Sources: Reuters
India and China reach a breakthrough in discussions on disengagement and border patrol along the disputed Line of Actual Control. 2024-10-21
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Uqturpan County, China, killing three people and injuring five more. Tremors are felt in the nearby Kazakhstan, in which 67 people have been injured in Almaty. Forty-seven buildings in China collapsed, while a further 78 are damaged. 2024-01-23
The death toll from the severe floods that are affecting Henan, China, increases to 302 people. 2021-08-2
Thirty-three more people are killed during the heavy floods in Henan, China, bringing the death toll to 58. 2021-07-24
China reports new cases of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu in wild birds in Liaoning, which is the country's first report of the disease since February 2020. 2021-04-12
China announces that travel will be suspended to the country as imported cases increase. 2020-03-26
Japan announces it will raise military spending (1.1%) for an eighth consecutive year to a record high as it invests in ballistic missile and air defence to counter a perceived threat from North Korea and China. 2019-12-20
The "chargé d'affaires" of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, resigns following President Donald Trump's announcement he will withdraw the United States from the 2015 international Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation. 2017-06-5
The People's Republic of China lodges an official complaint with the United States over a flight by an alleged spy plane over parts of the South China Sea. 2015-05-25
The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is opened in Beijing, during which current Paramount Leader Hu Jintao is expected to step down to make way for presumptive leader Xi Jinping. 2012-11-8