Fatal end to knife brawl as China suffers another violent incident

Fatal end to knife brawl as China suffers another violent incident

A knife-wielding brawl in the southwestern province of Sichuan ended with the fatal stabbing of a man, in China’s third deadly episode in recent days. According to Chengdu police, a 35-year-old man surnamed Zhu stabbed a man on Monday afternoon after a traffic dispute. The victim died despite medical treatment. Zhu has been placed under … Read more

China’s vice-premier pushes trade resilience amid US tariff threat

China’s vice-premier pushes trade resilience amid US tariff threat

Beijing’s top official handling trade and economic affairs talks with the United States inspected major container ports in China’s top exporting province on Sunday, amid concerns over the potential impact of US president-elect Donald Trump’s trade policies. During his visits to Nansha Port in the city of Guangzhou and Shekou Port in the city of … Read more

South China car attack suspect still in a coma, Zhuhai authorities say

South China car attack suspect still in a coma, Zhuhai authorities say

The man suspected of being responsible for a car attack that killed 35 people in southern China is still in a coma and cannot be questioned, the local authorities have said. The suspect, a 62-year-old man surnamed Fan, remains in a stable condition in hospital after trying to cut his throat following Monday’s attack in … Read more

China’s deadly car attack suspect may own building materials store, database suggests

China’s deadly car attack suspect may own building materials store, database suggests

The suspect in Monday night’s deadly car attack in Zhuhai is the owner of a construction materials store, according to registration information obtained by the South China Morning Post. In all, 35 people were killed and 43 others injured in what police in the southern Chinese city labelled as a “major malicious case”. The suspect … Read more

Exclusive | Zhuhai car attack victims heard sound ‘like earthquake’ but had no time to escape: witness

Exclusive | Zhuhai car attack victims heard sound ‘like earthquake’ but had no time to escape: witness

The car attack that killed dozens of people in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai was “like an earthquake”, according to one survivor who described how the SUV rammed into a group of people from behind while they were exercising. Local police said on Tuesday night that 35 people had been killed and 43 injured … Read more

Zhuhai car attack: China tightens security as leaders look for ‘risks and dangers’

Zhuhai car attack: China tightens security as leaders look for ‘risks and dangers’

Security has been stepped up in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong after 35 people were killed in a car attack outside a stadium in Zhuhai on Monday. An investigation is under way and authorities are looking for officials to hold accountable for the attack, according to one Guangdong official. They said security had been … Read more

Report finds China targeted AstraZeneca in fraud probe over cancer treatment

Report finds China targeted AstraZeneca in fraud probe over cancer treatment

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, whose China president is under investigation, was previously investigated for medical insurance fraud cases involving cancer medication sales, according to new Chinese media reports. The news comes after the British-Swedish company announced on its official website last week that its China chief Leon Wang was cooperating “with an ongoing investigation”, and its … Read more

Chinese government workers call up women to urge pregnancy in latest birth rate push

Chinese government workers call up women to urge pregnancy in latest birth rate push

Chinese grass roots government workers, who implemented decades of birth control policy, are now calling up women in their neighbourhood to urge them to get pregnant amid China’s demographic crisis. When Jane Huang picked up the phone to answer a call earlier this month, her first response to the person on the end was to … Read more

‘We saw this coming’: citizens react to China increasing its retirement age

‘We saw this coming’: citizens react to China increasing its retirement age

China’s government has announced it is lifting the retirement age for workers. The changes set to go into effect from January 1, 2025, are seen as an attempt to mitigate the effects of a rapidly ageing society and slow down the draining of pension funds. About half of all provincial administrative regions across the nation … Read more

Japanese child stabbed in southern China’s Shenzhen, man detained

Japanese child stabbed in southern China’s Shenzhen, man detained

A boy is in hospital after he was attacked by a man with a knife on the way to his Japanese primary school in Shenzhen, southern China on Wednesday morning. A Japanese government source has told Kyodo News that the boy – whose condition is unknown – was the victim of a stabbing. Earlier reports … Read more