A special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held talks with top officials in Beijing yesterday, in the first such encounter since China joined the United States and other nations in...
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- May 23, 2013
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Chinese state media on Wednesday welcomed news of the first summit between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama, saying the meeting will help “reduce suspicions” in the...
China and India sought to avoid letting their differences overshadow ties during Premier Li Keqiang's maiden diplomatic trip to New Delhi this week, analysts said, despite his hosts' lingering...
China and Pakistan should make co-operation on power generation a priority, Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that causes power cuts of up to 20 hours a day and...
Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms assaulted the captain of a Chinese fishing boat and stole the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner, who had been held for two weeks, said after being...
Nanfang Media group chairman Yang Jian will arrive in Hong Kong this month to fill the vacancy left by central government liaison office deputy director Li Gang, who is expected to become director...
Dissident artist Ai Weiwei made his first foray into the musical world yesterday with the release of a single from his debut album, a song called Dumbass that takes inspiration from his detention...
The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some US$6.5 billion in losses to the economy, UN experts said.
Three Chinese government ships entered waters around disputed islands controlled by Tokyo on Thursday, Japan’s coastguard said.
A court in Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, Xinhua reported yesterday.
China's premier paid tribute to an Indian doctor who died treating Chinese troops more than 70 years ago, becoming a rare symbol of friendship between the two nations.
Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked controversy in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing her work as "unskilled" after it was reportedly auctioned for US...
Around 100 letters and manuscripts by one of China's top literary couples are to be auctioned next month, amid reports of a row over privacy.
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