China

China detains 15 South Koreans for drug smuggling

Chinese authorities have detained 15 South Koreans for alleged drug smuggling as they were about…

China blocks Google Gmail service

China has blocked the last remaining way to access Google's popular e-mail service, experts said…

China dismisses officials over bad meat

China has dismissed eight officials after pork from pigs infected with a "highly contagious virus"…

China extends high speed rail network to Xinjiang

China tied the restive far-western region of Xinjiang closer to the rest of the country…

Chinese city bans Christmas in schools

A Chinese city has banned schools from holding Christmas events, state media reported on Thursday,…

Corruption: China probes senior party official

A senior Chinese Communist Party official who was a close aide to former President Hu…

Cyber attack: US shuns North Korea offer, turns to China

The United States has dismissed a call by North Korea for a joint investigation into…

Christmas craze in China

By Sebastien Blanc/Beijing Christmas -- once banned in China -- has exploded in the atheist…

Macau says: 'No umbrellas please', China's Xi Jinping visiting

President Xi Jinping visited a drizzly Macau on Friday for the 15th anniversary of the…

Prices of racing pigeons go sky high in China

As the price flew skywards, an audience of middle-aged Chinese men erupted into cheers before…