Drug traffickers are using people in vulnerable groups as drug smugglers, including the physically and mentally disabled, people with acute and chronic diseases and women who breast-feed their babies, an annual drug control report released on Monday shows.
Police in Guangdong province smashed a major drug-smuggling conduit between the Chinese mainland and Australia this month, a senior narcotics officer said on Monday.
China said on Monday that the recent visit of a high-level Japanese official to Taiwan has caused a "serious disturbance" to the improvement of China-Japan relations. Beijing strongly objected, lodging "solemn representations" with the Japanese.
HONG KONG - Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who will become the first woman to serve as chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, vowed after her election victory on Sunday to lead Hong Kong forward in solidarity.
President Xi Jinping's call for inclusive and sustainable globalization received international recognition and support at the Boao Forum for Asia, with participants agreeing that greater inclusiveness and fairness are needed to ensure shared benefits and common prosperity.
A Chinese-owned company is sponsoring the $5.6 million renovation of an 18th century London pagoda believed to have been inspired by a 15th century Nanjing structure
Many landmark buildings in Shanghai, including the 632-meter Shanghai Tower - China's tallest building - as well as the World Financial Center and Oriental Pearl Tower, turned off their lights for an hour on Saturday as part of a global effort to draw attention to climate change.
A woman in Britain went a whole year without spending money. No eating out, no drinks at the pub, no new clothes, books, not even train tickets.
Item from March 27, 1994, in China Daily: A shop assistant helps a customer choose a birthday present for her boyfriend at a gift store in Beijing. These days more Chinese want unique handicrafts to give as gifts for their friends and relatives.
Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Wellington on Sunday to start a four-day visit to New Zealand after his trip to Australia last week, the first such trip by a Chinese premier in 11 years.