At least 36 people were killed on August 26 after a collision between a bus and a methanol-loaded tanker in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, local police said.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/27 16:59:47

Now is the time for love, or at least Qixi Festival, the Chinese Valentine's Day, which falls on August 23. On the Chinese lunar calendar, the seventh day of the ...
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/23 17:05:48

A People's Liberation Army delegation led by the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the PLA Cai Yingting left Beijing on Aug 20 for an official visit to the ...
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/22 18:07:03

Chinese online retailers engage in price war

Chinese retail giants on Wednesday started offering massive tit-for-tat discounts to fire up sales amid sluggish domestic demand.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/15 18:03:43

Though Japan Ministry of Defense says the drill is not directed against any third country, it has brought a lot of attention at a very sensitive time for the region.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/21 16:43:56

Fugitive armed robber who kills nine shot dead in SW China

Chongqing serial killer Zhou Kehua was shot dead by police in Tongjiaqiao, Shapingba district, Chongqing, at 6:40 am Tuesday, according to a CCTV report.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/12 16:58:36

Guide dogs barred from boarding

Currently, the ownership of large dogs in Beijing is still restricted and they are barred from public places. Although the regulation has already come into effect, refusing to let a ...
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/16 20:42:55

South Korea downplays visit to dsiputed islets

South Korea maintained that recent visit by President Lee Myung-bak to the disputed islets known as Dokdo in South Korean and Takeshima in Japan will not change their fundamental foreign ...
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/13 17:08:46

China's CPI growth slows to 1.8 pct in July

China's Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key gauge of inflation, grew to 1.8 percent year on year in July, the slowest pace since February 2010, the National Bureau of Statistics ...
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/9 16:23:11

Liu Xiang crashes out Olympic Games but wins respect

Liu Xiang suffered a suspected ruptured Achilles tendon as he crashed out of the Olympic Games on Tuesday, a team official confirmed, plunging the Chinese hurdler's future into doubt.
Source: Globlatimes.cn | 2012/8/8 17:18:19

East China cities brace for typhoon Haikui

Tyhoon Haikui has strengthened into a severe tropical storm and is approaching the coastal area of East China's Zhejiang Province.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/7 20:32:58

Syrian government dealt another blow as PM switches sides

Syrian opposition forces have been mobilizing Prime Minister Riyad Hijab and some ministers for the last four months, an opposition official told the Global Times after Hijab reportedly fled the ...
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/7 16:02:54

SARFT bans remakes of TV dramas adapted from online games

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has once again tightened its oversight over the content of television series.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/6 17:18:33

China summons US diplomat over South China Sea statement

China's Foreign Ministry has called in a senior US diplomat to protest the press statement released Friday by the US Department of State on the South China Sea.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/5 18:19:37

Eight female badminton players expelled over the scandal

Eight female badminton players were dramatically disqualified from the Olympic competition on Wednesday after a scandal over "throwing" matches left the sport in uproar.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/2 16:52:59

China celebrates the 85th anniversary of PLA founding

China held a grand reception Tuesday evening in Beijing to mark the 85th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), with President Hu Jintao and other top ...
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/8/1 17:50:14

China denies joining military drill in Syria

The Ministry of National Defense (MND) denied foreign reports that China dispatched a destroyer to Syria to join the naval drill there, the Global Times reported Tuesday.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/7/31 18:00:23

Local disposable incomes of residents see growth

The disposable income of residents in 29 inland provinces, regions and municipalities including Beijing and Guangdong Province, has increased due to labor shortages and lower inflation, experts said Sunday.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2012/7/30 17:18:18