China leaders convene to forge key 2015 economy policies

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 12:38

China`s top leaders opened a meeting Tuesday to craft economic policies for 2015 as the world`s second-largest economy embraces slower long-term growth, state media reported Tuesday.

China visa woes for NYT as government ups pressure

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 21:05

In addition to such rough treatment, foreign reporters working in China also generally deal with official intimidation of interviewees as well as bars on going to Tibet or troubled parts of ethnic minority regions.

China visa woes for NYT as government ups pressure

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 21:05

In addition to such rough treatment, foreign reporters working in China also generally deal with official intimidation of interviewees as well as bars on going to Tibet or troubled parts of ethnic minority regions.

Prez Xi to head China`s first National Security Commission

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 22:49

President Xi Jinping was appointed as the head of China`s first National Security Commission (NSC), further consolidating power in the hands of the country`s most influential leader in two decades.

Fear of China 'hard landing' stalks Davos

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 21:33

The risk of a hard landing for the economy in China as well as the threat of military conflict with Japan stoked fears at the World Economic Forum in Davos Friday.

Chinese leaders` kin stash riches in offshore holdings: Probe

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 11:03

Relatives of top Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping and former premier Wen Jiabao have used offshore tax havens to hide their wealth, according to a mammoth investigation released Wednesday.

China detains Hong Kong publisher due to release dissident`s book: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 14:04

A Hong Kong publisher, who was due to release a dissident`s book about Chinese President Xi Jinping, has been detained in China for almost three months, a report said Tuesday.

`Hypocritical crackdown` on China corruption activists: Amnesty

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 10:43

Amnesty International condemned Tuesday the forthcoming trials of eight anti-corruption activists in China, calling them "hypocritical" and saying they highlighted flaws in the ruling Communist Party`s much-publicised anti-graft campaign.

Japan PM may attend Sochi Games, China says no plans to meet Xi

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 09:54

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may attend the opening ceremony for the Sochi Winter Olympics, but China has ruled out any formal meeting with President Xi Jinping whose attendance at the Games has already been confirmed.

`1.82 lakh officials punished in China for graft in 2013`

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 17:15

Enforcing an anti-graft drive launched by President Xi Jinping, China punished 1.82 lakh officials for corruption in 2013 amid speculation that son of a retired top ruling Communist Party leader has been detained on graft charges.