Tourists who threw water on Thai attendant to face punishment
2014-12-15 07:21:10
Chinese tourism authorities vowed to punish Chinese travelers who threw hot water on a Thai flight attendant after they became enraged over sitting arrangements.
Canada preparing to return property
2014-12-15 03:36:07
Canada and China are ready to sign an agreement to return illegal assets seized from fugitives of economic crime, including corrupt officials, according to a senior Canadian diplomat.
Lima sets groundwork for Paris talks
2014-12-14 22:47:00
The marathon Lima climate summit finally ended in the wee hours of Sunday morning, more than 32 hours after the scheduled finish deadline.
China, Kazakhstan to sign $10b deals during Li's visit
2014-12-14 14:25:27
Premier Li Keqiang will kick off his first official visit to Kazakhstan on Sunday. The two sides are expected to sign about 30 cooperative agreements worth $10 billion during his two-day trip.
HK police to clear last occupy site Monday
2014-12-14 10:20:02
Hong Kong police announced Saturday that they will clear the illegally occupied section of Yee Wo Street in Causeway Bay, the last remaining site, after completely clearing the other two occupied sites in Mong Kok and Admiralty, People's Daily reported.
Nanjing memorial gains global media attention
2014-12-14 07:52:57
China on Saturday observed its first National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims, and the commemorative service gained worldwide media attention.
UN climate change summit faces deadlock
2014-12-14 06:08:43
The ongoing United Nations climate summit in Lima, which has passed its official closure deadline, is facing a "deadlock", said a senior official of the Chinese delegation.
Xi attends China's first memorial ceremony
2014-12-13 10:15:11
President Xi Jinping attended China's first state ceremony on Saturday to commemorate more than 300,000 Chinese murdered by Japanese aggressors during the Nanjing Massacre 77 years ago.
Coal to remain vital to China despite climate pact with US
2014-12-13 06:40:09
Coal will continue to be the most important energy source for China despite an agreement with the United States that mandates cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from the world's two largest economies over the next two decades.
US big-data company expands into China
2014-12-13 06:28:51
US-based tech company Cloudera, which specializes in big data services, will open three offices in China, the company announced.
Three pilot trade zones proposed
2014-12-13 04:27:28
China plans to launch three new pilot free trade zones to test greater opening-up and tap the economy’s huge potential to hedge against mounting downward pressure next year.
Baidu expected to take stake in Uber
2014-12-13 00:45:08
Baidu Inc, the owner of China’s biggest Internet search engine, is buying a minority stake in Uber Technologies Inc, the taxi-booking company which is expanding into China, according to a person familiar with the matter.