Whistle-blower refuses Chongqing police request to hand over sex scandal videos
The whistle-blower responsible for exposing the sex video scandal that has toppled six local Party and government officials and another five State-owned enterprise executives in Chongqing declined on January 28 ...
China carries out land-based mid-course missile interception test
China again carried out a land-based mid-course missile interception test within its territory on January 27, according to the Information Bureau of China's Defense Ministry.
China's heavy transport aircraft Y-20 takes first flight
China’s first domestically-developed heavy transport aircraft, the Y-20, has successfully taken off for its first test flight on January 26.
Japan launches military drill on island defense
Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) launched a military drill on island defense in a training ground in the city of Narashino in Chiba Prefecture on Sunday.
Special envoy visits offer chance for closer cooperation
In a bid to improve Sino-Japanese relations, a special envoy sent from Japan is scheduled to arrive in China on Tuesday. The move follows an ongoing four-day visit of an ...
Web browser providers deny rumors of ticket plug-in ban
Web browser providers have denied earlier reports that they had been ordered to stop providing plug-ins for buying train tickets, which the Ministry of Railways (MOR) said had caused a ...
Beijing's tap water concerns spill nationwide
Nationwide concern over water quality issues in China sparked once again after a Beijing water researcher expressed her mistrust towards the city’s tap water and admitted she had been drinking ...
China urges for 'peaceful resolution' to conflict in neighboring Myanmar
China expressed hope for a peaceful resolution to the escalating armed clashes in neighboring Myanmar on Monday between government forces and Kachin Independence Army. Clashes along the Chinese-Myanmar border resulted ...
Dense smog envelops East and Central China
China's meteorological authority issued a yellow alert on smog shrouding the country's central and eastern regions on Sunday.
Yellow light law revs debate over traffic regs online
Drivers in China will face stricter penalties for violating traffic regulations, of which there are now more than 50, up from 38, according to the new traffic law taking effect ...
Changes of ID documents in Chinese mainland
The era of non-electronic ID cards has drawn to a close in Chinese mainland since January 1 as it finally phases out use of its first-generation cards for chip-embedded IDs. ...
World military retrospect 2012
Chinese media released a retrospect of the world’s most important events in military news at the end of 2012.
China launches another two Beidou navigation satellites
China successfully launched another two satellites into space for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network at 3:10 am Beijing time on Wednesday.
Let's get close to the border regions
A number of NPC and CPPCC representatives have appealed to the two sessions to establish a "Borders Day." This day would seek to draw public attention to the vast border ...