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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
HONG KONG – Top diplomats from China and the United States on Monday pledged to preserve “the hard-won peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region” in informal talks they called “fruitful”. State Councilor Dai Bingguo…
“Today Norway was hit by two shocking and bloody and cowardly attacks. We still do not know who attacked us; much is still uncertain. But we know that many are dead and injured. We…
US state secretary highlights free, transparent, fair market in SAR US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday praised Hong Kong’s economic achievements under the “One Country, Two Systems” policy. In an address to…
A member of a gang of Trans-Siberian train robbers who robbed, raped and murdered passengers was arrested after 18 years on the run Friday at Beijing Capital International Airport as he tried to transit to…
BEIJING – Alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing was repatriated back to China on Saturday afternoon 12 years after fleeing to Canada, according to the Ministry of Public Security. Chinese police announced his arrest and read him…