Obama: Withdraw 34,000 troops from Afghanistan
2013-02-13 13:26:02
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said in his State of the Union address that over the next year, another 34,000 US troops will withdraw from Afghanistan.
CNOOC-Nexen deal approved by US
2013-02-13 09:58:03
US regulators have approved CNOOC's $15.1-billion bid to buy Nexen Inc, a deal that will be the biggest overseas takeover made by a Chinese company.
US Senate panel approves Hagel nomination
2013-02-13 09:53:13
A US Senate panel approved Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama's new secretary of defense on Tuesday, setting the stage for a vote on his confirmation by the full Senate, possibly this week.
Many cities fogged up by fireworks
2013-02-13 09:24:40
As China celebrates Spring Festival with exuberant displays of fireworks at night, the cost to pay is deteriorating air quality.
US ex-cop exchanges fire with police
2013-02-13 09:21:18
Two US police officers were injured in a shoot-out with fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner on Tuesday, according to US media reports.
Beijing expresses 'firm opposition' to nuke test
2013-02-13 09:00:44
China said it strongly opposes Pyongyang's third nuclear test conducted on Tuesday, and observers are calling for calm and restrain among all parties to avoid aggravating an already tense situation.
UN council slams DPRK's nuclear test
DPRK says it conducts 3rd nuclear test
Govt's NGO funding peaks in 2012
2013-02-13 00:01:48
In 2012, the Chinese central government for the first time allocated 200 million yuan ($32.08 million) to finance non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
DPRK says it conducts 3rd nuclear test
2013-02-12 15:17:27
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Tuesday it has successfully conducted the third underground nuclear test, according to the official KCNA news agency. UNSC to meet on DPRK nuclear test Japan mulls unilateral sanctions on DPRK China opposes DPRK's nuclear test
China spends more subsidizing the poor
2013-02-12 14:11:28
China's central government is spending more on helping low-income people, rural residents with poor living conditions as well as vagrants and beggars, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has said.
Unusual seismic activity detected in DPRK
2013-02-12 11:55:19
An international nuclear test monitoring agency said on Tuesday that it had detected an "unusual seismic event" in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
China's coal mines less deadly
2013-02-12 11:48:22
China reported fewer coal mine deaths last year but safety hazards still abound in coal production.
Ireland moves to quell horsemeat fears
2013-02-12 10:35:45
Ireland would order Irish meat processors to carry out DNA tests to reassure consumers worried by the discovery of horsemeat in some beef products.