I’d like to be under the sea

SHANGHAI – It’s a funny place to eat your lunch. Thousands of meters below sea level in a small submersible, the crew of Jiaolong takes a break in an area of the world very few…

Deep sea submersible sinks to a new low

China’s Jiaolong, designed to be the world’s deepest-diving submersible, succeeded in going down 5,038 meters into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday morning, topping a successful 4,027-meter dive Thursday. The manned submersible, which can decend at…

Debate rages around compensation plans

Authorities released on Tuesday the identity of 28 passengers killed in Saturday’s bullet train crash near Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, but a seemingly delayed press conference mirrored the lack of major progress in the investigation. The…

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…