Obama's 'missed opportunity' as China flexes muscles
Most Asia-Pacific leaders, themselves blooded in political trench warfare, sympathise with US President Barack Obama's unwillingness to desert his Washington fox-hole.
China police fire on Tibetan protesters: rights groups
Chinese police opened fire on a group of protesters in Tibet, injuring 60, overseas rights organisations said Wednesday, in the latest flare-up over the authorities' tight control of the region.
China official sacked for extravagant wedding: media
A low-ranking official in Beijing was sacked for hosting a lavish wedding banquet, Chinese state media said, becoming the latest target of a high-profile official crackdown on corruption and waste.
Third string of Kazakhstan-China pipeline to be launched in 2016
We currently transport over 63 billion cubic meters of gas to China via two strings of this pipeline. Construction of the third string has started and it is scheduled to be launched in 2016: Sauat Mynbayev.
Global world steel use set to grow 3.1 pct this year
Global steel use is expected to grow 3.1 percent this year, up from two percent last year and to expand 3.3 percent in 2014.
Singapore, China giants 'mull Spain gas investment': report
Singapore state investment giant Temasek and Chinese oil group Sinopec aim to snap up a multi-billion-euro stake in Spain's Gas Natural.
Typhoon Fitow slams into China
Typhoon Fitow barrelled into China's east coast early Monday, packing winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour after hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated.
Young artists shine at Hong Kong contemporary art show
With artwork sprawled on queen-sized beds, hung in front of television sets and even placed on toilet counters, Hong Kong's Asia Contemporary Art Show has an unusual take on what constitutes an art gallery.
Sotheby's sets poison pill against investor challenge
Elite auction house Sotheby's on Friday adopted a poison-pill defense strategy to fend off a challenge by investor Dan Loeb's hedge fund Third Point.
Flights cancelled as typhoon nears Japan's Okinawa
Powerful Typhoon Fitow is expected to hit Japan's southern island chain of Okinawa on Saturday, with domestic and international flights to and from the islands cancelled.
China's e-cigarette inventor fights for financial rewards
The Chinese inventor who dreamed up the electronic cigarette in a nicotine-induced vision says that despite its global popularity, copycat versions and legal disputes mean he has battled to cash in on his creation.
World population to shoot up to 9.7 billion in 2050: study
The world's population will rise to 9.7 billion in 2050 from the current level of 7.1 billion and India will overtake China as the world's most populous nation.
Kazakhstan Central Bank Governor Gregory Marchenko meets Zhou Xiaochuan, People's Bank of China Governor
One of the items on the agenda was mutual settlements in the Tenge, Kazakhstan’s currency, and the renminbi.
Nearly 9 in 10 kids in China know cigarette logos: study
Nearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries.
Chinese tourists, diplomats make a splash in the Maldives
The travellers pouring off flight LV199 from Shanghai into the international airport of the Maldives, many dressed in designer labels, are an unmissable sign of China's interest in the far-flung archipelago.
Researchers warn of 'hit and run' cyber attackers
Security researchers said Wednesday they uncovered a "cyber mercenary" team which specializes in attacks on targets in Japan and South Korea, and warned of more operations of that nature.
Parliament ratifies agreement on exploitation of Kazakhstan-China pipeline
Kazakhstan Parliament has ratified the agreement between Kazakhstan and Chinese governments on cooperation during development and exploitation of Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline.
Kazakhstan participant of Miss Bikini Universe unveiled
Aigerim Dauletbekova from Almaty will represent Kazakhstan at the Miss Bikini Universe 2013 international beauty pageant in China.
China court jails general's son for decade over gang rape
A court sentenced the teenage son of a Chinese general to 10 years in jail for gang rape on Thursday, court authorities said, after his trial threw a spotlight on the lives of China's elite.
Kazakhstan to maintain oil pipeline to China without China's help
There will be as few foreign workers at the Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline as possible.