China has executed Lai Xiaomin, the former chairman of state-owned Huarong Asset Management Cooperation, over corruption on Friday, a local court said

China's northeastern city of Tianjin has tested nearly 2.5 million residents for coronavirus in three days as part of preventive measures after five cases of local transmission were detected in one of the districts, the local government said on Tuesday

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday awarded state honors to four scientists for their contribution to the country's fight against the coronavirus disease, during a ceremony in Beijing's Great Hall of the People

The Lebanese capital of Beirut is coming to terms with the damage and destruction caused by a massive explosion that ripped through the city on Tuesday, destroying buildings, flipping over cars, and leaving more than 100 people dead and at least 4,000 others injured