China's CPI up 0.2 pct in 2024

Chinese authorities say the European Union's investigations on Chinese enterprises constitute trade and investment barriers. The Commerce Ministry has issued a statement following its probe in July, as the EU launched its inquiry of Chinese firms under the bloc's foreign subsidies regulation.

Official data shows China's consumer price index rose 0.2 percent year on year in 2024. In December alone, the main gauge of inflation edged up 0.1 percent from a year ago.

The three astronauts from China's Shenzhou-18 mission have made their first public appearance since returning from space two months ago.

Search and rescue efforts continue in Xizang region in southwest China a day after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck, killing at least 126 people.

Traffic has partially resumed after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Xizang. Responders have restored single-lane traffic on several roads in Dingri County in the southern part of the region also known as Tibet.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has jolted a county in Xigaze in Xizang Autonomous Region in southwest China. Officials say at least 9 people have died in the quake which hit on Tuesday morning with a depth of 10 kilometers.

General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Communist Party of China Central Committee has called on party members to keep up efforts and win the battle against corruption.

Anti-corruption investigators in South Korea are requesting an extension on the execution period of President Yoon Suk-yeol's arrest warrant.

New York City has become the first U.S. city to implement a congestion pricing plan.The plan covers Lower and Midtown Manhattan.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will step down after coalition talks collapsed.