Zimmerman acquitted in slaying

2013-07-15 01:53:56

George Zimmerman emerged from a Florida courthouse a free man, cleared of all charges in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

Protests erupt after verdict

2013-07-15 01:44:34

US citizens angry at the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of teen Trayvon Martin marched in US cities throughout Saturday night, with reports of sporadic acts of violence.

Asiana crash survivors return to China

2013-07-14 11:39:59

Thirty-one survivors of a fatal plane crash that occurred in San Francisco on July 6 returned to China on Saturday.

3rd girl dies in Asiana air crash

2013-07-14 07:55:19

The death toll of last Saturday's Asiana Airlines crash increased to three after another Chinese girl died in the San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center on Friday.

US military unveils Atlas humanoid robot

2013-07-13 11:27:39

The US military unveiled Thursday one of its most-advanced humanoid robots known as Atlas, which was created to assist in future emergency situations.

No movement after talk on Snowden

2013-07-13 10:09:19

US President Barack Obama raised US concerns directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin on former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, but there was no sign of a breakthrough.

Victim was run over by fire truck

2013-07-13 09:08:23

One of the two teenage Chinese girls who died in the Asiana plane crash at San Francisco airport on Saturday was run over by a fire truck rushing to the scene.

3rd Chinese girl dies of injures in Asiana air crash

2013-07-13 08:26:14

SSA Chinese girl died in hospital on Friday, becoming the third fatality in the crash of an Asiana Airlines jet at San Francisco airport.
Girl was run over by fire truck

Chinese Vice-Premier meets US officials

2013-07-13 03:29:14

Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang (right) chats with US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and US Trade Representative Michael Froman during an early morning meeting in Washington on July 12. Wang was in the US to co-chair the 5th China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue held in Washington on July 10-11.

US, China hopeful of BIT after talks reignited

2013-07-13 01:35:56

If Chinese and United States leaders hammer out and agree on their long-discussed investment treaty, Chinese officials and observers believe the deal will further encourage Chinese outbound investment.

Lou cautions of risks linked to Fed's plan

2013-07-13 01:25:01

China's Finance Minister Lou Jiwei cautioned the US Federal Reserve to beware of risks to the global financial system after the Fed said that it may quit its quantitative easing policy.

S&ED provides a new roadmap for ties, says Wang

2013-07-13 01:13:23

China and the United States should maintain their own characteristics as they strive to keep their bilateral relationship on the right track, Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang said at a dinner reception during the fifth round of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue, or S&ED, held in Washington on Thursday.