Burglary suspect seized in southwest China city

Police in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality detained a burglary suspect on Monday. The suspected robbery, which took place in broad daylight last Friday, led to chaos in the city, with several downtown roads shut down…

Chinese mark late leader’s birthday

A large crowd paid respect to late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping on Monday in his hometown of Guang’an, located in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, to mark his 107th birthday. “Fourteen years after his death, Deng’s…

Time is right to strengthen China-Japan ties

Rather than getting entangled in the past, the two countries should work together in friendship BEIJING – Uichiro Niwa, the Japanese ambassador to China, said the people of China and Japan should learn more about…

More high-speed trains slow down to improve safety

BEIJING – More high-speed trains will slow down starting Sunday to increase safety, rail authorities said. The announcement comes as media disclosed new problems with one model of the high-speed train. Rail authorities said that…

Oil spill still visible in Bohai Bay

Spilled oil can still be seen on the surface of the water near the affected area in North China’s Bohai Bay, on August 22, 2011. The oil spills near Platform C at Penglai 19-3 oil…

ConocoPhillips spots new leak sources in Bohai

ConocoPhillips promises total clean-up by end of month BEIJING – ConocoPhillips China, the operator of two leaking oil platforms off Northern China’s Bohai Bay, said on Sunday that it had spotted additional sources of leaks…