Beijing News

Police in central China have launched a huge manhunt for a suspected mass killer after finding eight bodies including that of a two-year-old boy and his grandmother, state media reported Tuesday. Police in Hubei province are offering a 50,000 yuan...

A Sierra Leone cargo ship with 32 Chinese crew members on board outran four pirate boats in the Gulf of Aden Monday, Chinese officials in Beijing said. The China Maritime Search and Rescue Center said the pirates gave chase in...

The mainland stock market began the New Year with a broad rally yesterday, led by the policy-driven auto and steel sectors and a rebound on bourses across the world. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 3.29 percent, or 59.91 points,...

The greatest Olympian in history is returning to China, this time as a brand spokesman for Mazda. U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the summer games in Beijing, has signed a seven-figure deal to...

We've all heard about the health risks of secondhand smoke...Medical experts say there is such a thing, and it's particularly hazardous for children...It's defined as the residual contamination from tobacco smoke that remains after a cigarette is extinguished—toxic dust that...

Chinese exporters face an increased risk of not being paid for their goods as foreign banks run out of cash and some overseas importers evade paying debts, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) warned Monday. "The cases of malicious debt evasion...

Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) leader Li Changchun has underscored the importance of enhanced efforts to boost public confidence in a bid to promote stable and fairly rapid economic development. Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the...