China, India urged to boost safety net to dodge debt trap
China: Emerging giants China and India must invest in pensions and healthcare systems now for their populations if they want to avoid falling into the West's debt trap, experts said on ...

Finance veteran to be Taiwan's next premier
TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has picked a former top financial regulator as his next premier, the state news agency and several other media reported over the weekend.The appointment ...

Rain, snow forecast in south China while cold front in central, eastern regions
BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authority said Sunday that rain and snow will fall in the country's southern regions over the next 24 hours, while a cold front will ...

Spring Festival Temple Fair in Beijing
A folk artist performs a Chinese traditional dance at a Spring Festival Temple Fair celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year at Dongyue Temple in Beijing Jan 27, 2012. ...

Wen says China against 'any extreme acts' at Hormuz
DOHA - Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz should be kept open under all circumstances and Beijing opposes "any extreme acts" at the strategic ...

Chinese premier, Qatari PM discuss bilateral, int'l affairs
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L)meets with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabir al-Thani in Doha January 18, ...

Thwarted on US oil pipeline, Canada looks to China
KITAMAAT VILLAGE, British Columbia — The latest chapter in Canada's quest to become a full-blown oil superpower unfolded this month in a village gym on the British Columbia coast. Here, ...

Sky lanterns released in SE China's Taiwan to celebrate lunar New Year
People release sky lanterns in Pingsi Primary School in Xinbei City, southeast China's Taiwan, Jan. 28, 2012. People released 1600 sky lanterns in 8 batches at Pingsi International Sky Lantern ...

British charm offensive targets Chinese cash
British: Britain is making huge efforts to attract investment from China to kickstart an economy teetering on the brink of recession and it is playing its trump card of being outside the ...

Tibetans live in fear as China cracks down on protests
CHENGDU, China (AFP) - Sitting in a teahouse in Chengdu's Tibetan quarter, a nervous young monk spoke of how police arrests of innocent people were adding to the climate of fear in China's ...