In This EditionA top Chinese military official lashes out at the US and Japan an international security conference in Singapore, saying China opposes an assertive military alliance emerging in the Asia-Pacific region.

Winding up his six-day official visit to China, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak vows to continue efforts for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

And the China-Central Asia gas pipelines begins transporting natural gas from Turkmenistan to China.

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