Jan 11 2011
(Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao confirmed the country had staged its first test-flight of a stealth fighter jet, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday after talks with Hu.
Oct 10 2009
Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) leader Li Changchun has pledged to strengthen cooperation between Chinese and foreign media and to facilitate foreign media coverage of China. Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of...
Sep 22 2009
The 20-year-old driver, Hu Bin, grew up the pampered son of a merchant family rich enough to own multiple cars and apartments along Hangzhou’s tree-lined boulevards. The victim, Tan Zhuo, a 25-year-old telecom engineer, came from a gritty rural...
Jul 28 2009
Gamblers in the casinos of Macau do not drink cocktails like they do in Las Vegas, they drink tea. For these are serious punters, concentrating on the serious business of playing baccarat and blackjack in the world’s biggest gambling den. But...
Jul 14 2009
Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda network has taken up the cause of China’s Muslim Uighur minority with a pledge to attack Chinese workers in northwestern Africa in retaliation for mistreatment by Beijing of its largest Muslim minority. Al-Qaeda’s...
Jul 10 2009
China has ordered mosques in its restive western city of Urumqi not to open for Friday prayers. The order comes after several days of ethnic violence between Uighur Muslims and Han Chinese. At least 156 people have been killed so far. Thousands of...
Oct 19 2008
It’s called “buckypaper” and looks a lot like ordinary carbon paper, but don’t be fooled by the cute name or flimsy appearance. It could revolutionize the way everything from airplanes to TVs are made.
Apr 11 2008
Millions of dieters would give their right arm to be afflicted by the illness that is plaguing John Perry.
Apr 10 2008
For years, American importers and Chinese factory managers have been having the same conversation. The importers would demand lower prices for products destined for American shelves. Factory managers would counter with a long list of reasons why they...
Apr 9 2008
There are many thousands of Chinese restaurants around in the UK and everyone has their favourite dish, but only in China itself do chefs specialise in a range of slightly more unusual delicacies.