China and Asean nations vow to outline rules for South China Sea by next year
Both parties agreed to complete framing the rules to be followed in order to ease tensions in the hotly contested waters.
China's coal mining villages are sinking, creating a geological disaster
The country's 19 'disaster zones' have spread across 23 villages, with 55 landslides and 808 incidents of mine subsidence.
Chinese Olympic swimmer praised for talking about her periods
Fu Yuanhui's team came fourth in the 4x100m medley relay and the swimmer said she could not perform well because she was on her periods.
Alleged Chinese drug lord took a 545-mile cab ride from Sydney to Melbourne to escape police
Taxi cost alleged 'ice' dealer Ho Ming Sze $4,500, police say.
Manila and Beijing agree to initiate talks over South China Sea dispute, but give no timeframe
China and Philippines say they would work towards promoting fishing cooperation, marine preservation and tourism.
Mother aborts baby after scan reveals foetus with 'mermaid tail' in place of legs
The foetus was suffering from a condition known as sirenomelia in which the legs are fused together.
Pakistan's new cyber-security law could make bloggers, writers and even readers criminals
Pakistan has joined Saudi Arabia and China as the world's worst censors of the internet
China suspends work on $15bn nuclear waste plant after protests
The project is set to be run by China National Nuclear Corporation in a joint venture with France's Areva.
The iPhone SE is Britain's most popular smartphone
Kantar data reveals smaller, cheaper iPhone SE outselling iPhone 6S and 6S Plus in the UK.
China's futuristic elevated road-straddling bus is just an elaborate scam, says state media
New reports claim TEB is a Ponzi scheme run by a 'shady company'.
Watch Shanghai subway station collapse as passengers flee the scene
Several people at Siping Road metro station were almost hit as the roof started to cave in.
China prepares for G20 summit with English phrases like 'You are handsome'
Residents of Hangzhou are making extensive preparations to host the country's maiden G20 summit on 4 and 5 September.
Dutch man taken to hospital with exhaustion after waiting 10 days at airport for Chinese 'girlfriend'
Alexander Pieter Cirk flew from Holland to Hunan province hoping to meet his online girlfriend.
China's futuristic traffic-beating hover bus road-tested in Qinhuangdao
TEB straddles road to glide over traffic at up to 40mph and can carry 1,200 passengers.
Typhoon Nida's trail of devastation in Hong Kong and southern China
More than 150 flights from Hong Kong cancelled, leaving thousands stranded.
The Dim Sum restaurant where customers make their buns vomit
Poke a hole in your bun to make cream ooze out...
Five jailed in Panama 10 years after poison cough syrup scandal that killed hundreds
Estimates suggest that up to 10,000 Panamanians could have died in mulitnational medical scandal.
Hinkley Point C nuclear plant dealt new blow following green light from EDF
Government will not make a final decision until the early autumn, business and energy secretary says.
Inside the equestrian clubs teaching polo to China's future elite
By invitation only, the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club is the largest association in the country.
Beijing's ambassador to UK dubs South China Sea ruling 'a farce' amid maritime dispute tensions
Liu Xiaoming's comments come as China and Philippines get set to discuss maritime dispute.
Bar a few drug dealers' corpses, Rodrigo Roa Duterte's Philippines is off to a good start
Millions of Filipinos trust their new leader, despite his hard-line position on the drugs trade
Brexit: Two-year 'shadow' looms over global economy concedes Philip Hammond
As a lengthy negotiating process looms ahead, the chancellor points to 'uncertainty' over Brexit outcome.
Brexit increases 'global economic uncertainty' say G20 finance chiefs
The world's largest economies pledge to work together to combat volatility.
China: Video captures moment Siberian tigers attack visitors at wildlife park
The second woman got out of a private car to rescue her companion, when she was mauled and killed.
Torrential rain in China kills more than 150 and displaces hundreds of thousands
The Chinese army has been deployed to rescue stranded villages and provide supplies
China, Australia and Malaysia to suspend search for missing MH370 aircraft
However, the hunt will resume if new evidence is found.
Rio 2016 Olympics: Chinese weightlifters prepare for games at Beijing national sports centre
Winning a spot on China's Olympic weightlifting squad can be more difficult than the Olympics itself
Missing MH370 investigators may have searched wrong area for 2 years in hunt for doomed flight
Fugro project director Paul Kennedy says Boeing 777 could have glided further than previously thought.
Prime Minister Theresa May is in no mood to take blind corners at speed during Brexit talks
Key members of the government want Brexit as soon as possible, while the PM simply wants the best deal.
IMF cuts UK's economic growth forecast but Britain will still perform better than Germany and France
UK's economy expected to grow by 1.3% by end 2017, 0.9 percentage points lower than IMF's April forceast.