Global pharmaceutical sales may rise 5 to 7 percent next year to $880 billion on soaring demand in developing nations led by China as it becomes the world's third-largest drug market, according to IMS...

Chinese shares advanced to the five-month high on Oct 8 on the gains of gold producers and nonferrous metals. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 3.13 percent, or 83.09 points, to close at 2,7...

China's short-term foreign debt jumped 24 percent in the March-June quarter, possibly indicating speculative money inflows in anticipation of a stronger yuan. The rise, to $343.8 billion, might also b...

During the past 12 years, Chinese scientists have discovered more than 900 locations containing mineral deposits which are estimated to hold 5 billion tons of iron ore, as well as a vast array of othe...

China has promulgated a regulation on the administration of Tibetan Buddhist temples which stipulates, among others, that overseas individuals or organizations should not interfere in temple affairs....

Chinese scientists are considering launching a high-profile search for an ape-like Bigfoot creature in Central China's Hubei province, nearly 30 years after the last organized expedition to seek the l...

Women wear swimsuits with Chinese characters "Sports Models" written on red sashes in a promotion campaign on Chouzhou street in Chengdu, Sichuan province on Sept, 27, 2010. They drew the attention of...

The 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games flame was ignited in a traditional sun-ray ceremony at the Juyongguan pass of the Great Wall Saturday morning. The sun shone just enough over the military stronghold of...

Kim Jong-il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official watched the performance of "Arirang" Saturday night, an event celebrat...

The yuan on Friday climbed to the highest level since 1993 amid growing foreign demand for a faster currency appreciation. However, a senior Chinese official warned that if the yuan appreciates too fa...

After an unexpectedly long sojourn in China, I returned to Silicon Valley for a week. It caused me to reflect on the different business cultures of my two homes; those differences collectively explain...

I have resisted making a big deal about this month’s escalating dispute between China and Japan over the East China Sea, because it is hard to envision a scenario where it spirals out of control beyon...