Chinas health authorities are reviewing improvements made to the countrys public health in 2013. Officials from Chinas National Health and Family Planning Commission reviewed medical reforms undertaken in 2013, and the building of public health infra...
For more, lets bring in our reporter Zhang Nini. Nini, we know that Chinas reform of its family planning policy has drawn wide attention. Whats latest from the press conference? A1: Well, Reform is a key word for healthcare system last year, and the...
Hong Kongs entertainment industry and numerous charities are mourning the passing of media tycoon and philanthropist, Run Run Shaw, who died at the age of 107 on Tuesday. Over the course of his life, Shaw donated billions of yuan for various social p...
Hong Kong S.A.R. Chief Executive C.Y. Leung has praised the life of Run Run Shaw. Leung said Shaw made valuable contributions to the development of the local entertainment industry. Leung said, Sir. Shaw had been instrumental in pushing ahead with th...
China has outlined new regulations on officials' travel expenses with aims to promote less waste. According to the regulations, officials at department and bureau levels can only take economy class while travelling by air. Only officials at the minis...
Chinas Foreign Ministry has urged Japan to develop a correct understanding of history and draw lessons from its militarist past. Japanese leaders have made clear their stance by actions that show they want to revise history of the aggression and glor...
After four days of being trapped by ice in the Antarctic, the ship has now broken free from dense ice. A change in wind direction loosened the ice floes packed around the vessel, providing an 80-meter stretch of water for the Xuelong to navigate in....
Peace talks aimed at ending the fighting there have been delayed again. The government says it wants a ceasefire before negotiations begin and the rebels are demanding the release of political prisoners. Reports say the two sides have agreed to an ag...
The Syrian National Coalition held a general assembly at an undisclosed location in Istanbul on Sunday. The meeting comes just weeks ahead of the planned peace conference in Geneva. The Syrian National Coalition has said it will attend, but a major g...
Japanese Defence Minister, Itsunori Onodera, arrived in India on Monday where he is expected to seal a deal to sell Japans used military aircraft. Onodera was received by his Indian counterpart and is expected to meet top political and military leade...
Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman has left Beijing for the DPRK with a team of retired basket players to mark the DPRK leader's birthday. This will be Rodmans fourth trip to the capital, Pyongyang. The former NBA stars will play exhibition gam...
The Syrian National Coalition held a general assembly at an undisclosed location in Istanbul on Sunday. Earlier we spoke to our correspondent Alaa Ebrahim in Damascus about the Syrian governments view of the coming Geneva 2 talks. Alaa Ebrahim, Damas...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wants to explain to leaders in China and South Korea why he visited the Yasukuni Shrine, which honours the countrys war dead. Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister, said, I have always said that the door is op...
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has proposed resuming reunions around the Lunar New Year, for families separated between South Korea and the DPRK. Park made the remarks in her first press conference since her inauguration. She pledged to open a...
A new human case of the H7N9 bird flu virus has been reported in east Chinas Zhejiang Province. A 33-year-old woman has been confirmed to have been infected with the virus and is now getting treatment in Hangzhou. Meanwhile, another human case of H7N...
