British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that his Wednesday announcement of the plan to hold an in-or-out referendum on Britain's EU membership is not about "turning our backs on Europe."
The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting 2013 opened here on Tuesday evening under the theme "resilient dynamism."
Beijingers on Wednesday saw their first sunshine in seven days, with a cold front dispersing the lingering smog in the city. But while blue skies have returned, the capital's air pollution remains heavy on Wednesday, with PM 2.5 readings still at levels deemed "very unhealthy" by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
China is opening up its mobile telecom sector to private enterprises. In a move expected to improve competition and innovation, in a field dominated by three telecom giants.
Singaporeans and permanent residents here seem to be more tolerant of gays and lesbians, according to a study by the city-state's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) released on Wednesday.
The horrific Connecticut elementary school shooting has reignited the debate over gun control in the United States but at the same time gun sales have increased dramatically in the country.
Heavy snow has been battering Xilin Gol grassland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for two months, affecting more than eight million farmers and herdsmen.
China's urban population now outnumbers its rural for the first time - a major change, in the country's social structure.But China still has a long way to go to become truly city-based, with many side-effects from the rapid urbanization.
The new line is expected to provide travellers with more options and has wider impact on economy.
Derek Scissors, a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center, says China and the United States deeply rely on each other for economic growth and trade. He says this interdependence has generated benefits for both.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, is calling for more market reforms to tackle China's economic challenges.
Chinese consumers using bank cards spent more money in November than the month before.
French retail giant Carrefour is in trouble in China again - with more price cheating allegations.
According to new data from Chinese educational training institutions, fifty percent more Chinese students chose to sit the standardized admissions test or 'SAT,' to get to colleges in the United States...
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