To clean up the online environment and rein in rumormongers, the State Internet Information Office, China's cyberspace watchdog, issued a rule targeting instant messaging tools.
Air patrols stepped up by Beijing after Tokyo's 'reconnaissance' move
The World Trade Organization ruled on Thursday against supporting China's appeal over restrictions on exports of rare earths, tungsten and molybdenum, forcing the country to improve its regulations on these raw materials.
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by the United States for leaking extensive secrets of its electronic surveillance programs, has been given a three-year residence permit by Russia, his Russian lawyer said on Thursday.
Experts urged foreign companies on Wednesday to comply with China's antitrust laws amid a slew of investigations, with more in the pipeline.
A Dutch company has been awarded a contract to search the southern Indian Ocean seabed for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
The death toll from Sunday's earthquake in Yunnan province rose to nearly 600 on Wednesday as a key 72-hour period for rescue work passed.
China's investigations into foreign companies spread to the auto sector on Tuesday, with German giant Mercedes-Benz saying it is helping authorities after reports that anti-monopoly investigators raided its Shanghai office.
Heavy traffic is continuing to make life difficult for rescue workers struggling to reach the epicenter of Sunday's earthquake in Yunnan province.
Immigration officers in Beijing have intensified inspections of foreigners as an increasing number have started to use China to enter third countries illegally.
Japan's annual white paper on defense has incorporated the latest reinterpretation of its constitution granting the country the right to practice collective self-defense.
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