Shanghai facilitates expat visa renewals

2014-01-07 00:50:57

New visa procedures due to take effect on Thursday mean expatriates living in Shanghai will no longer have to forfeit their passports for a week when renewing their residence permits online.

New focus on the neighborhood

2014-01-07 00:50:13

China's diplomacy in 2014 will focus on neighboring countries, as its new leadership aims to forge the nation into a stronger regional power, observers from various countries said.

New focus on the neighborhood

2014-01-07 00:47:43

China's diplomacy in 2014 will focus on neighboring countries, as its new leadership aims to forge the nation into a stronger regional power, observers from various countries said.

China to overtake US, Brazil beats UK, by '28

2014-01-07 00:41:49

By 2028, China will surpass the US as the world's No 1 economy, according to a new set of forecasts for the top 30 GDPs prepared by a British consultancy. And the order of the front runners is headed for a major shake-up as well.

Brazilian superstar's goal a reality

2014-01-07 00:41:49

Dario Conca is a soccer superstar. Fans have chanted his name in stadiums around the world, but the team that means most to him is his family. But that doesn't make leaving Guangzhou Evergrande, at the end of his contract, to return to Brazil, any easier.

Chinese solar panel firms help Latin Americans see the light

2014-01-07 00:29:11

Facing shrinking markets in the European Union and North America, Chinese solar power companies hope to shed increasing light on Latin America.

Kerry leaves Middle East without achieving framework

2014-01-06 21:24:07

US Secretary of State John Kerry headed back to the United States on Monday after failing to create a framework for the Israeli-Palestinian talks.

US Congress to begin 2014 with jobless benefits battle

2014-01-06 20:44:14

The US Congress begins what promises to be another highly combative year on Monday with a showdown over a White House-backed bid to renew unemployment benefits for 1.3 million Americans.

1 dead, 2 injured in Houston dog attack

2014-01-06 16:33:36

Dogs mauled one person to death and injured two others, including one critically, in the American city of Houston Sunday, local media reported.

California mother gets custody of brain-dead girl

2014-01-06 14:52:23

The body of a 13-year-old California girl who was declared brain-dead after complications from a tonsillectomy was released to her mother on Sunday, according to the Oakland hospital where she was being treated.

Small plane crashes in Colorado

2014-01-06 08:20:31

A small plane crashed at the Aspen Airport in the western US state of Colorado Sunday afternoon, killing one of the three people aboard and injuring the other two, according to local media reports.

NYC Chinatown weathers killer storm

2014-01-06 05:17:29

As the first snowstorm of the year slammed the Northeastern US last Thursday, a number of shops and restaurants in New York’s Chinatown closed on Friday while others planned to finish early. For those that opened as usual, business was off drastically.