Ai Weiwei brushes off painter's smashing of $1m vaseChinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei shrugged off the smashing of a $1 million Han dynasty vase that was part of his exhibition at a Miami museum, saying his works often get broken.
China to provide more baby safe havensChina will provide safe havens for parents to abandon unwanted children across most of the country, despite debate on whether they could see more babies dumped.
17 February 2014
Pride and puzzlement as unreleased Chinese film wins in BerlinA top European prize for Chinese movie "Black Coal, Thin Ice" provoked curiosity and questioning Monday with the film not yet released at home and some asking whether political sensitivity might block it.
China plans to build world's longest underwater tunnelChina plans to build the world's longest underwater tunnel, an expert involved in the project told AFP Friday, a $36 billion shortcut between two northern port cities in an earthquake-prone region.
China's Lenovo aims for third in global smartphone marketThe chairman of Chinese computer giant Lenovo pledged Thursday to make the company the world's third-biggest smartphone seller following an acquisition binge as the firm announced a 30 percent profit surge.
13 February 2014
China's Jade Rabbit rover comes 'back to life': officialsChina's troubled Jade Rabbit lunar rover has survived a bitterly cold 14-day lunar night, officials said Thursday, prompting hopes it can be repaired after suffering a malfunction last month.
Mass extinction happened fast: studySomething wiped out nearly all life on Earth more than 250 million years ago, and whatever unleashed this mass die-off acted much faster than previously thought.
11 February 2014
China and Taiwan to hold historic talksChina and Taiwan will hold their first government-to-government talks Tuesday since they split 65 years ago after a brutal civil war -- a symbolic yet historic move between the former bitter rivals.
11 February 2014
Hong Kong police dismantle 'biggest' WWII bombHong Kong police on Friday successfully dismantled the largest World War II bomb yet found in the city after its discovery on a construction site prompted the evacuation of 2,260 people.
07 February 2014
Chinese scientists sound warning over new bird fluChinese scientists sounded the alarm Wednesday after a new bird flu virus, H10N8, killed an elderly woman in December and infected another individual last month.
H.K. tycoon rescinds $130 mn 'marriage bounty' for gay daughterA Hong Kong tycoon has withdrawn his $130 million "marriage bounty" to find his lesbian daughter a male suitor after she defended her sexuality in a heartfelt open letter, but emphatically refused to accept her partner into the family.
03 February 2014
China horses fight in Lunar New Year battlesHooves clash in mid-air, a stallion bites his opponent while delighted spectators cheer wildly -- in southern China some saw in the Year of the Horse by watching the animals fight.
03 February 2014
Next Iran nuclear talks set for February 18 in ViennaWorld powers will hold their next talks on Tehran's contested nuclear programme February 18, top Iranian and European Union diplomats agreed during Friday talks.
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