Japanese in Diaoyu waters and Yasukuni Shrine visit connected, Chinese media says
Analysts warned that regional tensions could escalate and China-Japan ties will further deteriorate after Japanese nationalists entered the waters of the Diaoyu Islands and were driven out on Tuesday, their ...
Media taken for ride over Xi taxi news
A report by Hong-Kong based Ta Kung Pao on April 18 claiming that Chinese President Xi Jinping took a taxi in downtown Beijing and chatted with a driver named Guo ...
China releases white paper on national defense
China Tuesday released its biennial white paper on the country's armed forces, highlighting the protection of its overseas interests and for the first time revealing the number of its army, ...
Boston Marathon bombings shock US, impact world
Three people were killed and 144 people wounded in the explosions according to the statistics published on April 16.
First quarter economic development stable, says statistics bureau
According to the preliminary estimation, the gross domestic product (GDP) of China in the first quarter of this year was 11,885.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.7 percent.
Kerry seeks stronger ties with China amid Korea crisis
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi says China is committed to maintaining peace and stability and advancing the denuclearization process on the Korean Peninsula.
China's H7N9 bird flu raises international concerns
Health authorities in Shanghai and Anhui Province, where three cases of people being infected by a new type of bird flu were detected, have increased monitoring over influenza and unexplained ...
Peace on Peninsula requires concerted effort, says Chinese media
South Korean foreign minister said on April 10 that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is highly likely to launch mid-range missiles "at any time from now on."
China's top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2012
Chinese authorities on Tuesday announced the top 10 archaeological discoveries made in 2012, with the earliest dating back to the Paleolithic era.
First lady Peng gives soft power a woman's touch
Glamorous first lady Peng Liyuan has emerged as one of the highlights during Chinese President Xi Jinping's debut official visit abroad.
People's Daily criticizes Apple for double-standard warranties
The world's most popular cell phone producer, Apple Inc. has come to public attention again as the People’s Daily published consecutive opinion articles for four days since March 25, criticizing ...
Two pilots killed during jet fighter crash
A People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Su-27 fighter crashed in Rongcheng, Shandong Province on March 31, killing two pilots.
Beijing, Shanghai's detailed property curbs receive mixed reaction
The municipal governments of Chinese capital Beijing and business hub Shanghai on March 30 spelled out detailed rules aimed at cooling the property market following the central government's fresh regulatory ...
President Xi's visit strengthens Sino-African ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his visit to Russia on March 24 and continued his overseas debut by heading to Africa, which both analysts and businesspeople see as a ...
Combat-ready N.Korea threatens entire region, says Chinese media
North Korea repeated threats to target US military bases on March 26 as Washington and its allies tightened economic sanctions against the isolated country by targeting Pyongyang's main foreign exchange ...
Xi's foreign debut illuminates China's "world dream"
China's first lady Peng Liyuan is set to make her diplomatic debut on March 18 in Moscow alongside husband, newly-elected President Xi Jinping, whose maiden four-nation tour as head of ...
Tibet takes strides in human rights progress
10 years on, war's enduring effects still felt in Iraq
More than a dozen car bombs and suicide blasts tore through Shiite Muslim districts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and other areas on Tuesday, killing nearly 60 people on the ...