Sources: BBC
A court in Beijing, China, orders the liquidation of Zhongzhi Enterprise Group and more than 300 affiliated companies through a consolidated bankruptcy process, with creditors instructed to submit claims by June 10. 2026-04-13
Two people are killed and three others are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a primary school in Caizichi, Leiyang, Hunan, China. 2025-08-3
Environmental investigators determine that the February 2025 failure of a tailings dam owned by a Chinese copper mining company dumped 50 million liters of highly toxic waste into the Kafue River basin, killing ecosystems up to 100 km (62 mi) downstream and impacting the water supply, fishing activities, and irrigation of 60% of Zambia's population. 2025-03-15
A bus crashes into a tunnel wall on an expressway in Linfen, China, killing 14 people. 2024-03-19
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party closes in Beijing, China. The party's new 205-member Central Committee, elected by delegates at the end of the week-long congress, did not include outgoing Premier Li Keqiang or former Guangdong party secretary Wang Yang, who had been seen as a potential replacement as premier. The Сongress has been described as strengthening the power of Xi Jinping, who is likely to be re-elected as General Secretary tomorrow. 2022-10-22
Burundi launches its COVID-19 vaccination rollout using part of a shipment of 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm BIBP COVID-19 vaccine donated by China in a shift to make the country more active in its approach to containing the pandemic. 2021-10-18
Japan reports that two Chinese ships have entered territorial waters off the coast of the disputed Senkaku Islands. 2013-09-19
An international team of scientists announce the discovery in China of a new meat-eating Theropod dinosaur, "Aorun zhaoi", dating from 161 million years ago. It is the oldest Coelurosaur known to date. 2013-05-3
At least 11 people are killed and 50 people are injured after a fire destroys a hotel in Xiangyang, Hubei, China. 2013-04-14
Detained Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is allowed a visit from family, for the first time in two years. 2012-03-28