A total of 47 people were buried in a landslide that struck southwest China's Yunnan Province early Monday.More than 200 rescuers together with 33 firefighting vehicles and 10 loading machines were combing the debris to search for the missing, after the...

China is taking proactive measures to counter new COVID-19 cases caused by the JN.1 variant of the virus, which is spreading globally, China's health authority said Thursday."China is routinely monitoring COVID-19 infections to determine the trend of infection...

The deadly SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, was deliberately engineered as a "bioweapon” by China, claimed a researcher at the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology, media reports said.In an interview conducted by Chinese-born human rights activist...

Nine people were detained in Thursday over a massive explosion at a barbecue restaurant in China's Yinchuan city which killed at least 31 people.Authorities said that the detained persons included the owner of the Fuyang Barbecue Restaurant, as well as staffers...

Torrential rain have battered several provinces in China, with local authorities launching emergency responses for disaster prevention. From 8 a.m. on Sunday to 8 a.m. on Monday, the Hubei province, the Jianghan Plain, and the southern northeast of Hubei experienced...

Poor sleep may bolster genetic susceptibility to asthma risk, but a good night's sleep may help slash your risk of developing the chronic lung disease, according to a study.Individuals with asthma usually have comorbid sleep disturbances, however, whether...

No new Covid-19 variants have emerged in China during the recent surge in infections since the country ended its zero-Covid policy, according to an analysis of cases in Beijing published in The Lancet.The study suggests two existing Omicron sub-variants,...

China has conducted emergency reviews and granted conditional approval for two homegrown drugs for COVID-19 treatment, the National Medical Products Administration said on Sunday.The applications for the innovative drugs XIANNUOXIN and VV116 were submitted...

Chinas health authorities have said the Covid-19 wave is past its peak, with rapid decline in both severe cases and deaths in hospitals, but experts remain wary of the governments official data, the media reported.According to China's Center for Disease Control...

China has reported declining numbers of fever patients and critical COVID cases nationwide as both peaks have passed less than a month after the country optimized its epidemic response in early December.The country's health authorities reported 59,938 COVID-related...

Ten people were killed and nine others injured in a fire at a residential building in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, authorities said on Friday.The fire broke out at 7.49 p.m. on Thursday night at the building in a community...

Seventeen people were killed and three others injured due to a fire at a restaurant in Changchun, capital of China's Jilin province, on Wednesday, authorities said.The local fire brigade received reports of the incident that occurred in the Changchun high-tech...

Winger Richarlison scored twice in 12 minutes as Brazil breezed past Ghana 3-0 while another South American powerhouse Argentina also grabbed a 3-0 victory over Honduras in pre-World Cup international friendlies on Friday. Brazil opened the scoring by...

A total of 86 people have been killed, and 35 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding county in China's Sichuan province earlier this week, local authorities said.The rescue headquarters said that among the deaths, 50 were killed...

At least seven people were killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding county in China's Sichuan province on Monday, authorities said.Damage to roads, telecommunications and houses is being checked, said the information office of the people's...

The death toll after a flash flood in China's Qinghai province has increased to 17, with another 17 people still missing, local authorities have confirmed.Twenty people who were previously reported as missing have been rescued and some 4,500 firefighters,...

China on Saturday issued a red alert, the most severe warning in its four-tier weather warning system, for high temperatures across the country due to an ongoing heatwave.Parts of Shaanxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Henan, Hubei, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai,...

As Apple is gearing to launch its next-generation series of iPhones, a new report said that the upcoming iPhone 14 is likely to be delayed due to growing tension between China and Taiwan, media reports say.According to GSMArena, Apple is TSMC's top customer,...

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has announced Asia's pathway to the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.According to the announcement, the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament will comprise four rounds, in which...

China on Monday renewed an orange alert, the second highest, for high temperatures as intense heat waves were sweeping across many regions of the country.According to the National Meteorological Centre, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi,...