China, which had been hit by three major earthquakes in the past four years, has detected more than 130 fault lines in 21 large cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in a pilot project, but 80 of them were found to be inactive.

China's quality watchdog said today it has asked local authorities to monitor food imported from Japan, fearing that it could be contaminated with radioactive materials, in the wake of the nuclear disaster at its Fukushima nuclear power plant.

China’s culture ministry has confirmed American music legend Bob Dylan will be allowed to play in Beijing, the first time in the singer’s illustrious career he will have performed in the country.

The powerful earthquake that struck on Friday off Japan was felt as far away as Beijing but Chinese authorities said the country faced no threat of a "disastrous" tsunami.

At least 14 people were killed and 135 others injured in an earthquake that struck a remote area of Southwest China near the border with Myanmar on Thursday, a local official said.

An online appeal has urged people in 13 Chinese cities to rally every Sunday to press for government transparency and free expression, following a call last week for West Asia style protests.

Skeletons of 80 horses have been unearthed from the mausoleum of a Chinese emperor, who lived more than 2,000 years ago, rekindling a centuries-old Chinese legend about the mysterious blood-sweating h

China and Russia would jointly build their first cross-border nature reserve to protect wild animals and promote biodiversity.

China on Thursday rejected as "groundless" reports suggesting it was behind an unprecedented cyberattack on the Canadian Government that penetrated two key agencies and forced them offline.

Terming US attempts to woo India and other neighbours of China as "unbearable," an article in a Communist Party magazine has said that Beijing must send a "clear signal" to these countries that it is ready to go to war to safeguard its national interests.