Beijing finds massive gas reserve in contentious South China Sea region
Underwater gas field Lingshui 17-2 estimated to contain 100 billion cubic metres of natural gas reserves.
Son of Chinese official beats dog bite victim to death over hospital fees: Police criticised
Chinese police accused of corruption as son of government official acts with impunity in murder case
China executes five including mining tycoon for running 'mafia-style gang'
Liu, former chairman of Hanlong Group, executed along with his brother and three others in central Chinese province Hubei.
JPMorgan under 'scrutiny' over hiring Chinese commerce minister's son
Federal prosecutors reportedly see Gao Jue's hiring as violation of US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
China lead suspect in sponsored cyberattack on US health insurer Anthem
Cyberattack on Us health insurer Anthem exposed sensitive information of 80 million people.
China's Xinhua slams Western media bias against Brics, calls it 'zero-sum thinking'
Xinhua says Western media have been prejudiced and short-sighted in their portrayal of the Brics group.
Chinese retail giant Alibaba tests one-hour delivery drones
Three-day test sees Chinese online retail giant Alibaba deliver packages of ginger tea, within an hour, by drone
Russia, India and China to hold key trilateral talks in Beijing
Foreign ministers of Russia, India, and China are in Beijing for RIC gathering to discuss range of foreign policy issues.
Shanghai free trade zone model to be implemented across China
China's State Council spells out reforms on investment, foreign trade, finance, services and ease of doing business.
Apple supplier Foxconn braces for staff cuts in face of falling smartphone prices
Foxconn, manufacturer of the iPhone and many other technology products, will be making redundancies as smartphone demand and prices fall.
Chinese court hears first-ever lawsuit on gay workplace discrimination
A Chinese court has heard what is believed the country's first lawsuit over gay workplace discrimination.
North Korea leader Kim Jong-un may visit Indonesia in first official overseas trip
Report citing Seoul government source suggests Kim Jong-un may attend Asian-African summit in Indonesia.
China to build $242bn high-speed Beijing-Moscow rail link
Rail link will go through Kazakhstan and make travel between Asia and Europe easier.
China: Yangtze boat capsize kills 21, one missing and three rescued
Singaporeans, Indonesian, Malaysian, Indian and Japanese among victims.
Silk Roads old and new – China's soft power
An example of this "Silk Road" is the container rail freight service between Duisburg, Germany and Chongqing with a major rail/road container service centre at Xi'an's "Inland Port"
China's giant pandas: Emergency declared as canine distemper virus kills rare animals
Pandas Chengcheng and Dabao dead, with Feng Feng critically ill.
China arrests 60,000 and seizes 11 tonnes of narcotics in Xi Jinping's war on drugs
Campaign named 'Ban drugs in hundreds of cities' sees 180,000 users punished in last quarter of 2014
Russia and China setting up Universal Credit Rating Group to rival West's 'Big Three' credit raters
Universal Credit Rating Group would issue first ratings in 2015, according to Russian analyst.
China's Shanghai FTZ allows foreigners to fully own e-commerce firms
Entry of foreign players in Shanghai FTZ is expected to trigger gradual opening to overseas capital in the e-commerce sector across China.
China: Wife chops off cheating husband's penis twice with scissors and throws it out of window
Doctors fear animal took man's organ after jilted wife chopped it off at Chinese hospital.
World Bank: India's economic growth rate to match with China's at 7% in 2016
India will edge past China at growth rate of 7% in 2017, according to World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report.
Next iPhone could feature 'unbreakable' sapphire screen as Apple supplier boosts production
Apple supplier announces Magical Mirror X5 phone with unbreakable screen, suggesting sapphire-fronted iPhone isn't far off
Xiaomi: Facebook considered investing in $45bn Chinese smartphone giant
Facebook considered Xiaomi friend request as Zuckerberg eyes opportunity to expand into China and smartphone market.
Smuggler with 94 iPhones strapped to body foiled by metal detector when passing from Hong Kong to China
Man arrested at Futian Port trying to smuggle 94 iPhone handsets into China from Hong Kong
Scantily clan models banned from Shanghai car show, after pressure from Chinese authorities
Organisers aim to provide 'civilized' show for visitors, as 'booth babes' draw criticism from state.
Asia week ahead: Australian unemployment seen rising, India IIP rebounding and Korea may cut rate
Indonesian central bank too meets to set rates next week.
Chinese restaurants offer 'fat discount' allowing obese customers to eat for free
It's a food giveaway in Chongqing for overweight diners.
China abolishes rare-earth export quotas after WTO ruling
Along with that of rare earths, commerce ministry also abolished export quotas of tungsten, molybdenum and fluorspar.
North Korea: Runaway soldier in search for food kills four Chinese civilians
Soldier committed killings during robbery after crossing into Chinese territory.
Increase in demand for Picasso in China risks skewing art markets
Rising demand for Picasso's later works in China has inflated their value.

