Three People's Liberation Army Navy vessels arrived in San Diego on Tuesday morning for a four-day visit to the Southern California city.
US president-elect Donald Trump's choice of James Mattis, a retired general with a reputation as a hard-liner, as secretary of defense might lead to more uncertainty and confrontation in China-US military ties, Chinese experts said.
President Barack Obama's administration reaffirmed the United States' one-China policy on Monday, following president-elect Donald Trump's phone call with Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen on Friday and his China-related tweets on Sunday.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye is willing to "calmly" accept the outcome if the opposition-controlled parliament votes for her impeachment this week, but prefers to resign on her own terms, lawmakers from her party said on Tuesday.
At a rundown stadium in Lhasa in the Tibet autonomous region, a small group of fans watched two teams battle it out in an amateur soccer match that lacked neither intensity nor thrills.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's announcement to visit Pearl Harbor is a "hypocritical gesture" to cater to the United States rather than a sincere reflection on the country's World War II-era war crimes, analysts said.
The British country pub where then-prime minister David Cameron treated President Xi Jinping to fish and chips and a pint of ale during his state visit last year has been sold to a Chinese investor.
Cold, cough and flu are seasonal illnesses humans have learned to live with. But the moment somebody hears of cancer or any other terminal disease, the limbs go numb, the mind goes blank rendering people helpless, even if temporarily. And if the victim is a child - such as Luo Yixiao - desperation takes over reason.
A white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Tuesday outlines China's efforts to promote international exchanges and cooperation in traditional Chinese medicine. The paper, Traditional Chinese Medicine in China, said TCM has spread to 183 countries and regions.
Xu Xiang, a former hedge fund manager, has pleaded guilty to market manipulation, according to a statement by a court in Qingdao on Tuesday. It is one of the most high profile cases since China's stock market collapse last year.