Ballerina killed in go-kart smash hours after posting video blowing out birthday candles
Marina Yablochkina, 28, lost control while racing friends and crashed into a wall.
China says its relationship with Taiwan will be 'more complex and grim' in 2017
Beijing said it would not hesitate to oppose any form of separatist activity in the country.
China pumps money into Congo-Brazzaville oil industry hub despite alleged rights abuses
Critics accuse China of turning a blind eye to rampant rights abuses in the central African nation.
China says country's law enforcement and judicial officials must support Communist Party
The warning is reportedly in the wake of the arrest of former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang.
Hong Kong's separation from China not possible, says HK chief executive
Leung Chun-ying's comment came amid growing calls from activists for the city state's independence.
Xi Jinping meets Joe Biden and says world needs stable US-China relations
Xi is attending the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Chinese authorities investigate 50 factories in Tianjin for making fake seasonings
The factories were reportedly using illegal ingredients like industrial salt in soy sauce and vinegar.
India's inclusion in nuclear club shall not be a 'farewell gift', China tells US
China is opposing India's entry to the elite Nuclear Suppliers' Group despite most other members' support.
Sexism in Bronze Age China left signs of malnourishment etched on women's skeletons
Women received significantly less nutritious food than men during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
China orders mobile app stores to register with the government
China's cyberspace regulator has asked its offices to maintain records of all app stores.
Beijing hits back at Donald Trump's suggestion One China policy is negotiable
The president-elect has upset China on several previous occasions.
Chinese newspaper warns US will need to 'wage war' to ban Beijing's access to South China Sea
China's reaction follows Rex Tillerson's suggestion that the Asian giant be denied entry to the disputed territories.
China develops new 'humpback' nuclear submarines with 'capability of striking US'
The 'Jin' Type 094A carries 12 submarine-launched ballistic missiles known as 'big waves'.
China's Soviet-built Liaoning aircraft carrier sails out of Taiwan Strait
Beijing said Liaoning's movements complied with international law.
Taiwan scrambles jets after Chinese warships approach from South China Sea
It is the latest rumbling of a tense dispute between the two countries.
Beijing ends electroshock therapy and beatings for internet addicts
Camps use brutal treatments to cure addicts.
Police set up smog squad to crack down on causes of choking Beijing air pollution
Industry, weather and geography conspire to make Beijing a hotspot for toxic smog.
Trump ignorant and misguided on North Korea issue, Chinese dailies hit back at his tweets
The US president-elect had accused Beijing in a tweet that it was not doing enough to stop Pyongyang.
Former Chinese drug regulatory official jailed for accepting bribes from vaccine companies – report
Yin Hongzhang was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 500,000 yuan.
China issues highest alert for fog in northern and eastern provinces already choked by smog
The Met office also renewed an orange alert for smog over Tuesday and Wednesday.
Hong Kong's former leader Donald Tsang denies allegations of bribery related to China penthouse
The graft charges that Tsang currently faces were allegedly committed between 2010 and 2012.
Nobody is allowed to use Hong Kong as a subversion base against mainland China, Beijing warns
However, a top official said China would not interfere in matters that purely affect Hong Kong's autonomy.
Stock traders attempt mass suicide on Beijing underground train by drinking pesticide
Eyewitnesses say a strong odour was coming from the group as they got on the trains.
China formally accuses former senior official responsible for Taiwan affairs of bribery
Gong Qinggai was put under investigation by the ruling Communist Party in January.
Taiwan confirms President Tsai's stopover in US amid China's warning that reunification is certain
China is wary that Tsai Ing-wen will seek to meet Donald Trump's transition team during her visit to Latin America.
Japanese defence minister visits Yasukuni war shrine after returning from Pearl Harbor
China and South Korea have always criticised the shrine as it symbolises Japan's colonialism.
The pollutant ammonia has been detected 15km up in the atmosphere, but it may not be all bad
Ammonia is released at ground level by fertilisers – what is it doing in the upper troposphere?
China aiming for multiple unmanned exploration missions to Mars and Jupiter by 2030, official says
The first robotic Mars probe will be launched by 2020, Wu Yanhua of China National Space Administration said.
China wants Vatican to be more 'flexible and pragmatic' to help improve ties
China's statement comes a week after the Vatican called for a dialogue with China for unity and harmony.
Taiwan warns of growing Chinese threat as Beijing's warships head towards Hainan
This comes after the US President-elect Donald Trump's telephone call with the island's president upset Beijing.