China
China's Alibaba breaks Singles Day record as sales surge
E-commerce giant Alibaba has broken its own record for sales on China's Singles Day, the world's biggest online shopping event.
11 November 2015, 07:33 AM
'Worst ever' pollution in China’s northeast
Chinese state media and netizens decries high pollution levels in the northeast city of Shenyang, which activists say could be the "worst ever" air quality seen in the country.
10 November 2015, 05:05 AM
Presidents of China, Taiwan to hold historic meeting
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore this weekend, the two sides said, in what will be the first meeting between leaders from the rivals since the end of a civil war in 1949.
4 November 2015, 05:10 AM
US to return to South China Sea after warship visit
The US says it plans to return to contested areas of the South China Sea, with a top security official saying there will be "more demonstrations" of freedom of navigation in the region.
3 November 2015, 05:23 AM
China gives currency largest boost in a decade
China raised the central rate for its yuan currency by the largest amount in a decade on Monday, officials and reports said.
2 November 2015, 06:19 AM
China's one-child policy reversal cautiously welcomed
Chinese state media have welcomed the news China is reforming its decades-old one-child policy, with one editorial saying it "echoes the people's will".
30 October 2015, 08:15 AM
Complex 'character test' facing tardy Chinese students
A professor in China invents a taxing new way of preventing students from turning up late for his classes.
29 October 2015, 11:22 AM
China to end one-child policy
China decides to end its decades-long one-child policy.
29 October 2015, 11:07 AM
China faces to lose its biggest industry to rising debt
The world’s biggest steel industry in China is in grave crisis.
29 October 2015, 05:56 AM
NSA warns of state cyber-attack risk
The deputy director of the US National Security Agency (NSA), Richard Ledgett, warns of the increasing danger of destructive cyber attacks by states.
27 October 2015, 05:10 AM
US Navy destroyer passes disputed China islands
A US Navy ship has sailed close to artificial islands built by China in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, US defence officials have said.
27 October 2015, 04:58 AM
US soldier's remains returned from N Korea after 65 years
The remains of a US soldier missing since the Korean War have been returned to his family in California.
26 October 2015, 07:58 AM
China cuts key interest rate to 4.35%
China cuts its one-year benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.35%.
23 October 2015, 15:21 PM
Hinkley Point nuclear agreement reached
EDF Energy has reached an agreement with China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) to build a nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point, Somerset.
21 October 2015, 14:42 PM
Xi Jinping to sign Hinkley Point nuclear power deal in UK
China's leader Xi Jinping is expected to put the seal later on its contribution to what will be the first UK nuclear power plant to be built in a generation.
21 October 2015, 05:27 AM
China's economic growth falls to 6.9%
China's economy grows 6.9 percent in the third quarter, the weakest rate since the global financial crisis.
19 October 2015, 04:38 AM
China’s wacky street food with a twist
Dhaka’s street food has scenario has changed drastically in recent times with food carts offering versatile items of savory and sweet. In China, the concept of street food has taken a new turn.
18 October 2015, 15:50 PM
Fossil teeth place humans in Asia '20,000 years early'
Fossil finds from China shake up the traditional narrative of humankind's dispersal from Africa.
15 October 2015, 15:45 PM
View from the roof of the world
The Tibet autonomous region is the highest region on Earth with an elevation of 4,900 meters above sea level.
15 October 2015, 06:35 AM
PepsiCo says to market mobile phones, accessories in China
PepsiCo Inc says it is working with a licensing partner to market a line of mobile phones and accessories in China in the next few months.
13 October 2015, 05:59 AM