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New York court holds hearing in trial for fugitive ex-Chinese official

The first hearing in the trial of China's most wanted economic fugitive Yang Xiuzhu took place in a New York immigration court on Tuesday.

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China urges BRICS to unite for promoting multi-lateralism

​Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi Tuesday urged BRICS members to unite and promote multi-lateralism in international relations.

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China edging closer to universal power access

Living with very little electricity in a village in the plateau region of Tibet, Cering Lhamo spends most of her winter nights bored and shivering in temperatures around 15 degrees Celsius below zero.

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Senior Chinese, U.S. officials meet for Xi's visit in September

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice agreed here Wednesday that the two sides will work closely and make full preparations to ensure the success of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States in September.

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What animal to worship this Chinese New Year?

The zodiac animal of China's coming Lunar New Year has caused much confusion in the English world, as its translation results in at least two candidates: sheep or goat.

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Nanjing party chief probed for graft

Yang Weize, the Party chief of the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, is being investigated for suspected serious violation of party disciplines and laws, said the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in a statement Sunday.

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Chinese state councilor Yang Jiechi arrives in Cambodia for working visit

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi arrived in the capital of Cambodia on Monday night for the second meeting of the Cambodia-China Inter-Governmental Coordination Committee, which will be held on Tuesday.

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China's 2014 transport infrastructure investment to hit 2.5 trl yuan

Fixed asset investment on China's transport infrastructure, including roads, railways, airports and waterways, are expected to hit 2.5 trillion yuan (409 billion U.S. dollars)this year, Minister of Transport Yang Chuantang said on Sunday.

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Chinese rumormonger gets four years

A Chinese rumormonger was sentenced to four years in prison for illegal business practices on Tuesday in Beijing.

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Innovation key to success of Lenovo

Innovation has always been in the DNA of Lenovo, and will help the company make a difference in the post-PC era, according to Yang Yuanqing, CEO of Lenovo, China's leading computer firm.

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Japan's remarks on Chinese military "unacceptable","groundless:ministries

China's Ministry of National Defense and Foreign Ministry on Sunday called Japan's remarks on the Diaoyu Islands included in the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone "absolutely groundless and unacceptable."

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Teenage Chinese rumormonger expelled from school

A schoolboy once arrested for spreading rumors online was expelled from school in northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday, though the government has launched an ensuing investigation.

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China beverage tycoon Zong knifed, suspect arrested

Zong Qinghou, one of China's richest men, was attacked with a knife near his residence in Hangzhou on Friday, and local police confirmed on Wednesday that they have arrested a suspect.

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Chinese state councilor meets DPRK official

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi met with Kim Kye Gwan, First Vice Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Beijing on Tuesday.

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Death toll rises to 26 in NW China downpours

Three more people have been confirmed dead due to continuous rain that has lashed the city of Yan'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province since July 3, bringing the death toll to 26, the local government said Sunday.

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Xi-Obama summit opens new chapter in trans-Pacific cooperation

During their first summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Barrack Obama increased mutual trust, reached consensus on an array of issues and mapped out a blueprint for China-U.S. ties, and these achievements signal the opening of a new chapter in cooperation across the Pacific Ocean, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi said Saturday.

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Literary couple's letters off auction amid protest

A Beijing auction house announced Sunday that it would scrap the auction of letters by a late Chinese writer and his widow upon protest of privacy infringement.