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July 4, 2024 4:56 PM

China warns of hotter, longer heatwaves as climate change intensifies

China is facing hotter and longer heatwaves and more frequent and unpredictable heavy rain as a result of climate change, the weather bureau warned on Thursday, as the world's second-biggest economy braces for another scorching summer. In its annual...

June 24, 2024 3:51 PM

‘Halal Organs’: Uyghur-American politician calls out China’s alleged trade

Serious concerns have been raised about the treatment of Uyghurs in China, with allegations of human rights abuses including forced organ harvesting coming to the forefront. In a recent U.S. congressional committee hearing, experts alleged that Chin...

June 18, 2024 2:45 PM

Xi flags ‘severe’ task of flood control as rains lash China

China's task of flood control has grown "severe", President Xi Jinping warned on Tuesday, as heavier-than-usual rainfall pounded provinces from the interior to the eastern coast at the beginning of the annual flood season. Torrential rain and landsl...

February 14, 2024 2:17 PM

Exiled Uyghur activist recounts Chinese atrocities at UK Foreign Affairs meeting

UK lawmaker Alicia Kearns has expressed her deep concerns about the ongoing suppression and genocide of the Uyghur Muslim community in Xinjiang, China. Chairing a foreign committee meeting in the UK on Tuesday, Kearns listened to the harrowing experi...

January 23, 2024 9:47 AM

7.1-magnitude quake hits northwest China’s Xinjiang, tremors felt in parts of India

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale hit China's southern Xinjiang late Monday night, the National Centre for Seismology said. The depth of the earthquake was found at 80 km. The tremors of the earthquake were also felt in th...