China declared Sept. 3 a national holiday this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the allied victory over Japan, the latest move by the Communist Party to focus attention
China yesterday expressed “serious concern” about reports that the U.S. is considering sending military ships and planes to challenge Chinese claims to islands it is building in the South China
More than 10,000 workers at a state-owned machinery manufacturer in southern China are protesting low wages and company plans to lay off thousands of staff after posting losses for three
China already has its own copies of London’s Tower Bridge and the Eiffel Tower. Now a life-sized model by a film studio of one of the country’s own historical attractions —
China’s Public Security Ministry is investigating a shooting in which a police officer killed an unarmed traveler in front of his elderly mother and three small children at a train
Talk about a consumer culture gone wild. A Hong Kong shopping mall received a visit from a ham-fisted customer on Sunday when a wild boar wandered in and got trapped
China’s pavilion was unveiled in Venice on Saturday, bringing the innovative ideas of Chinese artists into the Italian “water city”, where artists from all over the world are showing their
As a major hub for Xi’s Silk Road project to expand overland trade, Belarus and China are looking to strengthen cooperation on infrastructure, transportation and energy, according to a joint
Chinese air travelers have opened airplane emergency doors without authorization 12 times so far this year during taxiing or while at a standstill, and one of the passengers was put
A new box-office champion is coming soon to China - and the world. ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’, debuting in China on May 12, is poised to overtake `Furious 7’ as the
Most of the 68 world leaders invited on Saturday by Russian president Vladimir Putin to attend the 70th anniversary of the end of history’s bloodiest war declined. Yet among the
China’s rapidly expanding campaign to construct artificial islands, potentially for military use or airstrips, now totals about 800 hectares and could far outstrip that amount as the year goes on, a
The provision on “cyber sovereignty” was added to the second draft of the security law, which also stressed the need to safeguard the security of “industries and key areas important
For the third time in six months, China’s central bank is cutting interest rates to spur the country’s sluggish economy by giving state-owned financial institutes more flexibility in setting rates. Citing
China’s leaders are trying to tap the brakes on a stock market boom that could run out of control and disrupt economic reform plans. After months of cheerleading for rising prices, the
A Chinese province where authorities have forcibly removed hundreds of rooftop crosses from Protestant and Catholic churches has proposed a ban on any further placement of the religious symbol atop
A 25-year-old New Zealander who faces a possible death sentence if convicted of smuggling methamphetamine testified yesterday that he came to China to collect what he thought was muscle-building supplements and never
Chinese authorities have blacklisted four people for misbehaving while traveling, as Beijing seeks to improve the image of its tourists who are visiting the world’s touristy spots in increasingly large
From wine to fashion, China’s current love affair with all things French is on the up. But for veteran French film director Jean-Jacques Annaud it was surprising that this “amour”
Photographs of Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, leaving hospital just hours after giving birth to a girl on Saturday, sparked debate online in China about “yuezi”, the 30 day postpartum
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