Increased supervision has improved safety in China's mining industry, which used to average 5,000 deaths per year.

Life has largely returned to normal in the city of 11 million, even as the rest of the world grapples with the spread of the virus' more contagious variants.

On Jan. 22, 2020, Quebec's public health director held his first news conference on the new coronavirus that appeared in China.

Many of the leaders expressed hope Biden would right U.S. democracy two weeks after rioters stormed the Capitol.

The announcement was made moments after Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States.

Pompeo's determination does not come with any immediate repercussions although the legal implications mean the U.S. must take it into account in formulating policy toward China.

In a report issued to the media Monday, the panel said there were "lost opportunities" to set up basic public health measures as early as possible.

The hospital is one of six with a total of 6,500 rooms being built in Nangong in Hebei province, local media reported, which are due to be completed within the next week.

The Department of Defence added nine companies to its list of Chinese companies with military links, including Xiaomi and state-owned plane manufacturer Comac.

China is hitting back at Canada after Global Affairs imposed new measures aimed at ensuring Canada isn't complicit in the use of forced labour in China's Xinjiang region.