China

The ferocity of Soudelor caused authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and evacuate over 163,000 people.

China is cracking down on the circulation of amateur porn over social media.

Mining giant battered by falling prices

Police officer rescues newborn baby found upside down in lavatory pipe.

Couple arrested after tape shot in store changing room went viral in China.

Surveillance footage shows cleaner's foot swallowed by escalator while he was mopping floor.

Engine maker and car manufacturer rose to top of the market as mining firms faced China slowdown concerns.

Four men allegedly used surveillance equipment and computers to scam money from rich mah-jong players.

Ocean acts as a major carbon sink, sucking up CO2 and preventing greater climate change.

Artist and dissident claims he was never charged with any crime following 2011 detention.

New technology platform dubbed 'LinkedIn for investor relations' is helping people connect with Iranian firms.

The world's largest radio telescope is now under construction in Pingtang

A female giant panda called Jia Jia broke the Guinness World Record for the oldest panda ever in captivity

Chinese stock market saw its biggest one-day loss since 2007, breeding uncertainty on the FTSE 100.

Allegedly run by a husband and wife, Chinese factory employed hundreds and produced £12m of fake iPhones

Two-year-old boy from Annui Province put left arm in grinder whilst it was in operation.

Officials claim they are enforcing building laws, but Christians claim government is targeting their faith.

Xiang Liujuan, 30, died after the landing platform of a department store escalator collapsed in Jingzhou.

China lifts all restrictions on the sale of games consoles, but the strict censoring of software remains.

China has begun construction of world's largest radio telescope to search for intelligent life in far-flung galaxies.

China might soon ease its decades long one-child policy due to the looming demographic concerns.

Commodities led by gold and oil hit a 10-year low thanks to Iran and China.

Chinese TV footage shows man take plunge multiple times into Xiang River in country's Guizhou province.

University of New South Wales beat German team B-Human 3-1 in robot football final.

Group of four women chase away armed gang that set upon workers on the building site in Xian.

China's Maritime Safety Administration bars entry of others into area until exercise is over.

Chinese aviation firm receives order for 17 seaplanes from domestic buyers.

Ling Jihua, top aide to former president Hu Jintao, accused of taking huge bribes and trading power for sexual favours.

Tse, who has advised some of the biggest companies in China, believes the current problems facing country can be overcome

RoboCup 2015, a global competition for robot makers and operators, has opened in Hefei City.