Man offers $130m to gay daughter's suitor
A Hong Kong tycoon may double a "marriage bounty" to find a male suitor for his gay daughter, to $130 million.
Foreign demand for goods adds to air blight
Manufacturing goods in China for export contributes significantly to the country's severe air pollution problem, a recent study showed.
Bitter cold returns to snarl US
The northeastern region of the United States shivered amid heavy snowfall and far-below-average temperatures on Wednesday.
Fired professor rejects claim he broke nation's one-child rule
A professor was fired in November after the university's family planning office discovered he had two children.
Jamaican sledders will be in Sochi
Jamaican bobsled pilot Winston Watts and the nation's Olympic Committee said they are accepting an invitation to compete at next month's Sochi Olympics.
Xi set for trip to Sochi Games
President Xi Jinping is to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, from Feb 6 to 8.
Danish minister tours Beijing on her bicycle
Danish Transport Minister Pia Olsen Dyhr began her three-day visit to China in Monday's morning rush hour by riding a red bicycle.
Subway fare hike must consider users
Zhu Liang, a member of the committee, said "the subway fare should not increase beyond what people can afford."
White House fine-tunes Asia pivot to 'quench fire'
Washington is dispatching two diplomats to East Asia to fine-tune the US pivot to Asia-Pacific by "quenching the fire" between China and Japan.
Nationwide good Samaritan law needed
As we look forward to the Year of the Horse, let's hope that it will be the one in which a nationwide good Samaritan law is introduced.
WeChat to manage wealth
The service, called Licaitong, was jointly developed by Tencent and four fund companies, including China Asset Management Co and GF Fund Management Co.
Expats seek to beat smog with technology
Several independent Dutch inventors are among a handful of foreigners who have found unique ways to combat China's smog.
Hollande admits problems in personal life
Asked directly if Trierweiler was still France's first lady, Hollande insisted on the troubled couple's right to privacy.
'Selfish drivers' blamed for high death count in fire
Sixteen people died and 17 were sent to the hospital on Tuesday when flames swept through the Taizhou Dadong Shoes Co building in Yangjiawei.
Prince's star rises amid scandals
Tall and imposing, but said to be warm and approachable by those who meet him, the 45-year-old heir has won the fondness of Spaniards.