Chinese artist Ai Weiwei wants to raise consciousness about the plight of refugees through his, and his students’, art. Ai, who has made his name as much through his clashes with
China has created three new military bodies as part of reforms to modernize its military — the world’s largest standing force — and improve its fighting capacity. State television on Saturday showed
China will stop approving new coal mines for the next three years and continue to trim production capacity as the world’s biggest energy consumer tries to shift away from the fuel
China, the world’s biggest clean energy investor, plans to increase wind and solar power capacity by more than 21 percent next year as it works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by cutting its reliance
Cabinet officials from China and Taiwan have spoken for the first time using a newly inaugurated hotline, the latest effort to build trust between the longtime rivals. The link that went into service yesterday represents
No schedule for a verdict on the case has been announced and the information will be published on the court’s website, according to an official from Shanghai Jiading district court surnamed Yang,
Rescuers using infrared cameras to peer into darkness at a wrecked mine in eastern China yesterday found eight surviving miners who were trapped for five days after a collapse so
The law approved Sunday by China’s legislature will take effect in March, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Women’s federations and civil organizations have been pushing for a law to protect victims of
Police in the Shenzhen city district of Guangming said Monday that two executives of an unspecified local company were detained after they posted the rumor-containing notice at their firm. A photo
Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren’t the only ones looking to get a college degree in the U.S. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower middle-class families who are
A controversial nuclear waste plant in Jiangmen, some 90km north of Macau, was scheduled to commence construction at the end of 2013. The plan to build the structure on the south
The approved nuclear power projects that are currently under construction will be able to provide 32.03 million kilowatts of energy, said Nur Bekri, head of the National Energy Administration. In
The law, approved by the legislature this week and effective from Jan. 1, requires technology companies to assist authorities by providing encryption keys - a condition that’s sparked U.S. criticism
PetroChina Co. said it has unloaded a liquefied natural gas cargo near Beijing, easing a shortage of the fuel in northern China, while also restarting pipeline supplies in the south
China’s banking regulator laid out planned restrictions on thousands of online peer-to-peer lenders, pledging to “cleanse the market” as failed platforms and suspected frauds highlight risks within a booming industry. Online
China said yesterday that it would impose new restrictions on media reports about domestic terrorism, as it continued to deride a French journalist being forced to leave the country after questioning
A government official in Shenzhen killed himself a week after a landslide from a huge pile of construction waste in the city left scores missing and presumed dead, police said
The Shanghai Composite Index fell 2.6 percent in its biggest loss since Nov. 27 as emerging-market stocks halted a two-week rally. China recommenced initial public share offerings this month after banning new
China said Saturday that it will not renew press credentials for a French journalist, effectively expelling her following a harsh media campaign against her for questioning the official line equating ethnic
The owner of a Chinese gypsum mine drowned yesterday after jumping into a well in an apparent suicide during rescue efforts for 17 workers still trapped two days after the
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