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Taiwan officially begins extending its compulsory military service from four months to one year amid increased tensions with China.
2024-01-25

China launches missiles off the coast of Taiwan as part of military exercises conducted following the visit from U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
2022-08-4

Zimbabwe purchases 600,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, in addition to 200,000 doses donated by China. These vaccines are expected to arrive at the beginning of March.
2021-02-11

Seven people are killed and seven others injured in a mass stabbing in Kaiyuan, Liaoning, China. The attacker has been arrested.
2020-12-27

The China National Space Administration probe Chang'e 5 lifts off from the surface of the moon as it begins a journey back to Earth after collecting samples of lunar soil. The ascender will rendezvous with the orbiter, transferring over the samples, and the orbiter will then land at a location in Inner Mongolia, China.
2020-12-3

A federal grand jury in the United States charges four members of China’s People's Liberation Army with the 2017 Equifax hack.
2020-02-10

A building collapse in Henan province in central China leaves 17 workers dead and 23 injured.
2015-10-30

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits China's Yunnan province with at least one death reported.
2014-10-7

Around 1,000 dead ducks are pulled from Sichuan River in southwest China, sparking health and environmental concerns among residents. Also, more than 16,000 dead pigs have been pulled from Shanghai's Huangpu River over the past two weeks.
2013-03-25

The United Nations Human Rights Council condemns Syria for using deadly force against peaceful protesters and calls for an investigation into the killing of civilians and other alleged crimes; China, Russia and Pakistan vote against measures as "meddling in Syria's internal affairs".
2011-04-29