Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has called for improving the urban living conditions for migrant workers who left their rural hometowns and are significantly contributing to the country's urbanization.
China's Foreign Ministry on Monday hit back at calls by the United States for the country to soon let the yuan rise in value amid fresh pressure from US politicians for faster yuan appreciation ahead of the G20 summit later this month.
A fun-filled visit to the zoo turned into a tragedy for a family in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, as a tiger attacked a man and his 17-year-old son, killing the former on the spot, on Sunday.
Defending champions Italy came from behind to make a 1-1 tie with Paraguay here on Monday in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group F opener.
Ten men allegedly involved in the stabbing of Chinese film director Yan Po last week have been detained by Beijing police, police said on Monday.
Police across the country have started a massive seven-month crackdown to curb rising crimes and ease escalating social conflicts.
The government dispatched two chartered flights on Monday to save Chinese nationals from the ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan.
Ten men allegedly involved in the stabbing-attack of a Chinese film director Yan Po last week had been detained by Beijing police, police said Monday.
A Taliban key commander affiliated with Haqani network was killed as Afghan and NATO-led troops stormed militants' hideout in eastern Khost province, a press release of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Monday.
Chinese railways transported 5.11 million passengers Sunday, up 8.9 percent year on year, boosted by the three-day Dragon Boat Festival, the Ministry of Railways said Monday.
Five people have been rescued while an unknown number were still missing Monday after a rain-triggered landslide engulfed two vehicles in east China's Fujian Province, local officials said.
Yemen has thwarted an al Qaeda plot to attack vital installations in a province that is home to much of the country's oil resources and a key pipeline that ferries crude to the coast, the defence ministry said on Monday.