China is paying an increasing price for environmental and ecological damage brought about by rapid economic development, a report has claimed.

According to the statistics released by China Green...

Temperatures in most parts of China will drop by up to 14 degrees Celsius in the next three days, further intensifying the cold front sweeping the country, the meteorological authority said...

A coal mine gas explosion left 13 people dead in southwest China, authorities said Saturday.

The blast took place at 1.20 p.m. Friday at Diaoyutai Coal Mine in Sichuan province, Xinhua reported....

Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley has insisted that the decision to axe race car driver Adrian Sutil had nothing to do with his Shanghai nightclub incident.

Fernley defended Sutil on the...

A majority of the 2012 London souvenirs, including Union Jack-emblazoned tea cups, tea towels, crystal ware and fluffy toys are produced by workers abroad, mainly China.

According to a Daily Mail...

Asserting that ties with India and China were not a zero-sum game, the United States has said it was strengthening its relations with both as part of its Asia pivot.

"The United States is in the...

Chinese authorities have admitted to cutting off mobile phone and internet connections in areas where Tibetans were shot dead last month.

In January, Tibetans rioted in the south-western province of...

A man from Taiwan was found dead after playing a computer game for 23 hours at an internet cafe.

Police found the body of 23-year-old Chen Rong-Yu slumped in a chair at the cafe in the Taipei area...

A Tibetan activist group has released photos it says are from the sites of recent protests, showing Chinese riot police beating and dragging bloodied demonstrators. The group says the photos prove...

BEIJING - China, the holder of one of the world's largest foreign exchange reserves, has indicated it may get "more deeply involved" in resolving the European Union debt crisis.

This was stated...

China has distributed 20.7 billion yuan (about $3.3 billion) to over 87 million needy people across the country as part of a welfare program, the government said Friday.

The money was distributed...

China will conduct naval exercises in the Pacific Ocean later this month, the defence ministry said Friday.

Naval squads of the Chinese People's Liberation Army will participate, Xinhua reported....

Over 8,300 people suffered from food poisoning in 2011 in China, of which 137 died, the health ministry said.

The figures were based on four quarterly reports posted by the ministry on its website,...

Efforts to cleanup industrial effluents from a major river in south China will take a month, authorities said Friday.

Cadmium concentration in Liujiang river is expected to drop below the official...

Sixteen million women in China are married to homosexual men, an expert claimed.

Due to traditional family values in China, about 90 percent of homosexual men get married to women, said Zhang...

Apple has opened online sales of its latest iPhone 4S in China but has not specified any delivery date to its customer, a media report said Friday.

The development comes after the firm unveiled its...

Facebook's planned initial public offering (IPO) will give impetus to China's social networking sites and boost their development, industry leaders here said.

Facebook filed with the US Securities...

China will further open up its economy and maintain a "balanced and sustainable economic growth" in the near future, Vice Premier Li Keqiang said.

The country is undergoing accelerating...

The Shanghai government is planning to increase the subsidy offered for sea burials to help preserve its limited land resources.

The city began subsidising sea burials in 2003. People who attend a...

China Friday vowed to further tighten its food safety measures.

The health ministry said it will blacklist food that is mixed with non-edible ingredients or food additives.

So far, the ministry has...

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will be given the number 11 shirt if he joins the Chinese soccer club Shanghai Shenhua after his contract with Chelsea expires at the end of the season, according to the...

Chinese President Hu Jintao and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation.

Hu said China was ready to push forward its "long-term and in-depth...

BEIJING: China's Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday the Asian giant had neither the ability nor the intention to 'buy Europe', amid concerns over growing Chinese investment in...

BEIJING (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday wrapped up a visit to China where she tried to reassure her hosts on the strength of the euro and Europe's ability to overcome its...

Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Taiwan share prices closed up 66.25 points or 0.86 percent at 7,741.24 Saturday on turnover of NT$146.14 billion (US$4.95 billion). (By Frances...

Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Taiwan share prices continued momentum to close above the 7,700 point mark Saturday as investors hailed a better-than-expected U.S. job report released Friday morning (U.S....

Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) The number of foreign nationals -- excluding Chinese -- in Taiwan stood at 648,000 at the end of 2011, which was the highest level ever, according to statistics released by the...

CAIRO, Feb 4, 2012 (IPS) - The illegal trade in ivory continues in Egypt, with ivory products sold openly in local tourist markets by traders who operate with impunity, a new study by the ...

Two miners injured in a colliery gas explosion Friday in southwest China's Sichuan province died on the way to hospital, bringing the death toll from the accident to 13, local authorities said...

Sales of large-size electrical household appliances including LCD TVs in the China market were lower than expected during the Lunar New Year holidays, according to data compiled by retail channels in...

Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plans to extend its self-operated retail network in Taiwan myfone, into China, with 30-50 stores to be initially setup...

Revenues at Nanya Technology registered a 28% sequential increase in January 2012 while Inotera Memories' grew 0.2% on month. Powerchip Technology, however, saw its January sales decrease about...

Acer China's executive vice president Lan Ye, who joined the company as part of the acquisition of China-based Founder in 2010, has left the company, according to a...

Beijing, Feb. 4 (BNA) - A gas explosion in a southwest China coal mine Friday killed 11 workers and injured six others, Xinhua news agency reported. One worker remained missing after the explosion...

Ottawa, Feb. 4 (BNA) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canada''s oil products. The visit comes after the US rejected a pipeline...

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to China on Monday for one of his most important foreign missions this year, hoping to sew stronger economic ties with Canada's second-largest...

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Perfect World Co. led a rally in Chinese Internet stocks traded in the U.S. as Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering plans lure investors to similar companies in the...

reports New Tang Dynasty Television .Addressing a teary-eyed crowd, Tsai appealed for "unity" and "faith" in a message that stirred both supporters and opponents, as well as...

This photo, released by German government, shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) listening to Martin Herrenknecht, Chairman and Managing Director of...

Shanghai Shenhua owner Zhu Jun has conceded negotiations with Chelsea striker Didier Drogba's representatives have hit a standstill. Shanghai Shenhua owner Zhu Jun has conceded negotiations...

Rome-based News Agency Launches Freedom CampaignROME, JAN. 18, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The Rome-based AsiaNews agency has launched a campaign to appeal for the release of three bishops and six priests who...

18 of 22 Are of Voting AgeVATICAN CITY, JAN. 6, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI today announced than on Feb. 18, he will add 22 men to the College of Cardinals.Of the 22, four are already past the...

Hong Kong's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June climbed to 5.6 percent from a year ago, higher than the 5.2 percent rise in May, mainly due to the enlarged increases in private housing rentals,...

China's consumer prices will likely fall in the second half of the year, trimming growth of the consumer price index (CPI) to 4 percent by the year's end, the Bank of Communications said in...

A federal court in Ottawa ruled late Thursday to uphold Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing's deportation order, paving the way for his return to China after he stayed here for 12 years.The verdict,...

China's investment in Australia does not match her status as the nation's largest trade partner, said Duan Jielong, China's Consul-General in Sydney on Tuesday. In a speech to...

China had collected all the data needed to draw its first full map of the moon surface and was almost done with the mapping work, Sun Jiadong, the chief designer of the country's Chang'e -1...

The Communist Party of China (CPC) needs "loyal" and "clean" Party officials to serve at leading posts in prefecture-level cities in order to ensure good governance through the...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, Chinese state media said, as Sudan's government...