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Residents in some of China's provinces are employing creative ways to beat a record breaking heatwave.

Satellite images show extent of severe drought along the Yangtze River in China

The dugong, a relative of the fabled manatee, has been declared functionally extinct in the region.

Anger over the "ugly, racist and spooky" images leads to illustrators and publishers being sacked.

The movie is meant to be the backstory of a villain but China's latest alteration has changed this.

Power cuts elsewhere in China have also hit major manufacturers of cars and smartphones.

The country's central bank lowered the five-year lending rate by 1.5 percentage points on Monday.

Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua disappeared from a luxury hotel in Hong Kong in 2017.

All eyes will be on the November summit, with US President Joe Biden also expected to attend.

The move is the latest attempt by the government to limit China's involvement in UK business and technology.

Footage has gone viral showing live fish and crabs being tested in China for the coronavirus.

The art instructor's pet jumped into the camera's view five times in a livestreamed class.

The WeChat owner is also feeling the effects of a regulatory clampdown on gaming.

Authorities are carrying out cloud seeding operations in central and southwest China.

Premier Li Keqiang called for a 'sense of urgency' to reverse a zero-Covid led slump.

Firing missiles over Taiwan is a "gorilla in the room" that must be challenged, a top US commander says.