Long arm of the law

A combatant of the Hefei women’s armed police squad in Hubei Province smashes bricks in her training on Tuesday. Training for the woman officers develops the skill to kill in one shot. Photo: CFP Global…

Chinese vice premier leaves Beijing for Singapore

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan left here Tuesday for Singapore for a series of meetings. Wang will co-chair the 8th China-Singapore Joint Council Meeting for Bilateral Cooperation, the 13th China-Singapore Joint Steering Council Meeting for…

Seven charged over Jilin shopping mall fire

Seven people will face criminal charges over a shopping mall fire in Jilin Province that left 19 dead last November, the local prosecution agency said on Tuesday. A fire broke out at Jilin Commercial Building…

Shanghai fire survivors weigh lawsuit

A total 16 out of 162 families who survived last year’s deadly Shanghai high-rise fire have accepted either cash compensation or a new apartment made available to them by 2015 at the latest, the Shanghai-based…

China, Japan resume defense dialogue

BEIJING – China and Japan agreed to maintain stability in the East China Sea and promote the early establishment of a maritime liaison system, as the two sides resumed their bilateral vice-ministerial defense dialogue on…

Dangerous US behavior

There have been reports that two Chinese fighter jets recently intercepted a US U-2 spy plane over the Taiwan Straits. When asked to comment on the incident, US Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint…

Safety differs from technological reliability

The spokesman of Ministry of Railway reassured and comforted the public in the press conference after the the rare rear-end accident in Wenzhou killing 39 till now that he was still confident with the safety…