China foreign news ban criticised by media group
A press freedom group Thursday criticised a ruling that bans Chinese journalists from quoting foreign news outlets without permission, a move that further tightens Beijing's control of the media.
Pacific terminal will generate logistics revenues for Kazakhstan
Setting up a terminal in the Pacific port of Lianyungang will allow Kazakhstan to develop its logistics industry.
Gold claws back losses after biggest fall in 30 years
Gold prices recovered slightly Tuesday after suffering their heaviest slump in 30 years triggered by weak Chinese growth data and reports Cyprus was planning to sell part of its reserves.
Online pictures of dead birds spur China flu openness
Photos of 10 dead sparrows on a Chinese pavement which went viral on social media and drew a swift official response show how hard covering up a bird flu outbreak would be in the Internet age.
Oil tumbles for second day on slower Chinese growth
Oil prices tumbled further in Asia on Tuesday, dragged by prospects of weaker crude demand from China after data showed the world's second largest economy was not growing as fast as expected.
China interested in purchasing ConocoPhillips’s stake in the giant Kashagan oilfield
According to Kazakhstan’s Oil and Gas Minister, acquiring a stake in Kashagan might be a way to boost the volume of crude to be shipped to China.
Hong Kong transsexual woman in last fight to wed boyfriend
Hong Kong's highest court on Monday began hearing the final appeal of a transsexual woman who is seeking to wed her boyfriend, in a potentially groundbreaking case for the Chinese city.
China media urge eating poultry despite bird flu
China's poultry industry lost 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in the week after the H7N9 bird flu virus began infecting humans, state-run media said Monday as they sought to discourage panic.
Oil down as China's GDP comes in below expectations
Oil was down in Asia on Monday after China's economic growth for the first quarter came in below expectations, with sentiment also weighed by forecasts of weaker global demand.
Renamed Chinese Hollywood cinema goes IMAX
Hollywood's historic Chinese theater will be transformed into an IMAX big-screen cinema under a deal signed by its owners, after they renamed the Tinseltown landmark.
Kerry looks to press China on N. Korea
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Beijing on Saturday to seek China's help to rein in a belligerent North Korea and provide a foundation for Seoul to lower soaring tensions with Pyongyang.
First human H7N9 bird flu case in Beijing confirmed
A seven-year-old girl was confirmed as Beijing's first human case of H7N9 bird flu on Saturday, local authorities said, as China's outbreak of the disease spread to the capital.
Obama tells N. Korea to stop 'belligerent approach'
The United States slammed North Korea's belligerence Thursday and pressed China to rein in its ally.
H7N9 vaccine may take months: US agency
Developing a vaccine for the H7N9 strain of bird flu that has killed 10 people in eastern China could take "many months".
US urges China to help rein in N. Korea
Top US officials urged China Friday to use all its leverage to stop North Korea's "destabilising" actions on the Korean peninsula.
Residents in China ordered to cull birds: media
Residents of a Chinese city were ordered to cull all their poultry as authorities stepped up attempts to halt the spread of the deadly H7N9 bird flu.
H.K. ferry crash captains face manslaughter charges: reports
The two captains involved in a Hong Kong ferry collision last year that claimed 39 lives in the city's worst maritime disaster in decades will be charged with manslaughter.
Asian gecko threatened by medicine trade: TRAFFIC
Activists warned Thursday that wild populations of Southeast Asia's striking Tokay Gecko were in danger of being over-hunted for use in traditional medicine in China and other countries.
Blind activist says China violated US freedom deal
The Chinese human rights activist at the center of a diplomatic crisis a year ago on Tuesday accused Beijing of reneging on the agreement that freed him and urged the United States to intervene.
N. Korea border crossing shut to tourists: China official
The biggest border crossing between North Korea and China has been closed to tourist groups, a Chinese official said Wednesday as nuclear tensions mounted.