China's Foreign Ministry is paying great attention to the incident that 25 Chinese workers were held Tuesday by some local people in Egypt.
The death of a boy whose head was trapped between a concrete floor and the handrail of an escalator in Beijing has been confirmed as accidental.
Vice-Foreign Minister Xie Hangsheng on Tuesday called on Sudan to help free 29 Chinese workers who are being held by local rebels.
Li Dongzhe, one of the country's most wanted economic fugitives, has returned to China and turned himself in, the Ministry of Public Security said.
China is "ready" to deal with increasing pressure from developed nations to loosen export restrictions on rare earths, a Ministry of Commerce official said.
Defending China's Arctic research, Chinese officials dismissed a Japanese media report which said the country is "casting menacing eyes on" the Arctic.
Spring Festival, which is generally a joyous time in China, does not always bring happiness. Sudden deaths from heart attacks and wounds by fireworks were top threats.
Rioting and violent attacks against police and public properties in Southwest China's Sichuan province at the most celebrated Chinese festival left two rioters dead.
Companies are having to introduce better pay incentives as increasing number of employees are failing to return to work after Spring Festival.
Growing numbers of Chinese people opting for imported food have been concerned about the safety of the products as they soar in popularity.
Twenty-five Chinese nationals working for a cement factory in Egypt were held Tuesday by some local people in the northern Sinai town of Arish.
Education authorities in a North China city on Tuesday banned such tests that could allegedly tell a child's intelligence.