An Air China flight flying from Chengdu made an emergency landing and evacuation in Singapore, on Sunday (September 10) after smoke filled its front cargo hold and lavatory, said the city-state’s Changi Airport.

Video | Air China flight makes emergency landing in Singapore, nine injured

Millions of people in the Chinese megacity of Chengdu emerged Monday from a Covid-19 lockdown that had closed schools, disrupted businesses and forced residents to stay home for over two weeks.

COVID-19: China lifts weeks-long lockdown on southwest megacity Chengdu

Chinese city Chengdu has extended its lockdown again in the majority of districts on Thursday, in an effort to stop the spread of the Covid-19 cases in the 21 million populous capital.

Chinese city Chengdu extends Covid lockdown again

A strong earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday (September 5), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). State media earlier reported that at least 21 people were killed, but Reuters said over 30 people had perished.

Over 30 feared killed as magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes southwest China

The authorities in the city of Chengdu extended the lockdown to more areas as it has been witnessing a spike in the number of Covid cases. The lockdown restrictions range from mandatory work-from-homes to mass testing.

China extends lockdown in Chengdu as city witnesses rise in Covid cases

Staying on with its zero-Covid policy, China has yet again placed millions of people under lockdown as the country is seeing a rise in Covid cases. Employees in Chengdu have been asked to work from home and residents are urged to not leave the city unless needed.

China's Chengdu under lockdown amid Covid spike

From Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan arriving to appear before anti-Terrorism Court to COVID outbreak in Chengdu, China, here are some impactful images from around the world on 1 September 2022.

World in Pictures: Imran Khan appears before Anti-Terrorism Court; COVID outbreak in Chengdu, China

Staying on with its zero Covid policy, China has yet again placed millions of people under lockdown. A total of over 21 million in the Chinese city of Chengdu which is the capital city of Sichuang province has been ordered to stay indoors while businesses have been asked to shutdown.

China: Chengdu announces mass Covid-19 testing, millions of people under lockdown

Following a spike in coronavirus cases, the Chinese city Chengdu has announced it will conduct mass COVID-19 testing from Thursday to Sunday. Due to an outbreak in the Sichuan province, all residents in Chengdu have been ordered to stay at home from 6 pm.

Chinese city Chengdu announces mass COVID-19 testing amid rising cases, locks down 21 million people

Chengdu, provincial capital of China's Sichuan province, has decided to dim outdoor advertisements, subway lightings and building signs to save energy amid a record heatwave.

Chinese city dims lights to save power amid heatwave

In what may be perceived as a thaw in two powerful countries, US and China are steadily taking steps towards reopening consulates that were shut in 2020, reported Politico.

US-China likely to reopen consulates shut in 2020, says report

As global temperatures rise, experimental greenhouse projects are coming up in several cities around the world. China's Chengdu city is one such city. Watch this report to understand more about the city.

Chengdu city in China experiments greenhouse projects

Nepal has got a diplomatic mission in China's Chengdu - a city where India was promised a consulate. Is this China's message to India? Is this China wooing Nepal? Or Both? Palki Sharma has the answer.

Gravitas: Nepal gets a consulate in Chengdu, China

It's Saturday night at the HUNK club in Chengdu and men in gold lycra shorts and black boots dance on stage. They wear kimonos, in an apparent tactical compromise with new morality codes creeping into China's "gay capital".

Chengdu: China's permissive 'gay capital' refusing to fold

The local government has set up three nucleic acid testing sites nearby and is asking people who recently visited the hospital or the neighborhood to take a free nucleic acid test.

Chengdu on high alert after six COVID-19 cases found

On July 21, several fire trucks were rushed to the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas after nearby residents reported smoke coming from the consulate building. Within minutes, some Chinese diplomats were seen dumping papers in barrels set on fire which sparked controversies.

American flag lowered at Chengdu consulate after employees vacate building

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

American flag lowered at US consulate in Chengdu

In a tit-for-tat diplomacy, China has asked the United States to close its consulate in Chengdu after Washington shut down Beijing's consulate in Houston. The US has accused China of snooping through the Houston consulate and now China is retaliating on similar grounds.

With announcement on Chengdu consulate closure, US, China battle set to intensify

Tit for tat: US and China order shut down of each other's consulates over 'political provocation'

The central government of the People's Republic of China has ordered United States to close its consulate in Chengdu, as a countermeasure to the closure of the Chinese Consulate-General in Houston, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday.

China orders US to close its consulate in Chengdu in response to Houston closure

After China ordered the closure of the US consulate in Chengdu in a tit-for-tat move as the US closed China's Houston consulate on Thursday, the Chinese foreign ministry said that "the United States launched a unilateral provocation by abruptly demanding that China close its consulate in Houston".

WION Dispatch: China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu

In a tit-for-tat escalation between the two countries, China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu. Watch report.

China asks US to shut consulate | Chengdu | Retaliation to Houston consulate closure

Three panda cubs, born during the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, have spent their first "Children's Day" at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, rolling around in their crib, sleeping and eating.

Three panda cubs born during epidemic celebrate first "Children's Day"

China's first "cyber-dissident", whose website reported on sensitive topics including human rights, was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday for leaking state secrets, a court said.

Huang Qi, China's first 'cyber-dissident', given 12-year jail term

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