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Aung Kaung Myat was unable to contact his parents for several hours when he first heard the news of the earthquake on Friday.

Hong Kong resumed its tech-led rally on a healthy day for Asian markets Tuesday as a meeting between President Xi Jinping and China's top business leaders fanned hopes that a years-long crackdown on the private sector is coming to an end.

Every year, China’s minister of foreign affairs embarks on what has now become a customary odyssey across Africa. The tradition began in the late 1980s and sees Beijing’s top diplomat visit several African nations to reaffirm ties. The most recent visit, by Foreign Minister Wang Yi, took place in mid-January…

Rescue efforts continue to find at least 28 missing people as landslide buries nearly a dozen homes.

Emergency teams in China’s southwestern Sichuan province are battling against time to locate 28 people missing after a rain-triggered landslide that buried their homes

Chinese rescuers search for missing individuals after a landslide in Sichuan province. President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang emphasize rescue efforts a...

Chinese rescuers are searching for some 30 people after a landslide in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses The Ministry of Emergency Management deployed hundreds of rescuers including firefighters following the landslide Saturday in Junlian county

Researchers in China have developed a unique running stance for their four-legged robot, which allows it to move at far greater speeds than similar machines.