Volvo plant shows Xi 300,000th car to China
President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan joined King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium on Tuesday for a visit to the Volvo Car Group.
Severe mercury poisoning found in 5-year-old boy
Police in Kunming, Yunnan province, announced the start of an investigation into the mercury poisoning of a 5-year-old boy on Tuesday.
New rule to target medical tool safety
A new regulation governing the supervision and management of medical equipment has been unveiled.
Urgent hunt for black box a race against a battery
Searchers for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 must gear up their hunt for the aircraft's black box.
'First lady effect' a possible boon for ZTE
ZTE Corp, the Chinese cellphone maker, may get an unexpected boost in sales thanks to first lady Peng Liyuan.
Xi's visit highlights partnership with Belgium, EU
President Xi Jinping gives his best wishes to the two pandas in Belgium that are expected to bring long-term joy to Europeans.
Panda visit wows Obama family on last day of tour
Michelle Obama, her daughters and her mother were awestruck after visiting the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Wednesday.
Jet search still 'remains priority'
Chinese special envoy Zhang Yesui has stressed the urgency of continuing to make all-out efforts to find the Malaysia Airlines jetliner.
Xi pledges to bolster nuclear security
President Xi Jinping says China will continue to strengthen its nuclear security capability.
Smog in Beijing expected to stick around
Smog that has shrouded the Chinese capital since Sunday might persist for a few days.
US landslide death toll doubles
Searchers in the United States found five more bodies on Sunday in the sludge of a massive landslide in the northwestern state of Washington.
Questions linger after somber announcement
The conclusion the Malaysian authorities reached was based on an analysis of the AAIB and Inmarsat using satellite imagery.
Prosperity poised to blossom
A newly cultivated variety of tulip was named "Cathay" in the Netherlands on Sunday by Peng Liyuan.
Zhongshan suits make comeback
President Xi Jinping appeared at Saturday's state banquet hosted by the Dutch royal family in a formal traditional Chinese suit.
Guns in America more deadly than smog
In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama devoted no less than five paragraphs to addressing the epidemic of gun-related deaths in the US.