Chinese president Xi Jinping has urged the law enforcement to investigate and solve the case of Kunming terrorist attack with all-out efforts and punish the terrorists in accordance with the law. 

More than 10 terrorist suspects attacked people at the square and ticket hall of Kunming Railway Station at 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, killing at least 28 civilians and injuring 113 others. 

Police shot dead five attackers and are hunting for the rest. 

Xi Jinping stressed the careful rescue and treatment of injured civilians and proper handling of the dead. 

He called for full awareness of the grave and complicated situation of anti-terrorism and effective measures to crack down violent terrorist activities in all forms. 

Xi Jinping has assigned officials to go to Yunnan to guide work and visit injured civilians and relatives of the victims.

Ukraine puts military on alert: acting president

Ukraine's acting President Alexandr Turchynov says he has placed the country's armed forces on full combat alert, warning that any military intervention in the country would lead to war.

Speaking alive on Ukrainian TV on Saturday night, he said he had also ordered intensified security at nuclear power plants, airports and other strategic infrastructure. 

Turchynov said Russia has no justification for any "act of aggression," 

He made the announcement hours after Russia's parliament gave President Vladimir Putin a green light to use military force to protect Russian interests in Ukraine. 

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said he had urged Russia to return its troops to base in the southern Crimea region during a phone call with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and called for talks. 

Yatsenyuk said military intervention would be the beginning of war and the end of any relations between Ukraine and Russia.

S. Korea urges Japan to face history with courage

South Korea commemorated the 95th anniversary of the Independence Movement Day on Saturday, remembering the sacrifices made by those who fought against Japanese colonial rule.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye attended the ceremony and insisted that the Japanese government look back on its past wrongdoings.

She also proposed to North Korea that family reunions be held regularly, as time is running out for elderly Koreans wishing to see family members from whom they had been separated during the Korean War.

Pakistan welcomes Taliban's ceasefire

Pakistan has welcomed ceasefire by the Taliban as a positive step that could revive the stalled dialogue process. 

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan's spokesman Shahidullah Shahid says the group has declared a ceasefire for a month and the leadership has asked all the Taliban groups to respect the ceasefire and stop attacks. 

He also urges the government to "give a positive response" to the Taliban decision to make progress in the fragile peace process.

China naval expert defends military budget

A Chinese military expert says Double-digit growth in China's defense budget in recent years is moderate and in line with the country's economic conditions.

Yin Zhuo, director of the Expert Consultation Committee of the PLA Navy, has told Xinhua that China's military spending is still far from the level it needs to be as the country faces increasingly severe security challenges. 

The Chinese government is to unveil its defense budget for 2014 during the annual session of the National People's Congress, set to begin on March 5.

Preparation for Chang'e-5 launch on schedule

China says preparation for the 2017 launch of its lunar probe Chang'e-5 is going as planned.

The country's leading space scientist Ye Peijian says Chang'e-5, as part of China's third-phase lunar program, is expected to bring back moon rock samples to Earth, a move hailed by him as "a historic moment" for the country.

China becomes world's largest goods trader: WTO

China was the largest goods trading nation in 2013 according to data from the World Trade Organization.

The Ministry of Commerce says in a statement that China's goods trade topped more than 4 trillion U.S. dollars last year, including over 2.2 trillion dollars in exports and 1.9 trillion dollars in imports.

China's manufacturing PMI drops to 50.2 pct in February

China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector dropped to 50.2 percent in February, down from 50.5 percent for January.

February continued January's decline with most sub-indices shrinking, according to a statement jointly released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.

China accelerates improvement of car charging services

China's local authorities will speed up the construction of charging stations for electric cars in urban regions, helping eliminate a major hurdle for the country's new energy vehicle sector.

The Chinese capital announced this week it will add 1,000 electric chargers by the end of this year. Beijing has 65 stations equipped with 1,200 chargers, with the largest station able to charge 210 vehicles at same time. 

Chargers will cover the city's central district, with each serving a five-km-radius.