27-01-2020 20:54
A deadly virus that has prompted travel restrictions in China is sending shockwaves through Asia's tourism industry, which has become increasingly reliant on growing numbers of Chinese visitors.
25-01-2020 20:54
The Chinese army deployed medical specialists Saturday (Jan 25) to the epicentre of a spiralling viral outbreak that has killed 41 people and spread around the world, as millions spent their normally festive Lunar New Year holiday under lockdown.
22-01-2020 22:29
Pharmacies in Beijing and Shanghai were running low on surgical masks and disinfectants Wednesday (Jan 22) as a deadly new SARS-like virus spread ahead of the busy Chinese New Year travel period.
20-01-2020 22:05
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday (Jan 20) the country would curb the spread of an outbreak of pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus, state television reported.
20-01-2020 21:53
An outbreak of a mysterious virus has not deterred millions of people in China from packing into crowded trains as they head home for the Chinese New Year - but some are donning masks as a precaution.
17-01-2020 19:46
A Canadian court on Monday (Jan 20) will consider a US request to hand over Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou, whose arrest 13 months ago on fraud charges plunged Canada-China relations into a deep freeze.
11-01-2020 13:00
Thousands of Cambodian workers at a Phnom Penh casino that turns over more than a billion dollars a year continued a strike Friday (Jan 10) calling for better pay, in a country where Chinese money has driven a gambling boom.
21-12-2019 08:49
US President Donald Trump said Friday (Dec 20) he'd had a "very good talk" with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on a partial resolution of the countries' huge trade war.
20-12-2019 14:28
Two Chinese citizens have been detained while attempting to smuggle a 13-day-old baby out of Vietnam, border guards in the northern border province of Quang Ninh said on December 18.
20-12-2019 12:04
Despite having support of local authorities for more than 12 years, a dispute between Chinese and Vietnamese investors in a high-end residential and horse racing track complex in the southern province of Long An seems impossible to be solved, leading the project towards the edge of fizzling out. Quynh Chau reports.
11-12-2019 10:50
US and Chinese officials are working on a deal to postpone a round of tariffs set to hit Chinese imports in five days, according to a media report on Tuesday (Dec 10).
03-12-2019 09:39
European and Asian stock markets were mixed on Monday (Dec 2) as investors cheered a surprise jump in Chinese factory activity, but were chilled by fresh US tariffs on Argentina and Brazil.
29-11-2019 10:27
European stock markets eased lower on Thursday (Nov 28) as China-US trade talks were jolted by legislation in Washington backing Hong Kong protests that has angered Beijing.
23-11-2019 14:00
REE Corporation, after acquiring 21.01 per cent of Vinh Son-Song Hinh Hydropower JSC (VSH), supported the company to win the battle against the Chinese contractor, saving over VND2 trillion ($86.96 million).
22-11-2019 15:00
State-owned Vietnam Railways has begun to bet on a new venture with a Chinese giant in a bid to solve an impasse in financial performance. However, concerns remain over possible gains and losses from the new partnership model.