Jersey has deepened its links with China, with the British Crown dependency officially launching its first Confucius Classroom in Hautlieu School last week - the 1,000th such facility worldwide.
China plans to launch its first cargo spacecraft via a Long March 7 Y2 carrier rocket in April, sources said on Monday.
China's consulate general in Kolkata announced on Monday that the 23 Chinese crew members on a cargo ship detained more than a month ago at India's Haldia port could probably go home soon.
While Washington has elevated its security commitment to Japan during the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, observers noted that the White House has avoided going too far in aligning with Japan's plans to contain China.
Governments in cities along three pollution "highways" have been told to coordinate their efforts to cut emissions and help prevent the kind of smog that again blanketed the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region on Sunday and is expected to persist for five days.
Surgeon Tian Wei came across one of the most challenging orthopedic surgeries in his 30-year career in 2015. A 43-year-old patient had complained of progressive numbness in the limbs on his right side for 14 months, caused by a deformity in his upper cervical vertebrae.
As Japan prepares to celebrate Valentine's Day, a cranky group of protesters has called for an end to public displays of love, claiming it hurts their feelings.
A colleague recently wrote a story on why many singles gave family reunion dinners on the eve of Chinese New Year a miss this year. Her interviewees, mostly women, said they wanted to avoid being asked when they would marry. Parents and relatives of some unmarried people in China tend to raise the topic on such culturally significant occasions.
Item from Feb 13, 1987, in China Daily: The 15th day of the first month of the Chinese Lunar Year is the traditional Lantern Festival. The festival fell yesterday.
China has demanded Vietnam investigates reports that a Chinese tourist was beaten by border security officers for his failure to pay a tip.
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