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BEIJING, China, Mar 2 – When Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to “safeguard the rights of people in line with law” in his New...
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Liu Liange, former Party chief and chairman of Bank of China, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes totaling 121 million yuan ($16.7 million) and illegally...
BEIJING, China, Mar 2 – When Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to “safeguard the rights of people in line with law” in his New...
BEIJING, China, Mar 1 – China’s population of wild giant pandas jumped nearly 17 percent over a decade – state media reported, citing an...
BEIJING, Feb 27- Beijing has imposed a one year ban on imports of ivory carvings, but questions remained Friday on its effect on rising Chinese...
HONG KONG, Feb 27- A Hong Kong woman was jailed for six years on Friday for beating and starving her Indonesian maid and keeping her...
BEIJING, China, Feb 26 – The built-in bottom washers and pre-warmed seats of Japan’s luxury toilets have become the latest flashpoint with China, as...
BEIJING, China, Feb 25 – Chinese factory activity expanded in February, snapping two consecutive months of contraction, a closely watched private survey showed Wednesday...
SINGAPORE, Feb 23 – Singapore’s richest horse race debuted Sunday with hundreds of wealthy mainland Chinese in attendance, raising organisers’ hopes that their growing...
BEIJING, Feb 22 – China has expressed “strong dissatisfaction and staunch opposition” after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited a frontier area controlled by...
WASHINGTON, United States, Feb 20 – An internal investigation over the World Bank’s controversial handling of a $1 billion loan from China to help...
China, Feb 18 – Shanghai is toning down Chinese New Year celebrations by cancelling events and limiting people at tourist spots after a stampede...