The chief nuclear envoys for North and South Korea met in Beijing to try to revive international nuclear disarmament talks on Wednesday, with little hope of any early breakthroughs.

The one-day meeti

A dog eating carnival in China dating back more than 600 years has been banned after public outrage at the cruel way the animals are slaughtered, state media said on Wednesday.

The dogs are killed an

At least seven people have been killed and 22 others injured in Tibet as the earthquake that hit Sikkim and other north-eastern states in India also rocked the Chinese autonomous province leaving trail of destruction. The earthquake has caused hundreds of landslides that have disrupted traffic, power and water supplies, as well as telecommunications in Yadong County, Tibet, which is 40 km away from Sikkim, the epicentre of the 6.9-magnitude quake.

At least seven people have been killed and 22 others injured in Tibet as the earthquake that hit Sikkim and other North Eastern states in India also rocked the Chinese autonomous province leaving t

Super Rice, the newly-developed hybrid rice breed by Chinese scientists, has set a new world record in output, officials said on Monday.

The rice breed, DH2525, produced a harvest of 926.6 kg per mu

China on Saturday announced plans to expand its seabed mineral explorations in the Indian Ocean after an international authority approved its bid to mine for polymetallic sulphide ore, much to the surprise of India.

Watching warily India's decision to go ahead with oil exploration cooperation with Vietnam in the South China Sea despite objections from Beijing, Chinese analysts say it is New Delhi's counter-strate

Premier Wen Jiabao says he “cannot relax” due to soaring prices in China that have led to steep rises in the cost of food, vowing to step up the fight against the politically sensitive inflation rate.

China on Saturday announced plans to expand its seabed mineral explorations in the Indian Ocean after an international authority approved its bid to mine for polymetallic sulphide ore, much to the sur

A doctor in China delayed surgery to deliver a baby as the date was considered "inauspicious", causing the baby to die three days after it was born.

The family has claimed doctor Zeng Yuanna at the P