Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday said China will stick to its family planning policy, but will improve the population policy to promote long-term and balanced growth.
China on Wednesday called for calmness and restraint after Pyongyang's military announced that it would nullify a Korean War armistice with the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Amid the public's calls for the government to stabilize housing prices, Premier Wen Jiabao said China will "firmly rein in" speculative and investment-driven housing demand.
At least six policemen were killed in an ambush in Malaysia's Sabah state, police said Sunday, as authorities tried to ease tensions amid continued standoff with Sulu gunmen.
The 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliamentary body, opened its first annual session Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
A fish contaminated with radiation levels as much as 5,100 times of legal limits has been caught near Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, hitting a record high, said the nuclear plant operator.
The second plenary session of the CPC Central Committee, which closed on Thursday, adopted a government restructuring plan, aiming at simpler and decentralized administration, as well as improved administrative efficiency.
Iran and world powers have agreed to meet again over its disputed nuclear program after two days of negotiations in Kazakhstan that Tehran praised as "more realistic."
China will have 202 million elderly people in 2013, accounting for 14.8 percent of the total population, the China Research Center on Aging said on Wednesday.
A delegation of U.S. basketball players landed here Tuesday for a week-long visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The U.S. State Department on Tuesday refused to comment on the ongoing visit.
The shockwaves of the horse-meat scandal in some European states are felt here at the ongoing food and hospitality fair Gulfood where European meat producers say they benefit from a growing quality awareness among restaurants, retailers and consumers.
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced Tuesday that it has closed a deal to acquire Canada's Nexen Inc. Experts told Xinhua the takeover is just the first step, as the company will face many challenges in its road ahead.
Hong Kong's financial chief John Tsang said Wednesday that Hong Kong must expand and strengthen its four pillar industries to maintain its competitiveness.
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivered his budget speech in the parliament on Monday, saying that the government, in a bid to pursue quality growth, will further tighten foreign worker policies while supporting the drive to boost productivity.
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced Tuesday that it has closed a deal to acquire Canada's Nexen Inc.Wang Yilin, chairman of CNOOC, said the company is delighted to have acquired a leading international platform through the acquisition of Nexen.
Park Geun-hye took office as S.Korea's first female president on Monday. Park promised to revive the country's slowing economy and promote her country's culture across the globe. She also emphasized the importance of trust-building with partners in dealing with security challenges.
Russia started an all-out advance Monday against smoking as President Vladimir Putin signed a law significantly restricting tobacco smokers.
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