguard the flexibly employed, including regulating employment relations, improving occupational injury insurance and setting minimum wage schemes
Jul 26, 2021 19:47 PM

China Spells Out Sweeping Reforms to Turn After-School Tutors Into Nonprofits
Crackdown on after-school cramming schools featuring standard curriculum subjects comes after President Xi labeled sector ‘a stubborn malady’ that heaps competitive stress on students and financial pressures on parents
Jul 26, 2021 15:55 PM

Typhoon In-Fa Brings Transportation to a Standstill Around Shanghai
The city’s major airports and train stations suspended flight and trains, as the sixth typhoon to land in China this year is expected to pummel the city until Tuesday
Jul 24, 2021 06:40 AM

China Probes Property Development Industry in Continued Housing Crackdown
Regulators increase penalties for violations and vow to further clean up the housing market within the next three years
Jul 23, 2021 21:24 PM

Man Arrested for Blackmailing Kris Wu, World Leaders Shun Olympics Opening, Putin Sends Condolences for China Flooding
Beijing rejects WHO plan to reinvestigate Covid lab-leak theory and China’s child care services fall short
Jul 23, 2021 21:11 PM

Deadly China Floods Raise Questions About Worst-Hit City’s Drainage System
Residents in Zhengzhou blamed the flooding on the inability of the city’s infrastructure to cope with extreme weather events
Jul 23, 2021 20:35 PM

Millions of China’s Toddlers Don’t Have Access to Affordable Child Care, Health Authority Says
More than 13 million kids under the age of 3 cannot get child care, a fact the government seeks to change to boost flagging birthrate
Jul 23, 2021 20:27 PM

Trending in China: Police Say Kris Wu Scandal Was a Case of Blackmail
Cops’ statement said their investigation found the accusations were aimed at extracting cash from the star
Jul 23, 2021 16:31 PM

Tornado Leaves Two Dead in North China
Extreme weather continues to cause devastation and death as heavy rains inundate Henan province
Jul 23, 2021 13:24 PM

In Depth: Pressure to Schmooze Stymies China’s Drive to Recruit Top Talent
Experts say that such socializing is one of several issues that China needs to address to fix its long-running effort to foster scientific and technological innovation
Jul 23, 2021 08:01 AM

China’s New Carbon Market Inks First Bulk Agreement
Sinopec to pay China Resources $817,190 for 100,000 tons of carbon emission credits, pricing the quotas at $8.18 a ton