Fang Dongming yesterday said the field in front of his house has been packed like this only once before. But the last time so many people were there w...
At least 123 people, mostly women and children, were crushed to death under the feet of thousands of pilgrims in a stampede at a temple in northern In...
Eleven Chinese people living in Africa and Europe came up with their own special way to support the Beijing Olympic Games: driving Land Rovers more th...
Even the most devoted Chinese sports fans would barely have recognized Zheng Jie and Yan Zi four years ago, but now, the duo even need bodyguards at t...
Sixteen policemen were killed when two terrorists threw home-made explosives at the officers in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, around 8 am...
The Olympic torch arrived in Leshan yesterday, the home of the world's tallest statue of Buddha.The relay was held at Emei Mountain, where the mai...
Hurdles star Liu Xiang has been dreaming for years about finding the perfect combination at the Beijing Games - smooth running and explosive jumps. It...
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda ruled out yesterday a visit to Tokyo's Yasakuni shrine, seen by many in Asia as a symbol of Japan's past ...
More than 16,400 Beijing couples have applied to have their marriages registered on the auspicious date of Aug. 8, 2008, the municipal bureau of civil...
China is likely to lift its two-decade-old ban on people with HIV/AIDS entering the country some time next year, said a top Chinese health official ye...