The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

A massive "resource for infrastructure" deal between China and the Democratic Republic of Congo has been criticised by Kinshasa as too favourable to Beijing. President Felix Tshisekedi was there in May to rebalance the contract. Three months later, Congolese civil society groups are upset over what they call a lack…

China was expected to roar back into life after Covid, but its weak rebound has shocked analysts

US President told political fundraiser that China was ‘in trouble’ due to internal economic and social tensions.

Gathering in Jeddah offers Beijing chance to placate global south and limit damage with west over Russia relations

Underlying longer-term weaknesses in the economy are bound up with Beijing’s repressive political system

Joe Biden has described China as a “ticking time bomb in many cases” because of the economic challenges it is facing.

Deadline has passed for Beijing to appeal against Tower Hamlets council’s rejection of plans

Adlington snatched 400m gold ahead of American Katie Hoff in a thrilling finger-tip finish.

BEIJING: Less than two years after China Evergrande Group’s default sent shockwaves around the world, an even larger Chinese developer is on the brink.

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden expressed concern that China’s economic and demographic problems have turned the world’s second-largest economy into a “ticking time bomb” that threatens the rest of the world.

BEIJING: Country Garden Holdings Co, formerly China’s largest developer by sales, has become a Hong Kong penny stock amid increasing scrutiny of its operations and mounting liquidity concerns.