TEPCO suffers string of mishaps
Six workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant were exposed to a leak of highly radioactive water on Wednesday.
Argentines fret as leader has brain operation
Doctors prepared to drill into Argentine President Cristina Fernandez's skull on Tuesday morning to siphon out blood that is pressing on her brain two months after she suffered an unexplained head injury.
Xi calls for more APEC connectivity
President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for improved connectivity under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation mechanism as part of efforts to promote economic integration.
Nature's light show 'once-in-a-lifetime' trip
For amateur stargazer Li Ren, seeing the aurora borealis - the natural light show that appears over the Arctic - will be a childhood dream come true.
Wanda prepares film, television industrial park
Dalian Wanda Group announced on Sunday plans to establish a huge movie industry project in Qingdao, Shandong province.
Suspect taken into custody for online rumors
A self-proclaimed environmental protection activist has been detained by police amid an ongoing crackdown on online rumors.
Gunmen kill dozens of students in Nigeria
Suspected Islamic extremists attacked an agricultural college in the dead of night, gunning down dozens of students as they slept in dormitories.
Shanghai fest blooms with global arts
The China Shanghai International Arts Festival will kick off on Oct 18 at Shanghai Culture Square with a modern dance production of Swan Lake.
US female astronaut praises China's space program
A female astronaut from the United States has spoken highly of the development of China’s aerospace program.
Shanghai lines up new tram system
City authorities have proposed building six lines - 90 kilometers of track - in southwestern Songjiang district.
Smartphone shipments to soar
Smartphone shipments in China will hit 450 million in 2014, pushed up by aggressive tactics by local vendors.
Nation expected to complete space station by 2023
China will complete its first space station within 10 years and be able to send crews of up to six people for short-term missions.
More than a case of chemical attraction
The Beijing Science Festival is a week-long annual festival of popular science that began in 2011.
Typhoon kills 25 in Guangdong
Typhoon Usagi killed at least 25 people after making landfall in Guangdong province on Sunday evening.
96 die in attacks across Iraq
Two suicide bombers, one in an explosives-laden car and the other on foot, struck a cluster of funeral tents packed with mourning families.