Japan's attempts to hamper UNESCO listing of 'comfort women' set to backfire

JAKARTA - Japanese government's poor efforts to resolve "comfort women" issue will become a "boomerang" to its political position in the Asia Pac...

Arbitral court not best place for South China Sea dispute settlement: Croatian law expert

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague was not a best place to resolve the dispute between China and the Philippines over the South Chin...

Calling it quits: Divorce rate jumps 6%

More than 3.84 million couples called their marriage off in China last year, a 5.6 percent increase from 2014, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said...

Drug price reform will 'improve services'

China's top pricing regulator launched a new round of drug pricing and healthcare financing reform on Wednesday in the latest attempt to improve ...

Police investigate body found in demolished home

An autopsy is being carried out on a body found in the debris of a demolished home in Central China's Hunan province after an apparent dispute be...

Companies embracing robotics for production efficiency, profit

In a humming factory in Foshan, Guangdong province, a machine is busy tailoring fabrics to custom designs. Within 18 seconds, a pair of jeans is ...

Chinese Twin Students Both Celebrate Offers from Oxford

A twin brother and sister from Beijing have both received offers from the University of Oxford, and will enter the prestigious institution later ...

Some netizens take their watermelons seriously

Farmers choose watermelons for their customers by tapping the produce at a wholesale market

Internet Celebs: A Force to Be Reckoned With

China's online celebrity phenomenon has become an emerging industry that has real investment value and is sustained mainly by short videos, live ...

Father and Son Travel 600 km on Foot with U.S.$ 15 in Pocket

Pu Wei, who lives with his family in Xi'an, recently undertook a challenge with his son to travel from Xi'an to Lanzhou (a distance of over 600 k...