Chengdu

Around 16 million people in the Chinese city of Chengdu will be effectively under lockdown from Thursday as authorities race to snuff out a new Covid-19 outbreak.

Chengdu, a provincial capital in southwest China has dimmed outdoor advertisements, subway lighting and building signs to save energy as the area battles a power crunch triggered by record-high temperatures.

A provincial capital in southwest China has dimmed outdoor advertisements, subway lighting and building signs to save energy, official announcements said, as the area battles a power crunch triggered by record-high temperatures.

Chinese authorities have instructed an American Chamber of Commerce in the southwestern city of Chengdu to cease operations, officials with the organisation said on Tuesday.

China has unveiled a prototype for a new high-speed maglev train that is capable of hitting speeds of 620 kilometers per hour.

China has tested more than a quarter of a million people for the coronavirus after a handful of new cases were detected in the southern city of Chengdu.

China has approved human testing for a potential coronavirus vaccine cultivated within insect cells, local government in the southwestern city of Chengdu said on Saturday.

The American flag was lowered at the United States consulate in Chengdu on Monday, days after Beijing ordered it to close in retaliation for the shuttering of the Chinese consulate in Houston.

China on Friday ordered the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu to close in retaliation for one of its missions in the United States being shuttered, capping a furious week of Cold War-style diplomacy.

A pet cafe in China has triggered a controversy after its owner dyed Chow Chow dogs to resemble giant pandas.

"Hey! We go", a business in the centre of the southwestern city of Chengdu, is proving perfect fodder for the social media-savvy generation with ducks and teacup pigs.

With temperatures soaring in China, staff members of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding have come up with a wonderful way to keep their giant pandas happy - with giant ice cubes!

South Korea's victorious under-18 footballers apologised to "all the people in China" after a picture emerged of one of their players celebrating with his foot on the Panda Cup.

One of China's most prestigious high schools has been slammed after piles of expired mouldy food were found in its canteen kitchen.

A heart-stopping video that went viral over the weekend shows an 8-year-old's rescue from a panda enclosure in China.

Around 16 million people in the Chinese city of Chengdu will be effectively under lockdown from Thursday as authorities race to snuff out a new Covid-19 outbreak.

Chengdu, a provincial capital in southwest China has dimmed outdoor advertisements, subway lighting and building signs to save energy as the area battles a power crunch triggered by record-high temperatures.

A provincial capital in southwest China has dimmed outdoor advertisements, subway lighting and building signs to save energy, official announcements said, as the area battles a power crunch triggered by record-high temperatures.

Chinese authorities have instructed an American Chamber of Commerce in the southwestern city of Chengdu to cease operations, officials with the organisation said on Tuesday.

China has unveiled a prototype for a new high-speed maglev train that is capable of hitting speeds of 620 kilometers per hour.

China has tested more than a quarter of a million people for the coronavirus after a handful of new cases were detected in the southern city of Chengdu.

China has approved human testing for a potential coronavirus vaccine cultivated within insect cells, local government in the southwestern city of Chengdu said on Saturday.

The American flag was lowered at the United States consulate in Chengdu on Monday, days after Beijing ordered it to close in retaliation for the shuttering of the Chinese consulate in Houston.

China on Friday ordered the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu to close in retaliation for one of its missions in the United States being shuttered, capping a furious week of Cold War-style diplomacy.

A pet cafe in China has triggered a controversy after its owner dyed Chow Chow dogs to resemble giant pandas.

"Hey! We go", a business in the centre of the southwestern city of Chengdu, is proving perfect fodder for the social media-savvy generation with ducks and teacup pigs.

With temperatures soaring in China, staff members of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding have come up with a wonderful way to keep their giant pandas happy - with giant ice cubes!

South Korea's victorious under-18 footballers apologised to "all the people in China" after a picture emerged of one of their players celebrating with his foot on the Panda Cup.

One of China's most prestigious high schools has been slammed after piles of expired mouldy food were found in its canteen kitchen.

A heart-stopping video that went viral over the weekend shows an 8-year-old's rescue from a panda enclosure in China.