A man in southwest China has been detained for allegedly drowning his two-year-old stepdaughter in a washing machine to collect life insurance payouts.

Wang Bin, from Chongqing city, had debts of...

The cost of environmental damage soared to almost 1.4 trillion yuan ($222 billion) in 2009 in China, up 9.2 percent compared to the previous year, a report said.

China has spent 3.8 percent of the...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday concluded her three-day visit to China. It was her fifth official visit to the country, Global Times reports.

During her trip, Merkel met Chinese President...

Virat Kohli will be the highest-ranked batsman in the ODI tri-series that starts Sunday with a clash between India and Australia in Melbourne.

Kohli sits in third place of the rankings, 45 points...

China is paying an increasing price for environmental and ecological damage brought about by rapid economic development, a report has claimed.

According to the statistics released by China Green...

Temperatures in most parts of China will drop by up to 14 degrees Celsius in the next three days, further intensifying the cold front sweeping the country, the meteorological authority said...

A coal mine gas explosion left 13 people dead in southwest China, authorities said Saturday.

The blast took place at 1.20 p.m. Friday at Diaoyutai Coal Mine in Sichuan province, Xinhua reported....

A majority of the 2012 London souvenirs, including Union Jack-emblazoned tea cups, tea towels, crystal ware and fluffy toys are produced by workers abroad, mainly China.

According to a Daily Mail...

Australia is working on finding the best blend of players for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka this September.

The Australian team utilized the two Twenty20 matches against India to...

Asserting that ties with India and China were not a zero-sum game, the United States has said it was strengthening its relations with both as part of its Asia pivot.

"The United States is in the...

Chinese authorities have admitted to cutting off mobile phone and internet connections in areas where Tibetans were shot dead last month.

In January, Tibetans rioted in the south-western province of...

A man from Taiwan was found dead after playing a computer game for 23 hours at an internet cafe.

Police found the body of 23-year-old Chen Rong-Yu slumped in a chair at the cafe in the Taipei area...

"Rainbow" papayas recently went on sale in Japan.

They are the only gene-altered fruit on the market today in Japan, a country with strict laws regarding genetically-modified organisms (GMOs).



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TOKYO - Japan's Panasonic Friday predicted staggering annual loss of $10.2 billion, joining rivals Sony and Sharp who have also forecast combined losses of $6 billion.

Panasonic said it was headed...

China has distributed 20.7 billion yuan (about $3.3 billion) to over 87 million needy people across the country as part of a welfare program, the government said Friday.

The money was distributed...

The initial recommendations of a "posture review" of the Australian armed forces, unveiled this week, dovetail with the preparations by US imperialism for a military confrontation with...

At least 40 workers were injured and several hospitalised after being attacked by security guards on January 30 during a protest against layoffs and the non-payment of an annual holiday bonus at the...

The Beijing government "will exert every possible pressure" on the southern Sudan to secure the release of the 29 workers of Sinohydro Corporation taken away by force on 29 January. But the...

Guangzhou - German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to China was characterized by a series of vetoes imposed by the Chinese regime to avoid "sensitive" meetings between the German...

February 4, 2012 The Chinese automaker JAC unveiled their latest design this week, and it bears a rather notable resemblance to the Ford F-150. Though the engine is much smaller, the JAC 4R3 will...

-- Heavy rains left thousands stranded in eastern Australia on Saturday as authorities warned of more flooding and urged several communities to flee to higher ground. About 16,500 people are...

Melbourne: India finally tasted victory in the final T20 match against Australia. Fielding was sharp, the bowling looked accurate and the batting finished the match on a high. With a the opening...

Last week in Counterpoint I wrote about the three deep gaps crisscrossing this country, turning it into a kakusa shakai (society of disparities). These rifts, amply recognized today among the...

Europe is so preoccupied with its own financial problems it is missing out on the debate about Asia's rise, Australia's foreign minister says. Kevin Rudd warned that Europe "runs the...

French club Lyon have signed a partnership with the Chinese Football Association to open up new horizons for the country's players and coaches. French club Lyon have signed a partnership with...

Munich (dpa) – Pro-independence protesters, some of whom have set themselves on fire, distract the rest of the world from the progress China has helped the region undergo, a Chinese official...

Australia's foreign minister Kevin Rudd (pictured) launched a fierce broadside at Europe Saturday, saying the financial crisis has caused it to turn in on itself and warning it risked an...

This photo, released by German government, shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) listening to Martin Herrenknecht, Chairman and Managing Director of...

Total is consolidating its positions in petrochemicals in Asia with a new expansion and upgrading project for the Daesan complex in South Korea, which the Group owns with Samsung as part of the...

/enpproperty--> MOSCOW - Russia's failed Mars probe Phobos-Grunt has fallen into the Pacific Ocean, local media reported on Sunday. The crash site of the spacecraft debris was 1,250...

HERAT, Afghanistan, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Thirty more Taliban rebels surrendered in the Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Monday, a provincial police source said. "A total of 30...

South Korean state prosecutors on Monday raided the foreign ministry as part of a probe into allegations that a senior diplomat was involved in share-rigging linked to a diamond mine in Cameroon. ...

ANKARA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Myung- bak will visit Turkey between Feb. 4 and Feb. 7 for a possible nuclear cooperation deal, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily News reported...

TOKYO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Japan's population is expected to dwindle by around 30 percent to 86.74 million by 2060 if the birthrate does not increase, according to an estimate released Monday by...

COLOMBO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Monday that he had not promised India to implement a political solution which will see land and police powers being given to...

NEW DELHI, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Two northern Indian states -- Punjab and Uttarakhand -- Monday went to polls to elect a new assembly for a five-year term respectively. In Punjab, ruled by Shiromani...

JAKARTA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Military Commander Agus Suhartono on Monday defended the military plan to purchase 100 Leopard tanks from the Netherlands saying that the tanks could not be...

KABUL, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police backed by national army and the NATO-led troops have killed four anti-governemnt militants and arrested 24 others over the past 24 hours, Interior Ministry...

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will embark on an eight-day trip that will bring him to Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, his office said here...

NEW DELHI, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- India has said it won't cut down its oil imports from Iran, apparently making it clear that it would not buckle to any pressure from the United States or western...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Rebel soldiers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have surrendered their weapons to the nation's Deputy Prime Minister Belden Namah, the Australian...

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's conservative ruling Grand National Party presented a new platform that moderated its hard-line stance against the Democratic People's Republic of...

TOKYO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Water leaks from 14 points at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's facilities have been found, leading the operator to suspend the cooling of the spent...

Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in a peace march in Kolkata Jan 29, 2012. Four hundred and eighty-five children from the Training Resource and Care for Kids (T.R.A.C.K.S), a charity for...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on Sunday said that Tehran was optimistic about the visit of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the country. ...

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, pictured in 2011. Thailand said Thursday that it has recognized a Palestinian state, in a move hailed by Palestinian leaders eager to boost their international...

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Foreign Office Thursday denied reports of reopening the NATO supply routes to Afghanistan and said that there is no ultimate decision about the reopening of...

TOKYO, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Japan asked the United States on Thursday to waive a law banning financial institutions who have done business with Iran's central bank from operating in the United...

by Farid Behbud KABUL, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Taliban-linked activities have left 20 people, mostly insurgents, dead in a single day Thursday in Afghanistan. In the latest wave of violent attacks, the...