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Leaders of China, Japan hold ice-breaking meeting amid longtime stormy relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held an ice-breaking meeting Monday on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific conference...
Canada, China ink $2.2 billion deals amid espionage issue
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he had signed deals with China worth $2.2 billion on Saturday, in a trip overshadowed by Beijing’s detention...
China to establish $40 billion Silk Road infrastructure fund
China will contribute $40 billion to set up a Silk Road infrastructure fund to boost connectivity across Asia, President Xi Jinping announced on Saturday,...
Chinese diplomats bought illegal ivory during official visits to Tanzania: agency
When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Tanzania in 2013, members of his government and business delegation bought so much ivory that local prices doubled...
Sky’s the limit: China completes first mission to moon and back
China completed its first return mission to the moon early Saturday with the successful re-entry and landing of an unmanned probe, in the latest step forward...
China plans to scrap death penalty for nine crimes
China’s legislature is considering abolishing the death penalty for nine of the 55 crimes it is currently available for, state media said Monday,...
Xi Jinping emerges as forceful No. 1 – rewriting China’s power playbook
Not since the days of Mao Zedong has any one individual in China become so visible a leader or held so much control over the rising nation of 1.3 billion...
Been a while coming: US lifts 40-year arms ban to boost Vietnam sea defense
In a decision likely to anger China, the US is partly lifting a 40-year ban on arms sales to former foe Vietnam to help boost defenses in the tense South...
Ruffled feathers: China gives 10,000 pigeons an ‘intimate’ probe
The 10,000 pigeons released in a ceremony Wednesday for China’s National Day underwent unusual scrutiny.
In example of growing ties, Chinese destroyers dock for first time ever in Iran
The four-day visit is the first time a Chinese naval vessel has called at a port in the Islamic republic, across the Gulf from Bahrain where the U.S.
China adds stimulus with $81 billion bank injection
China is injecting $81 billion into the nation’s largest banks, according to a government official familiar with the matter, signaling the deepest...
China issues travel advisory on Philippines after kidnapping, bomb threat
China has warned its citizens not to travel to the Philippines after a Chinese teenager who worked in a family-run store was kidnapped.
Russian submarines will help Vietnam in the battle over South China Sea
Vietnam will soon have a credible naval deterrent to China in the South China Sea in the form of Kilo-class submarines from Russia, which experts say could...
Celebrating like never before: China marks World War Two victory over Japan
Chinese President Xi Jinping and all of the top officials in his government have made a rare joint appearance to mark 69 years since Japan’s surrender...
Remote, gas-rich islands on Indonesia’s South China Sea frontline
From Ranai, the largest town in Indonesia’s remote and sparsely populated Natuna archipelago, it takes an imaginative leap to see Natuna - a scattering...
China targets own operating system to take on likes of Microsoft, Google
China could have a new homegrown operating system by October to take on imported rivals such as Microsoft, Google, and Apple.
China executes eight for ‘terrorist’ attacks in Xinjiang
China has executed eight people for “terrorist” attacks in its restive far western region of Xinjiang, including three who “masterminded”...
Chinese military’s ability to wage war eroded by graft, its generals warn
As tensions spike between China and other countries in Asia’s disputed waters, serving and retired Chinese military officers as well as state media...
China rebuffs U.S. efforts on South China Sea tensions
China appeared to rebuff pressure from the United States to rein in its assertive actions in the South China Sea on Sunday as Southeast Asian nations declined...
Serious accusations: China ‘detains’ Canadian couple on suspicion of spying
China is investigating a Canadian couple who ran a coffee shop on the Chinese border with North Korea for the suspected theft of military and intelligence...
Death toll from 6.3-magnitude Chinese earthquake set to top 400
The death toll from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit southwestern China on Sunday climbed to 398 people, state media reported on Monday.
Death toll mounting as China suffers strongest earthquake in 14 years
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 367 people and leaving 1,881 injured in a remote area of Yunnan province,...
Death toll mounting as China records strongest earthquake in 14 years
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake in a remote area of China’s Yunnan province on Sunday killed at least 175 people, left more than 180 missing and injured...
At least 65 dead and 120 injured by blast at Chinese metal factory
An explosion has killed 68 people and injured 187 at a Chinese factory that makes wheels for US carmakers, including General Motors.
Satellites and seafood: China keeps fisherman connected in disputed waters
On China’s southern Hainan island, a fishing boat captain has one high-tech piece of equipment on his aging vessel: a satellite navigation system...
Retired China military told to ‘return houses’ in crackdown
China has told retired military officers to return non-essential public housing after an investigation found “irregularities”, state media...
As Chinese influence grows, Hong Kong fights for its future
From the sweltering streets of the legendary port city of 7.2 million people to its air-conditioned office towers, Hong Kongers are picking sides in a...
One-percenters: China’s richest control a third of nation’s wealth
The top one percent of households in Communist-ruled China control more than one third of the country’s wealth, while the bottom 25 percent control...
'The Leftover Monologues': China's love and dating scene laid out on stage
For many of today’s Chinese youth looking for a partner, love takes second place to parental pressure, moving up the social ladder and a heavy dose...
China probes hundreds of firms, restaurants as food safety scare spreads
China’s food regulator has visited 581 restaurants, businesses and food distributors as it investigates a fast-spreading food safety scare that has...
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