Riding 16 years of uninterrupted economic growth, Australia continues to capitalize on a string of advantages to consolidate a long and profitable rel...
The names of the artists who will lend their voice to the theme song of the Olympic Games opening ceremony are out.World pop-opera star Sarah Brightma...
Tens of thousands bowed their heads at a ceremony in the Japanese city of Hiroshima yesterday, the 63rd anniversary of the world's first atomic at...
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...
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...
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 ...
Hurdles star Liu Xiang has been dreaming for years about finding the perfect combination at the Beijing Games - smooth running and explosive jumps. It...
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...
Sixteen policemen were killed when two terrorists threw home-made explosives at the officers in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, around 8 am...
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...