Senior officials from the two sides discussed the deal to disengage from their stand-off in the Himalayas, but military sources said the current arrangement was temporary.

Clips posted online after introduction of new security law show troops undertaking target practice and throwing grenades.

If China does not accept dual citizenship or nationality, Hongkongers returning home may still be classed as Chinese citizens, says observer.

The decision comes after India banned 59 Chinese-made apps amid heightened tensions over a border conflict.

China’s Ministry of Natural Resources announced new names for 50 underwater features in contested archipelago.

Beijing and New Delhi have blamed each other for the fighting on Monday along the disputed Himalayan border that left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead.

Yang Jiechi has a long and storied career negotiating with Americans but this low point in China-US relations brings new trade, military and pandemic challenges.

In the trial, dexamethasone reduced deaths by one-third for patients on ventilators and one-fifth among patients who were on supplemental oxygen.

Deng Huilin, who also served as mega city’s deputy mayor, suspected of “serious violations” of the code of conduct.

Death toll from explosion rises to 20, with 172 injured, including a 94-year-old.

Xi Jinping and his Philippine counterpart said they would work together to combat Covid-19 and on infrastructure projects

Embassies in Beijing engage in heated exchange in Mandarin on popular Twitter-like platform Weibo, where many users offer support for Iranian posts and criticise American ones.

Soldiers and equipment transported from central province of Hubei to an unspecified location in northwest, according to state media.

Embassy in France removes ‘false image’ on Twitter in latest online controversy amid accusations of spreading disinformation.

Premier Li Keqiang’s annual work report stresses need for stability, but plans for Hong Kong national security law rattle markets and prompt threat of US retaliation.

As the new chair of the WHO’s executive board, New Delhi must keep politics out of the debate as nations gather to discuss ways to fight Covid-19, academics say.

Countries including US expected to pursue investigation into Beijing’s handling of pandemic when decision-making body meets, but experts say dispute is unlikely to end up at the International Court of Justice.

Shulan in Jilin province is now the only place in the country classed as being high-risk for Covid-19.

Former Shaanxi boss accused of taking bribes valued at tens of millions of US dollars.

The five were held in January last year as part of a national crackdown triggered by a factory dispute in the southern city of Shenzhen.

Liquiritin found to significantly inhibit rapid replication of the new coronavirus in monkey cells, according to researchers.

Isolating at home too reliant on personal compliance, whereas ‘fangcang’ shelters built in Wuhan, China’s initial epicentre, were more effective, study finds.

United States risks a resurgence in the coronavirus if it eases restrictions sooner, according to new computer modelling.

Coronavirus crisis has brought potential to redraw the map of global power and influence, but there is ‘deep-seated mistrust’ of Beijing.

The World Health Organisation has been criticised for its response to the outbreak in China, which the United States – its top donor – is investigating.

Eight-year bar from entering Europe’s visa-free area ‘not valid’ but no ruling made on validity of espionage claims.

New administrative units for Paracel and Spratly Islands are seen as helping to tighten control and help allocate resources and manpower.

China has blocked the island from joining international organisations but on Friday officials from the UN agency gave credit to Taipei’s success in containing Covid-19.

Speedy shipments of protective equipment and other supplies would be an ‘immediate boost’ to relations between the two countries, Indian ambassador says.