The Chinese military responded for the first time on Wednesday to the recent "near-miss" between warships from China and the United States in the South China Sea, saying the Chinese naval vessel was conducting "normal patrols" when the two vessels met, and it properly handled the situation in accordance with strict protocol.
Spending from January to November exceeds amount for all of last year
Japan agreed on Tuesday to spend more to boost its military in the coming years, a move that experts believe aims to counter China's rising influence in the region.
Sales of high-end watches, men's wear suffer biggest drops due to frugality drive
Beijing said on Monday that it is keeping watch on Pyongyang and hopes there won't be a "major change" in the latter's policies, as the sudden execution of the country's powerful No 2 in command has brought fear of instability to the region.
Fourteen terrorists were killed as they attacked police officers with knives and explosives in Kashgar, in the southern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Sunday night.
China's first lunar rover and the lander took pictures of each other near mid-night on Sunday, marking the complete success of the country's Chang'e-3 lunar probe mission.
Though Japan has signed aid pacts in order to win support from ASEAN countries in its dispute with China, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "checkbook diplomacy" may fail because his provocative political actions put the region into a difficult situation, observers said.
Top leaders said on Friday China will seek steady economic progress by making more reforms in all areas.
Kim's uncle pays with his life for 'anti-party crime'
It took only an hour for the silent alarm to be triggered after Nanjing Children's Welfare Institution opened its "safe haven" for abandoned babies on Tuesday.
China's effort to cover foreign workers in its social security net has received a lukewarm response, with authorities conceding that only a small portion of expats have joined the system.
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