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China's new aircraft carrier enters service in key move to modernise fleet
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» BEIJING - China's third aircraft carrier entered service this week, state media said on Friday, marking a key milestone in President Xi Jinping's drive to modernise the military.
Heavy rain leaves 30 dead in Chinese capital
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» BEIJING — Heavy rain in the Chinese capital Beijing has killed 30 people and prompted authorities to evacuate 80,000, state media said Tuesday.
Four killed in landslide as heavy rain drenches northern China
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» MIYUN, China - Torrential rain soaking northern China triggered a deadly landslide, burst riverbanks and washed away cars on Monday, with thousands of people forced to evacuate the days-long deluge.
Taiwan detects 103 Chinese warplanes around island
AFP, Published on 18/09/2023
» TAIPEI - More than 100 Chinese warplanes and nine navy ships were detected around Taiwan, authorities in Taipei said Monday, describing the number as a "recent high".
Korea arrests man who arrived by jet ski from China
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» SEOUL: South Korea's coastguard said Tuesday it had arrested a Chinese national who tried to enter the country after travelling by jet ski from China — a journey of more than 300 kilometres.
Taiwan detects Chinese warships, planes around island after drills end
AFP, Published on 11/04/2023
» TAIPEI - Chinese warships and aircraft were still operating around Taiwan on Tuesday, the island's defence ministry said, a day after Beijing declared an end to its massive war games.
China launches three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait
AFP, Published on 08/04/2023
» BEIJING: China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker.
China sends warships and aircraft around Taiwan for second day
AFP, Published on 07/04/2023
» TAIPEI - China sent warships and aircraft near Taiwan for a second day on Friday, Taipei said, after President Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing by meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Regions in US, China most at risk for climate damage: report
AFP, Published on 20/02/2023
» PARIS: Major industrial and economic centres in China and the United States are among the most vulnerable regions in the world to the increasingly destructive power of climate change-driven weather extremes, according to a comprehensive analysis Monday.
'Total mess' in China's rural east as Covid wave hits hard
AFP, Published on 11/01/2023
» BENGBU (CHINA): Exhausted doctors working overtime, tests and treatments nowhere to be found, and under-resourced clinics inundated with patients -- in Anhui, one of east China's poorest provinces, Covid-19 hit hard.