Vaccine fears in China after hepatitis B scareChinese state-run media and Internet users demanded action Wednesday after the deaths of at least seven babies since November following their vaccinations against hepatitis B.
26 December 2013
Chinese woman gave birth to twins at 60: reportA Chinese woman had twin girls at the age of 60 following IVF treatment after her only child died, making her possibly the oldest person in the country to give birth, state media reported Tuesday.
25 December 2013
Officials in Beijing suburb build Kremlin copyLocal officials in a Beijing suburb have built themselves a white-walled, gold-domed office complex resembling Moscow's Kremlin, state media reported, prompting anger among Chinese who condemned the lavish buildings.
Apple, China Mobile sign iPhone dealApple on Sunday unveiled a long-anticipated deal with China Mobile, the world's biggest wireless carrier, to bring the iPhone to customers in a market dominated by low-cost Android smartphones.
23 December 2013
Battle of the Christmas decorations for Hong Kong mallsIn the race to extract cash from Christmas shoppers, Hong Kong's myriad shopping malls have taken to heart the maxim that you must spend money to make money when it comes to decorations this festive season.
23 December 2013
One dead, seven injured by contaminated China parcelsA man was killed and seven others were injured in China after receiving parcels from a delivery company that had become contaminated with toxic chemicals, it was reported Saturday.
22 December 2013
Chinese billionaire feared dead in France helicopter crashFour people were feared dead Saturday including a Chinese billionaire and his 12-year-old son after the helicopter in which he was overflying his newly purchased French vineyard crashed into a river.
China to build two new Antarctic bases: state mediaChinese workers are on their way to build the country's fourth Antarctic research base and a fifth is being planned, state-run media said Thursday as the country expands its imprint on the icy continent.
Chinese star wins US website apology over sex claimsA US-based Chinese news agency has apologized to award-winning actress Zhang Ziyi for claiming she slept with top Chinese officials for money and gifts, a publicist said Wednesday.
19 December 2013
Brazil, China to make new satellite launch in 2014Brazil and China will launch a new joint environmental monitoring satellite next year to replace one which failed to enter orbit earlier this month, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said Tuesday.
China’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan on the Great Chinese DreamAmong other things, China plans to invest about $500 billion abroad in the following 5 years. Altogether, 400 million Chinese people will be travelling to other parts of the world for the period.
19 December 2013
China confirms human death from new bird flu typeA 73-year-old Chinese woman has died of a type of bird flu new in humans, health officials say, but experts believe the risk of it spreading between people is low.
18 December 2013
China's Jade Rabbit rover sends first moon photosChina's Jade Rabbit rover sent back its first pictures from the moon, as officials on Monday lauded the first lunar soft landing in nearly four decades as a step forward for "mankind as a whole".
18 December 2013
US to cut funding on Turkish Chinese-missile purchaseThe US Congress is set to adopt a law next week forbidding Turkey from using American funds to acquire a $4 billion missile system from a Chinese company blacklisted by Washington.
14 December 2013
US, Chinese warships nearly collide in S. China SeaA Chinese naval vessel came dangerously close to a US warship during a tense incident in the South China Sea last week, US military officials said Friday.
14 December 2013
China's first lunar rover to land on moon SaturdayA space module carrying China's first lunar rover is scheduled to land on the moon Saturday evening, state media said, in a huge step for the Asian superpower's ambitious space programme.