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A major fire has broken out in a skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha, state media has reported, adding that the number of casualties is currently unknown. Videos posted on social media show flames searing through the building, which housed an office of the state-owned telecommunications company  Telecom, as black smoke billows into the sky

Xi Jinping’s visit to Central Asia this week sheds a light on his country’s efforts to increase its sway in the vast, resource-rich region once considered Russia’s domain.

Just in time for the weekend, Bay Area diners have two much-anticipated new restaurants to check out for a slice of pizza or Chinese American takeout classics. According to a post on Instagram, chef ...

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers this message directly to the Chinese people about the Chinese Communist Party and US-Sino relations in this video from the Hudson Institute's new China ...

Commons Speaker moves after sanctions imposed on British MPs, but Chinese vice-president may be allowed
The Commons Speaker has banned a Chinese delegation from entering the parliamentary estate to pay respects to the Queen as she lies in state in Westminster Hall, but the ban may not be extended to the country’s vice-president.
The delegation accompanying the Chinese vice-president, Wang Qishan, is being banned because seven British parliamentarians have been sanctioned by China for spreading lies and disinformation.

Highest red alert issued in Shanghai as meteorological autumn does not give way to cooler temperature in France
Typhoon Muifa made landfall in eastern China on Wednesday evening, shortly after affecting Japan in previous days, arriving as a Category 2 storm and billed as the strongest on record to hit Shanghai, China’s largest city.
China’s central meteorological observatory issued its first highest typhoon red alert of the year. The tropical system brought sustained winds of 95mph, a threat of up to 200mm of rainfall and waves in excess of five metres.

Study says global economy is in steepest slowdown after a post-recession recovery since 1970
The world may be edging toward a global recession as central banks simultaneously raise interest rates to combat persistent inflation, the World Bank has warned.
The three largest economies, – the US, China and the eurozone – have been slowing sharply, and even a “moderate hit to the global economy over the next year could tip it into recession”, the bank said in a study.

The discordant messages of China’s president, Xi Jinping, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia suggested that despite an earlier pledge of “friendship,” Moscow does not have an unconditional ally in Beijing.

While some people continue to downplay the fetishization, emasculation and overall racism Asians face in the US, if you're Asian, you know exactly how common and real it is — es ...

While some people continue to downplay the fetishization, emasculation and overall racism Asians face in the US, if you're Asian, you know exactly how common and real it is — es ...

The move, which is bound to heighten tensions with Beijing, reflects growing unease about China’s ability to access the personal information that Americans hand over to mobile apps and other services.

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower after higher-than-expected U.S. inflation dashed hopes the Federal Reserve might ease off more interest rate hikes. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and S ...