The Canadian police has repatriated a Chinese criminal suspect wanted for contract fraud to China, China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said Wednesday. Liu Xiaoquan was sent back to China on Oct. 21 by the Canadian police in cooperation with

A senior economist at the Swiss-based UBS investment and financial institution praised Wednesday the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between ASEAN countries and China scheduled to take into effect January next year. Edward Teather, Executive Director and a senior analyst at

Hong Kong stocks went down on two consecutive days, plunging 408.01 points, or 1.84 percent, to close at 21,761.58 on Wednesday. The Hang Seng index dropped 165.04 points, or 0.74 percent, to open at 22,004.55. Losses expanded and the benchmark

Industrial enterprises in China's 22 regions reported a combined profit of 1.55 trillion yuan (227.5 billion U.S. dollars) in first nine months, down 9.1 percent year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Wednesday. NBS statistics showed the

The enforcement of court orders of civil cases are challenged by corruption, government red tape and low efficiency, despite notable achievements, China's top judge said here Wednesday. "Some civil case enforcement officers could not discipline themselves to reject dinner invitations

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Wednesday issued four documents calling for an improved evaluation system for Party and government officials. The documents issued by the General Office and the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee said an improved

When Ma Jun stood on the banks of the mighty and yet polluted Yangtze River in 1994, he had vague idea that one day he would devote himself to a Mission Impossible: saving China's dying rivers. Named as one of

Sino-U.S. relations have been maintaining a good momentum of development since U.S. President Barack Obama came to office in January, a senior Chinese military official told U.S. officials on Tuesday. Visiting Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Xu Caihou

China on Wednesday expressed "firm opposition" to a U.S. report on religious situation in China. The U.S. State Department on Monday released its annual international religious freedom report which continued to include China on a list of "Countries of Particular

China Minmetals Corporation, the state-owned metals and minerals trader, was described as a model for the country's SOEs at the release of its 2008 Sustainability Report in Beijing Wednesday. The report highlighted the company's good causes, energy efficiency and safety

Chinese city commercial banks should avoid aiming to expand in terms of size and speed, and ranking among peers, Liu Mingkang, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, said in a statement posted on the commission's website Wednesday. The foundation

Chinese mainland on Wednesday denied the authorities had imposed restrictive measures on the southern Taiwan city of Kaohsiung in retaliation for its screening of a documentary film on Uygur activist Rebiya Kadeer and for hosting the Dalai Lama. "It is

A bus carrying 27 passengers plunged down a hill in east China's Zhejiang Province on Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses said at least eight passengers were killed, but the number of casualties has not been confirmed by authorities. The bus went off

Visiting Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Xu Caihou and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates agreed here Tuesday to further the bilateral military relationship and cooperation in a stable and healthy way. During their meeting at the Pentagon,

Visiting U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Wednesday hailed China's actions to confront energy challenges. "Chinese should be rightly be lauded for taking actions that are commensurate with the energy challenges we face," Locke told aworking breakfast in Hangzhou in

Zambia's former president Kenneth Kaunda affirms China's contribution to the development of Africa in defense of the increasing friendship and cooperation of the two sides. Kaunda, one of the renowned African Independence Movement leaders, gave an affirmative appraisal of the

Some 40 Thangka paintings from Jigme Jiancuo and Tenzin Nyima, two famous artists in Nianduhu Monastery of Qinghai met audiences at Modern Industry Mansion, Shanghai since October 26 and the exhibition will end till October 30. As the treasures of

File picture shows farmer Qiong Cireng(L) from Lhunzhub County, Lhasa, capital of Tibet, tests the satellite TV receiving equipment. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ A total of 5,345 pieces of satellite TV receiving equipment have been installed in Dengqen County, Chamdo Prefecture, eastern

Picture shows the Tibetan pupils in Deqen County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest Yunnan Province, showing their handmade toys, Oct. 27, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$&$ ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Indian Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna signed on Tuesday a Joint Communiqué after holding the 9th meeting of foreign ministers of the three countries. The following is the