In a first, China allows online media to report news

China has for the first time permitted official media websites to report news but retained monopoly over the media by omitting popular private social media portals like Sina which has millions of......

7 killed, 66 injured as blast rocks kindergarten in China

A powerful explosion rocked the entrance of a kindergarten in eastern China on Thursday while children were leaving the school, killing at least seven people and injuring 66 others, the state......

How Jack Ma grew from 'shrimp' to whale

Often described as the Rockefeller of his age, the 51-year-old Jack Ma, who started life as an English teacher, is courted by business tycoons, political leaders and Hollywood stars. This is not......

China's Olympic champ Sun Yang to be detained after car crash

Chinese Olympics swimming champion Sun Yang will spend seven days in detention, state media said on Monday, after a car he was driving without a licence collided with a bus in the latest incident......