At least eight people were killed and six injured when an over-loaded minibus rolled into a river Thursday in Sichuan Province, local authorities said Friday. An eight-seat minibus, carrying 14 people...

China's leading Internet search engine, Baidu, has filed a lawsuit in a New York court against a U.S. firm that managed its domain registration, Baidu said in a statement on Wednesday. Baidu is seekin...

Top Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou's controversial film "A Simple Noodle Story" will compete for the Golden Bear at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, the organizer has announced. Zhang's...

Lu Chuan, director of award-winning film "City of Life and Death," on Thursday started shooting a short film for the China Pavilion at the upcoming Shanghai Expo. The 8-minute film, "Beautiful Progres...

China said Thursday that its issues with Google should not be "over interpreted" or linked to Sino-U.S. relations. "The Google case should not be linked with relations between the two governments and...

The U.S. government will investigate charges against import of oil well drill pipe from Chinese companies, said the Commerce Department on Thursday. The case, which was filed by the United Steelworker...

China's first central document of the year has again focused on rural problems, just as it has done for the past six years since 2004. The themes of the previous top central documents, beginning in 20...

China's cruise economy kept growing as liner departures from and visits to Chinese harbors increased steadily in 2009, industry insider said Friday. China Cruise and Yacht Industry Association told Xi...

China created 11.02 million new jobs in urban areas in 2009, topping the government goal of 9 million, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Friday. This figure was about 22.4 perce...

As pressure to preserve the world's precious forest resources is growing, China's forest tenure reform in recent years serves as a good example for other countries, said an international research repo...

A pilot scheme to sell railway tickets based on proven IDs began Thursday in south China in a bid to prevent ticket hoarding by scalpers during the upcoming Chinese New Year travel peak. The first rea...

China has a new policy: If Beijing doesn't like the text messages you send in the country, your cellphone will be disabled, preventing you from sending or receiving messages. According to the governme...