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Deadly rains affect 200,000 in China


Continuous rainfall has claimed one life and affecting some 200,000 people in southwest China, autho...

China forms first carrier-borne aviation force


China on Friday announced the formation of its first aircraft carrier-borne aviation force, signalli...

Nuclear Iran would threaten free flow of oil supply: Netanyahu


Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has told Chinese President Xi Jinping that a nuclear Iran ...

Three killed as man goes on stabbing spree in Beijing


A knife-wielding man went on stabbing spree in downtown Beijing on Saturday killing two before succu...

Photos of 19th-century Beijing to be auctioned


Auction house Sotheby`s is to put on sale May 14 a collection of photos on Beijing taken by Italian-...

Chinese official exposed in sex video to be prosec


In January this year, 10 officials of government or state-owned enterprises in Chongqing were sacke...

`Salman Khurshid to go ahead with Beijing visit`


External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is to go ahead with his May 9 Beijing visit amid the stand...

China President’s `taxi ride` sends media into tizzy


China`s new President Xi Jinping reportedly travelled in a taxi as part of an attempt to cultivate t...

15mn impoverished disabled live in rural China


About 15 million disabled people live below China`s poverty line in rural areas, the China Disabled ...

Harmful pollutants go up sharply in Beijing


The levels of two pollutants harmful to human health rose sharply in Beijing in the first three mont...

Beijing to spend USD 16.09 bn to combat pollution


Beijing would spend USD 16.09 billion in the next three years on a host of measures to combat recurr...

Beijing to spend USD 16.09 billion to combat pollution


Grappling with heavy pollution, Beijing would spend USD 16.09 billion in the next three years.

Photo surfaces of China first lady serenading Tiananmen troops


A photo of China`s first lady Peng Liyuan in younger days, singing to martial-law troops following 1...

HK journalists slam China for violating press freedom following beating of cameramen in Beijing


Hong Kong journalists have condemned an attack on two cameramen outside the home of the wife of jail...

Pollution in Beijing reaches dangerous levels


Pollution in Beijing and surrounding areas Thursday returned to dangerous levels for the second time...

10 million Chinese don`t get right diagnosis, treatment: Expert


About 10 million patients suffering from rare diseases in China are facing difficulties in receiving...

Nuclear North Korea becoming a "nuisance": Chinese expert


Continuing the tirade against North Korea, a top Chinese expert on Sunday said Beijing has lost its ...

China operationalises key railway line to connect ASEAN bloc


Amid deepening dispute over South China Sea, Beijing has operationalised its 141-km long railway lin...

1.30 lakh Tibetans lifted out of poverty last year: China


Amid the unabated self-immolation protests by Tibetens, China on Friday claimed that 1.30 lakh peopl...

China brands 30-year-old unmarried women as ‘left overs`


Causing a major outcry among the female population in China, the Communist government has labeled Ch...

China to shut 5,000 non-coal mines over security


China`s hundreds of thousands of non-coal mines, most of which are operated at a small scale with po...

China to build $5.78 bn subway line in Beijing


The new line No 16 is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2016, which will link the Yong...

Smog affects Beijing traffic, flights


The Chinese capital and its surrounding provinces were once again covered by highly polluted smog, d...

Pakistan dismisses India’s concerns over Gawadar port


The Foreign Office has stated modalities were still being discussed between Islamabad and Beijing fo...

Xi meets common people to greet them on Chinese New Year


In a bid to cast his image as the common man`s leader, China`s new Communist Party boss Xi Jinping w...

Beijing ninth worst polluted city in China


Beijing, which reeled under thick "hazardously" polluted smog for weeks, has been ranked as the nint...

Seventy held in crackdown against self-immolation protests in Tibet


Stepping up its crackdown against self-immolation protests in Tibet, China has detained 70 suspects ...

Beijing hospital admissions go up due to pollution


The number of people admitted to hospital with respiratory problems has increased 20 percent in Beij...

100 flights cancelled as snow hits Beijing


More than 100 flights were cancelled Sunday following heavy snowfall in the Chinese capital.

Pollution reaches dangerous levels in Beijing


Pollution in the Chinese capital has again surpassed the worst alert levels, leading authorities to ...

Beijing chokes on lingering smog


The air quality in Beijing Wednesday took a turn for the worse again, as smog blanketed the city.

Beijing vows more efforts to improve air quality


Beijing will strengthen its efforts to slash the density of major air pollutants by two percent this...

Beijing plans to restrict vehicles to cut down pollution


Chinese government plans to cut down number of vehicles operating in capital on days when city suffe...

Chinese kills roommate, dumps body in manhole


The incident occurred in Shanghai`s Yiyuan Village early Thursday. The suspect, surnamed Li, was det...

Chinese court ruling on `gay wives` sparks debate


A recent court ruling allows women who have unwittingly married gay men to seek an `annulment` of th...

Chinese women receiving training to become bodyguards for rich


As the number of wealthy people increases in China, more and more young women have joined bodyguard ...

`Life threatening` air pollution levels in Beijing


Chinese capital Beijing is witnessing air pollution, which has reached levels considered hazardous t...

Smog reaches dangerous levels in Beijing


Beijing faced thick smog for the third straight day as the Chinese Capital`s air pollution reached d...

Earthquakes blamed for China village landslide


The landslide which killed 46 villagers in China`s Yunnan province Friday could have been caused due...

Beijing remains world`s second busiest airport in 2012


The Chinese capital has retained its position as the world`s second busiest airport in 2012 just beh...

Three dead in China as tanker crashes into house


The accident occurred around 8.50 pm on a section of the national highway in Nanyang city, Xinhua qu...

45 mn illegal publications seized in China


A staggering 45 million illegal publications were confiscated and over 3.7 million pieces of online ...

Beijing to open more subway lines to ease traffic


The Chinese capital is all set to put four subway lines into operation tomorrow as part of the city`...

China refutes criticism of paying less to the UN


China, a veto wielding member of the United Nations, refuted reports that it is paying less to the w...

China hopes Japan`s new govt will appropriately address issues


China Monday hoped Japan`s incoming government would "appropriately address" all bilateral issues.

China to open world`s longest high-speed rail line


The world`s longest high-speed rail route covering over 2,200 km from Beijing to the southern Chines...

Xi Jinping abandons extravagance


No roads were sealed-off for Xi Jinping during his first visit outside Beijing, said a media report ...

Shanghai to permit 72 hrs visa free entry


China`s largest city Shanghai is set to follow capital Beijing to permit 72 hour visa free entry for...

China: Police chief sacked over mistress scandal


A police chief in northwest China has been removed from the post as he is being investigated for all...

17 Chinese officials punished after workers death


Seventeen Chinese officials and workers in southwest China`s Guizhou Province were punished after tw...