A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the China-Russia border at 8:29 am on Saturday Beijing time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
Nine miners were trapped underground and 32 others were lifted out of shaft safely after a flooding occurred in a coal mine Saturday in Southwest China's Guizhou province
Chinese tourists have overtaken Germans as the world's biggest-spending travellers after a decade of robust growth in the number of Chinese holidaying abroad, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) said on Thursday.
Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos mulled over joining an asteroid defense program with the U.S. NASA, the agency's head Vladimir Popovkin has said.
A half-finished building that was being constructed illegally in a suburb of India's financial capital has collapsed, killing 42 people and injuring more than 50 others.
One person was dead and another was injured after a shooting at a daycare in Gatineau, Canada's capital region, on Friday morning. All 53 children as well as daycare staff were safe, police said.
The quality authority should open eyes and follow the rapid global technological advancement keenly and amend the rules protecting consumers' rights.
In fact, "it's too expensive to die" has become a standard joke to indicate the extravagant profits the mortuary industry makes.
Abe is trying to enter the history books by reviving Japan's economy through his plans. But no matter what he does, his success will depend on improving trade and diplomatic relations with China.
Many of my American students are troubled by these tensions. I affirmed that there would be no war because US can't afford another war.
Sluggishness or laziness turns out to be an omnipresent enemy of most people. You've set up a lofty goal in a certain span of life but one day you found that the goal had turned to be impossible.
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During the recently concluded China Fashion Week, the hottest looks didn't appear on any of the runway shows. They emerged from an airplane door, down metal steps, on to Russian and Tanzanian soil.
Jury selection was beginning for a long-awaited trial in which Michael Jackson's mother is seeking billions of dollars from tour promoters.
On Saturday, a mix of local and international fans, along with a few Chinese rock stars, witnessed the Beijing debut of Public Image Limited (PiL).
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The southern part of the capital will focus on a number of strategic projects with the government continuously providing financial, land and policy support.
Rain and snow hit Beijing Tuesday, bringing a winter scene to the city in early spring, March 20, 2013.
The ambitions of Bijie, a mountainous city in Guizhou province, to realize economic and ecological prosperity will be accelerated under an eight-year development plan issued by the State Council this year, according to local authorities.
Authorities in Guizhou province have promised sound and rapid economic development over the next decade to realize its goal of building a prosperous society by 2020.
Five years after the devastating Wenchuan earthquake, survivors have rebuilt their lives.
A group of people find the essence of life in watching but not disturbing the birds.
John Boom: "Seeing two Chinese police officers sprinting in your direction is a terrifying, nerve wracking experience."
Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia.
Paper-made consumer goods replace paper money as top offerings to the dead during Qingming Festival.
Tai Lihua, a CPPCC member and director of the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe, lost her hearing at 2 but this hasn't stopped her from achieving her dreams。
Public sports in Iraq mostly disappeared during the conflict, but slowly it is returning to the war-torn country.
A special coverage on Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year.
Fashion critic Yue-Sai Kan spoke highly of Peng Liyuan's wardrobe and fashion sense. Video
Before moving to China, my fiancee and I had been warned: Don't forget to pack muesli and toothbrushes.
Find out about the madness happening in America. From the basketball court to violent weather, The Week brings you this week's best odd news.
China 'more transparent' in handling epidemics China's confirmed H7N9 cases isolated UN praises China's quick notification of H7N9BOAO sub-forum debates China's innovation Asian economies show greater trade interdependence Forum takes its place on world stageDPRK tells foreign embassies of possible evacuations DPRK 'ready for nuclear strikes' Missiles target US bases
The annual Boao Forum for Asia has become a truly global event that can grow in importance as China's influence increases.
Chinese tourists have overtaken Germans as the world's biggest-spending travelers after a decade of robust growth in the number of vacationing abroad.
China's Qingming Festival, or Tomb-sweeping Day, saw a total of 8.31 million railway trips on Thursday, the railway authorities said Friday.
The tea leaves that are handpicked before the Qingming Festival are highly rated for their rich fragrance and tenderness..Spring tea season
Tomb-Sweeping Day is the perfect opportunity to get out among the flowers.Entrepreneur likes prospects for traveling around Russia
On a cold day in Feb, master Tibetan bronze sculptor Migmar Losang and 26 apprentices were busy working on a 5.7-meter-high statue.Heavenly grottoes
Go where the locals go and you cannot go wrong. Pauline D. Loh gets invited for a true taste of Shanghai.
The World Health Organization recognizes that green tea is good for health. The Chinese have known the benefits of Dragon Well green tea for more than 1,000 years now.
Nobu Matsuhisa tells Pauline D Loh how he keeps his zeal, and how he passes it on.
Novak Djokovic believes he has left his recent poor form behind and will be in top shape when he leads Serbia in this weekend's Davis Cup quarter-final tie against the United States.
American cyclist Lance Armstrong, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping, is ineligible for a masters swimming competition in Texas, the event's sanctioning body said on Thursday.
Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande coach Marcelo Lippi stayed alert before the coming match on Wednesday against Thai league champions Muangthong United at the group stage of AFC CL. Muangthong United eyes first win in Guangzhou
The only female student majoring in mining at a university in Wuhan has applied for a transfer, and the other 29 students in her class, all male, wrote letters asking her to stay.
A Texas mother had a one-in-70-million kind of Valentine's Day this year when she gave birth to two sets of identical twin boys.
A young man, in a moment of madness, threw about 20,000 yuan ($3,200) around a railway station in Southwest China’s Chongqing.
There was a buzz at the White House on Thursday when President Barack Obama announced the nomination of two top financial regulatory officials.
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