China

China’s men and women win tennis world championships

Chinese table tennis player Xu Xin compared the Chinese team to the Great Wall after…

Rat in cabin forces Chinese plane to land

A Chinese airplane was forced to return to its port of origin after a rat was found…

Armless Chinese student draws with foot for Arts exam

- Hundreds of students in east China's Shandong Province were setting up easels to prepare…

South Africa plans $63b nuclear power plant, Russia or China to bid

South Africa will finalise requirements for its 9,600 megawatt nuclear power plant by April, with…

Friends of North Korea violating UN sanctions

From building statues and training police in Africa to trading with India and Thailand, North…

When were you born? Check if you are a monkey

The Chinese have ushered in a new Lunar year, its 4713th,  called Year of the…

Taiwan elects first female president, opposed to China

Tsai Ing-Wen, leader of Taiwan's independence-leaning opposition Democratic Progressive Party,  has  won the island's presidential…

China’s imports decline 13.2%, trade surplus hits $562 billion

China's foreign trade surplus widened to 3.69 trillion yuan (562 billion U.S.

Iraq bans Nigeria’s poultry export

Iraq has extended a ban on imports of frozen and live poultry products to cover…

China launches earth observation HD satellite

China on Tuesday launched its most sophisticated observation satellite, Gaofen-4, as part of the country's…