The owner of a school bus is in police custody following a deadly accident in the city of Penglai in Shandong. 11 kindergarten children, along with the buses' driver, were killed after a truck loaded with sand crashed into the school bus. Three injur...
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to win a battle for Jerusalem following a deadly attack on a synagogue. Two Palestinians armed with a gun and meat cleavers killed four rabbis in West Jerusalem before being shot dead. A policeman officer later...
Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping says China is willing to strengthen exchange with the Australian Labor Party to jointly promote the newly-announced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between China and Australia. As part of his meeting with Lab...
At least 18 people have been killed after a fire broke out in a vegetable packaging plant yesterday in the city of Shouguang in Shandong. 13 others have been hospitalized. The fire has been put out. Police are investigating into what caused the incid...
The Chinese government has outlined the main priorities for Chinese President Xi Jinping's forthcoming attendance at the G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia this weekend. The Foreign Ministry says the president is expected to focus mostly on the state...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has arrived in Myanmar's capital for a series of meetings on East Asian cooperation. He is also in the country for an official visit, his first to Myanmar since taking office. The premier is scheduled to attend an East Asia...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced the launch of the process to create a Free Trade Area for the Asia-Pacific. Speaking after the conclusion of this year's APEC leaders meeting in Beijing, Xi Jinping hailed the APEC members' endorsement of a...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has put forward a vision of a Chinese-driven Asia-Pacific dream at the APEC CEO summit in Beijing. Xi Jinping delivered the keynote address, with over 1,500 business leaders from 21 APEC member economies and 17 other coun...
Chinese President Xi Jinping says the country will accelerate the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Xi Jinping says the country should prepare timetables and road maps for the One Road and One Belt p...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is scheduled to travel to Myanmar next week for a series of leaders' meetings on East Asia cooperation. The Chinese Foreign Ministry says the Chinese Premier will attend an East Asia Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, in addition to a...
Security has been increased around the venues, hotels and routes for diplomats here in Beijing for the start of the APEC meetings today. The Public Security Bureau in Beijing has established an information sharing system to deal with security concern...
China is planning to press for the establishment of an Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area at the upcoming APEC meetings here in Beijing. There are currently 56 different FTAs in the Asia-Pacific region. Chinese officials say they'd like to see those deals...
Officials in charge China's Chang'e lunar program are describing the latest mission as a breakthrough. A test orbiter has returned to Earth after an eight-day trip around the moon. The recovered spacecraft is now in the hands of scientists in Beijing...
There's been a military coup in the West African country of Burkina Faso. The country's armed forces have announced the dissolution of parliament and the government. The military has announced plans to create a transitional government within the next...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the process of launching the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area is expected to start during the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing. The top Chinese diplomat says the FTA will help to integrate regional...
