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Forensic experts are using DNA matching to identify bodies from the Eastern Star ship disaster. As of Thursday morning, 342 bodies had been identified, but the forensic experts work is far from a simple process. One hundred and seventy specialized me...
Hong Kong's health authorities say 31 out of the 33 suspected cases of MERS reported in the 24 hours before noon Wednesday have tested negative. Officials at the Center for Health Protection said that two patients are still being tested, but that as...
China continues its hunt for economic fugitives and corrupt former officials and has seen an increase in cooperation with international policing institutions. On Tuesday, the first hearing in the trial of China's most-wanted economic fugitive Yang Xi...
Torrential rains continue to hit various parts of China, causing severe floods and property losses. The southern provinces of China have been battered by heavy rain over the last few weeks, with many of them enduring the wettest May for 40 years, acc...
In the sparsely populated western borders of Xinjiang, a building boom is underway. Though it is only a construction zone right now, it will soon become the third railway link between Xinjiang and Central Asia. A vast no man's land is the border betw...
The Three Gorges Dam has started increasing its discharge capacity ahead of the upcoming flood season. Since last week, the dam has lowered its discharge capacity 3 times. That helped reduce water levels on the Yangtze River for the rescue and salvag...
The Secretary general of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee, Xi Jinping, met with Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson of Myanmar's National League for Democracy, on Thursday afternoon in Beijing. He held the meeting with Suu Kyi at the Great...
The Secretary General of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee, Xi Jinping, has met with Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson of Myanmar's National League for Democracy, in Beijing. Suu Kyi is in China for her first visit at the invitation of the...
China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery, abuse of power and intentional disclosure of state secrets. He has also been stripped of his political rights for life and will have his personal assets con...
China has urged the United States to repatriate a fugitive Chinese ex-official at the earliest date. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei said this after the first hearing in the trial of China's most wanted economic fugitive Yang Xiuzhu took place in...
The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Corridor Forum was held in Kunming, South China's Yunnan province on Thursday. The forum was co-hosted by Chinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng and Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank Stephen Groff. M...
The One Belt, One Road Initiative includes massive investment in infrastructure, and part of that is involves upgrading electricity transmission. In Xinjiang, a power transmission line is now planned to run all the way to Pakistan. Xinjiang is upgrad...
