Londoners face travel chaos in transit strike

The first of two days of transport misery has begun for commuters in the British capital after a 48-hour strike by Tube workers started on Tuesday night.

Japanese government panel urges nation to rethink collective defense

A government panel will urge Japan to allow its military to help allies that come under attack, in a major reversal of the country's ban on collective defense under its pacifist constitution.

Massacre denied

A governor of Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, has denied that the Nanjing massacre took place, days after a row over Tokyo's use of war-time sex slaves engulfed the new NHK chief.

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Thai opposition petitions court to annul weekend poll

Thailand's opposition is set on Tuesday to demand the annulment of last weekend's election and the dissolution of the ruling party, in a legal offensive that threatens to intensify the kingdom's political agony.

Pakistan peace talks with Taliban militants delayed

Negotiators for the Pakistani Taliban said on Tuesday that government representatives had refused to show up for planned peace talks, citing confusion over the militants' team.

Actor's death comes amid rise in heroin use

The apparent heroin overdose death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman comes amid a sharp rise in trafficking of the illegal narcotic across the US-Mexico border in recent years and growing abuse of the drug nationwide, federal officials said on Monday.

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Half a century of China watching

Colin Mackerras has chalked up many firsts in China from the time he first set foot in the country in 1960s to his current reputation as probably one of the most influential specialists on China affairs.

China to the world mastering art of PR

In the first half of the 20th century, it was Soong May-ling and Lin Yutang who shaped how the world saw China, just as it was Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping who became the faces of China in the latter half.

To change the child for the better, change the parent

Where Are We Going, Dad is the hottest reality show to hit China television recently, and its attraction speaks of the growing awareness of the father's role in raising a child.

Foreigners feasting on festive delights

A growing number of expatriates are choosing to work, study and live in China, lured by increased opportunities for exchanges in cultural and economic fields in the three decades since the pace of reform and opening-up accelerated.