Hangzhou (China), July 3 (Xinhua) A patient suffering from influenza A (H1N1), better known as swine flu, died of electrocution when she was taking a shower in a hospital here, the police said...

Lahore, July 4 : Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud may target Chinese nationals in the country, as he has dispatched disabled teenage suicide bombers for the...

Washington, July 3 : Scientists from Second Military Medical University in Shanghai have revealed that mutations in the DNA of hepatitis B virus (HBV) might help predict which patients are at increased risk of developing liver...

Melbourne, July 3 : In a rare case of a predator hunted by its prey, a toad has for the first time been captured on camera while eating a whole snake in just five...

Although the Chinese stock market has breached the 3,000-point barrier after a six-month bull run, analysts and investors are cautious since they see the rally as being led largely by big-cap stocks...

Australia-based Emergent Resources announced on Friday it would form a joint venture with China Metallurgical Investment to develop its Beyondie Iron project in Western Australia, the Australian...

On Monday, for instance, a land parcel along Beijing's Guangqu Road was auctioned off for more than 4 billion yuan (US$585 million) after fierce bidding among major developers from the mainland and...

SHANGHAI: The Wall Street bull, perhaps the most treasured iconic image in the world of finance, can soon be seen charging in Shanghai, a city aspiring to become New York...

China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan Friday outlined six possible scenarios of adjustments for global economy to achieve balance. Zhou was speaking at the Global Think Tank Summit that...

China's annual consumption of gas will reach 400 billion cubic meters by 2030, with 150 billion cubic meters coming from imports and the remainder from domestic production, Jia Chengzao,...

Dai Xianglong, chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund (SSF), China's pension fund, said Friday that China will further expand its overseas investment in diversified...

Kathmandu, Jul 3 : Nepal Police have arrested two youths with a Chinese pistol from Chure forest in Triyuga Municipality-11, Udaypur district in eastern Nepal, local media reports said here...

. "Anyone who wants to invest in us, can." The China Daily reported Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter, that China Mobile Communications Corp. was in the early stages of talks with...

. When asked if mining investments would become more important to CIC following the Teck deal, Wang said: "Not entirely. Our investment philosophy is mainly financial investment." He said, "So for...

NANJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- A museum for migrant workers' literature will be set up in the city of Suzhou in east China's Jiangsu Province in an attempt to create a "mental homeland" for the...

Taiwan's dollar was little changed after Thursday sliding the most in a month on speculation the central bank intervened to prevent gains from hurting...

Former Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan on Friday called for a new mechanism to maintain the stability of the major reserve currencies and tighter vigil on countries issuing reserve currencies. ...

With the goal of building Shanghai into a world-class financial hub, the central government is showing renewed interest in inviting foreign-funded firms to be listed in the...

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines is likely to become China's first carrier to open a branch in Taiwan after it submitted Friday three copies of a document necessary for...

And that wasn't all. Electrical outlets turned black. The air conditioner went on the blink. Then McCarthy, 33, started waking up with a bloody nose. It turns out the home was built with...

KIEV, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Thursday met and discussed bilateral ties with Wang Gang, member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee...

WASHINGTON -- Shi Pei Pu, a Chinese operatic soprano who along with his French lover was convicted of espionage and whose complicated affair inspired the Tony Award-winning Broadway play “M....

-(Dow Jones)- China's exports in the first half fell 21.7% from a year earlier, Ministry of Commerce Vice Minister Yi Xiaozhun said Saturday, citing data from the customs...

China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has selected two major coal-to-gas projects which are expected to generate 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas from coal in the next five years, Fu...

-(Dow Jones)- China's stimulus packages to support its industries will benefit multinational firms as well as Chinese companies, National Reform and Development Commission Vice Chairman Zhang...

MANILA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Shuttlers from the Chinese mainland showed their dominance Friday night when competing for semifinals slots in the ongoing Philippine Badminton Open 2009 held at the...

SHANGHAI, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co.,Ltd and the Shanghai Maritime University have signed an agreement on jointly setting up "post-bachelor" courses in which students can...

TORONTO - Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. said Friday it is selling a 17 percent stake to China Investment Corp. for 1.74 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion) in a bid to reduce its debt. The...

Local officials have been accused of seizing baby girls from parents who broke birth control limits and helping hand them on to adoptive parents overseas for the equivalent of about £1,800 each,...

The proposal would allow the airline to cram 40% more travelers into its planes while cutting operating costs 20%. Passengers would be strapped to a bar-stool-like stand during takeoff and...

Developed countries' proposals to impose "carbon tariffs" on imports will violate WTO rules and go against the spirit of the Kyoto Protocol, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Friday. A...

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development ordered a nationwide quality inspection of housing construction Friday after an under-construction residential compound collapsed in Shanghai last...

Rumors that China and Sri Lanka engaged in an arms deal during the southeast Asian country's recent civil war was rejected by visiting Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama on Friday. "Sri Lanka and...

Health concerns are raised over the imported wallboard. Some drywall made with radioactive phosphogypsum, a waste byproduct, was shipped to the U.S. by at least four Chinese-based...

Beijing will urge US President Barack Obama to desist from imposing duties on Chinese tyres because such a step would send a worrying signal about trade protectionism, China's commerce ministry said...

Tough times ahead for metal firms, says CNIA China will revise its tariff policy to curb the export of rare metal products, according to a circular issued by the Ministry of Industry and...

TORONTO: Canadian mining company Teck Resources Ltd. said Friday it is selling a 17 percent stake to China Investment Corp. for C$1.74 billion (US$1.5 billion) in a bid to reduce its debt. The...

China's central government will spend 100 billion yuan ($14.7 billion) for equipment and building constructions for nearly 10,000 grassroots medical institutions by 2011, according to the Ministry of...

. Teck Resources said Friday it agreed to sell 101.3 million Class B subordinate-voting shares at C$17.21 a share to CIC, giving the Chinese wealth fund a 17.2% equity interest and a 6.7% voting...

China joins carbon tax protest By Alan Beattie in London and Kathrin Hille in Beijing Published: July 4 2009 03:00 | Last updated: July 4 2009...

Wellington - A Chinese businessman said to be friendly with a number of New Zealand members of parliament has been arrested and charged with immigration and passport offences, a newspaper reported on...

TORONTO - General Motors Corp. confirmed Friday it has received a non-binding offer from a Chinese concern for its Opel division. GM Europe spokesman Christopher Preuss refused to give details of the...

BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China now has become the home to more than 176.5 million motor vehicles and more than 14 percent of its population has learned to drive, according to the Ministry of...

BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China's central government will spend 100 billion yuan (14.7 billion U.S. dollars) for equipment and building constructions for nearly 10,000 grassroots medical...

BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, the first Chinese-American serving in the U.S. cabinet, now eyes a new task: bridging gaps between the United States and...

China will accept the principle of proportional arrangement for cross-Taiwan Strait financial-market opening, said Liu Minkang, chairman of China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), on Thursday. In...

BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Rainstorms since early the week have swept a wide swathe of south China, leaving dozens people dead or missing and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate. In...

BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China's state assets regulator announced it would strive toward stricter control over the actions of state-owned shareholders here Friday, in a move to protect investors'...

An aerial view of Duck Pond in Newfoundland, which became part of Teck through the acquisition of Aur Resources in August 2007. Now the Chinese Investment Corp. is looking to invest in Teck...

MOSCOW, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, approved on Friday a Russia-China intergovernmental agreement on oil cooperation, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. ...