Also known as: state news agency Xinhua
Xinhua — state news agency that reports on Chinese government actions and policy announcements.
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Former Chinese defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges, state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday, underscoring the severity of the purge in the military. …
China sentences former defence ministers to death with reprieveA fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at a shipyard in Qingdao, China, causing significant casualties. President Xi Jinping called for urgent search and rescue efforts and investigation, while Premier Li Qiang emphasized the need to rescue trapped people and prevent secondary disasters.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at a shipyard in Qingdao, China, causing significant casualties. President Xi Jinping called for urgent search and rescue efforts and investigation, while Premier Li Qiang emphasized the need to rescue trapped people and prevent secondary disasters.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Tung Chee-hwa, who led Hong Kong after the city returned to Chinese rule from Britain in July 1997, has died at age 89. His tenure was marked by the Asian Financial Crisis, two major epidemics, and historic protests; he resigned in 2005.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →
China's finance ministry is pumping 360 billion yuan ($53.6bn) into eight state-owned banks and insurance companies to strengthen their financial capabilities and boost the country's slowing economy, according to state news agency Xinhua.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
China's finance ministry is pumping 360 billion yuan ($53.6bn) into eight state-owned banks and insurance companies to strengthen their financial stability and boost lending to the real economy amid trade tensions, demographic challenges, and a slowing economy.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A fire at the Huiteng Footwear factory in Jinjiang, a city that manufactures 20% of the world's sports shoes, killed at least 28 people on Thursday. More than 200 people were evacuated, and authorities have detained factory staff and frozen the firm's bank account; President Xi Jinping said those responsible must be held "strictly accountable."
9 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Shi Yongxin, the former head monk of China's Shaolin Temple, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for embezzlement and bribery, having misappropriated temple assets worth more than 282 million yuan from 2003 to 2025. The court also found he illegally obtained millions from temple construction projects and offered bribes to Chinese officials.
29 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake in China's Guangxi region killed two people and forced more than 7,000 to evacuate in the city of Liuzhou, with thirteen buildings collapsing. State media reported one person still missing and four hospitalized, while authorities warned of transport disruptions as search and rescue operations continued.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
US President Trump visited Beijing with a business delegation and said he struck "fantastic trade deals" with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, though the two-day summit produced warm rhetoric more than concrete agreements. Trump said China agreed to order 200 Boeing planes, but Beijing did not confirm major purchases.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks for over two hours in Beijing, with the White House calling the meeting "highly productive," though no sweeping trade breakthrough or major business agreements emerged. Xi warned that if US-China relations are mishandled, the two nations could collide or come into conflict.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Chinese defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges, state news agency Xinhua reported. The sentences underscore the severity of a broad corruption crackdown in the military ordered by President Xi Jinping.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Chinese defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges, as part of President Xi Jinping's broad military corruption crackdown that has targeted the elite Rocket Force and removed top general Zhang Youxia.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →