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BEIJING: The death toll from recent flooding in China's capital rose to 33, including five rescuers, and another 18 people are missing, officials said Wednesday, as much of the country's north remains threatened by unusually heavy…

Pakistan International Airlines aircraft takes off from an airport. — Radio Pakistan/File    BEIJING: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumed its weekly passenger flight to China as the national flag carrier flight PK-854…

China’s Ministry of Commerce said Friday (August 4) that it will start dropping import restrictions on Australian barley from Saturday (Aug. 5). Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on Australian barley were in place for the last three…

BEIJING: At least 20 people were killed and 27 are missing in floods surrounding China’s capital Beijing, with thousands of others evacuated to safety, state media reported Tuesday.Days of heavy rains have prompted authorities to close…

Fierce rain and flooding pummeled Beijing on Monday, killing at least two people as the downpour triggered landslides and swept away cars on the city’s outskirts after the authorities issued a red alert for what they warned was the heaviest…

<!-- -->There was no reported damage or casualties, state media said.Beijing: Beijing recorded its heaviest rainfall this year as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri passed through China's capital on Monday, forcing over 31,000 people to…

A child wearing a rain cover walks as visitors tour near the closed Forbidden City as a rainstorm soak Beijing, Sunday, July 30, 2023. (AP)More than 27,000 people in high-risk areas of Beijing have been evacuated, and another 20,000 were…

A man holds an umbrella in the rain at a waterfront, amid a typhoon warning, in Hong Kong. (Image: Reuters)The red alert will be in force from 8 pm local time (1200 GMT), and covers an area of several hundred million inhabitants, including…

<!-- -->Anticipating flooding, Beijing issued an orange alert, the second-highest in the four-tier system (AFP)Beijing: A swathe of northern China, including the capital Beijing, was put under alert Saturday as Typhoon Doksuri swept…

BEIJING: Perceptions of China abroad are souring largely because of its foreign policydecisions, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center, which also found a lack of confidence in President Xi Jinping.Majorities in 15 of the 24…