China successfully launched another spacecraft Sunday that is set to carry three astronauts to its space station. One crew member aboard the Shenzhou 23 is expected to remain in space for one year, which would be among the world's longest single stays in space.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 82 people, according to state media, the country’s deadliest mining disaster in more than a decade.

Shenzhou-23 crew arrives at Tiangong as China maps path to 2030 lunar landing Three Chinese astronauts arrived at Tiangong space station Sunday, with one crewmember expected to become China’s first to stay in orbit for an entire year.

China has pressured Taiwan by increasing its military presence around the Pratas Islands, and Taipei is on high alert for further Chinese actions.

China deployed over 100 vessels around Taiwan after the Trump-Xi Beijing summit, Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary General Joseph Wu says.

Mission will put first astronaut in orbit for a year, a key step in Beijing’s plan to put people on the moon by 2030

By Florence Tan and Emily Chow SINGAPORE, May 25 (Reuters) - Two liquefied natural gas tankers are exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, heading to Pakistan and China, while a supertanker with Iraqi crude for China left the Gulf on Saturday after being stranded for nearly three months,

Chinese aid is expected to alleviate food shortages in Cuba. But the island's economic crisis continues with blackouts and oil embargos are compunded by threats from the United States.