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Traditional calendar days are numbered

[2015-01-02 09:18]

December has traditionally been the busiest month for tenants of Hecheng, the biggest calendar - wholesale market in Guangdong province's capital Guangzhou - but not this year.

ROK urges DPRK to respond to its offer of dialogue

[2015-01-02 09:18]

The Republic of Korea's Ministry of Unification said on Thursday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea should respond to its offer of talks if it wants to improve relations.

Sino-US ties set to be modified, diplomat says

[2015-01-02 09:18]

A senior Chinese diplomat has suggested that Asia will be "the starting point" for forging a new type of relationship between China and the United States.

President's thumbs up for 2014

[2015-01-01 07:51]

In his New Year address on Wednesday, President Xi Jinping pledged to further deepen the nation's overall reform and to promote the rule of law, comparing them to "a bird's two wings".

One AirAsia victim was wearing a life jacket

[2015-01-01 07:51]

A body recovered on Wednesday from the crashed AirAsia plane was wearing a life jacket, an Indonesian search and rescue official said, raising new questions about how the disaster unfolded.

Family of wrongfully executed teen gets $335,000

[2015-01-01 07:51]

The parents of Hugjiltu, an 18-year-old man of the Mongolian ethnic group, who was wrongly executed 18 years ago are to receive 2.05 million yuan ($335,000) in compensation, the higher court of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region said on Wednesday.

New tank unveiled for high-altitude operations

[2015-01-01 07:51]

China has developed a new light tank specifically designed for operations in mountainous regions, Chinese media reported on Wednesday.

Bodies, debris found from AirAsia plane

[2014-12-31 07:42]

Indonesian rescuers searching for a missing Air-Asia plane carrying 162 people recovered bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday as relatives of those on board broke down in tears on hearing the news.

Guidelines issued on dealing with seized property

[2014-12-31 07:42]

China's government group responsible for implementing reforms has passed a guideline on how to handle property involved in criminal cases and has asked government organs at each level not to interfere with property disposal.

12 years later, New Year's sheep finally finishes knitting scarf

[2014-12-31 07:42]

When millions of Japanese get their customary New Year's greeting cards Thursday, the sheep that's on the postage stamps will have finished knitting the scarf it began 12 years ago.

Two railway giants announce merger

[2014-12-31 07:42]

China's two railway vehicle manufacturers, CNR Corp and CSR Corp, announced on Tuesday that they will merge into one conglomerate.

International hunt for jet focuses on Java Sea oil patch

[2014-12-30 07:39]

International search planes and ships scouring Indonesian waters for a missing AirAsia plane focused on a patch of oil for possible clues on Monday.

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