Foreign-born athletes who have taken UK citizenship ahead of the 2012 London Olympics have been dubbed "Plastic Brits" by critics, but the most famous sportswoman to have made that journey is sympathetic.
Kenya's athletics chiefs face a difficult decision when selecting their marathon teams for the London Olympics following recent world-class performances by their runners.
Sang Zixuan is 7 years old and his brother Sang Ziheng is 6 - yet they look like old men.
A top official threw weight behind Shenzhen-based Proview Technology in its dispute with Apple over the iPad trademark.
Operation to cure black lung offers new hope.
Unilever answered allegations that a banned pesticide was found in Lipton tea, saying on Tuesday that all of its products are safe.
Sexual assaults made up more than 75 percent of the assault cases involving girls in Guangdong province, and most of the victims knew the offenders.
The crackdown on gambling and match fixing in Chinese soccer reached a climax on Tuesday as the first of two trials of former heads of the game opened.
The country's top watchdog for charity organizations plans to keep a closer eye on foundations given a series of charity scandals in the previous year.
A draft legal amendment on Tuesday proposed to further limit the scale of entities that can file class-action lawsuits in the country.
Prestigious Swedish institutes are cooperating with Chinese mental health specialists to help children suffering post-traumatic stress disorder after a disaster.
A gelatin manufacturer in Northwest China's Qinghai province has been accused of using garbage and food waste to produce edible gelatin and drug capsules.