China
Dead pigs in China river exceed 13,000
Mar 18, 2013 07:18 EDT
The number of dead pigs found in a river running through China's commercial hub Shanghai had reached more than 13,000, the government and state media said Monday, as mystery deepened over the hogs' precise origin.
Chinese golf prodigy dreams of legendary 'grand slam'
Mar 18, 2013 06:48 EDT
China's 14-year-old prodigy Guan Tianlang has set his sights sky-high by aiming to become the first player to claim golf's legendary 'grand slam': winning all four majors in the same year.
ST-Ericsson to cut 1,600 jobs in company split
Mar 18, 2013 06:25 EDT
The unprofitable mobile technology venture between Ericsson and STMicroelectronics, ST-Ericsson, said Monday it would axe 1,600 jobs after splitting the operation.
China 'replaces UK' in top five arms exporters
Mar 18, 2013 06:24 EDT
China has overtaken Britain to become the world's fifth largest arms exporter with five percent of the global trade, its highest position since the Cold War, a Swedish think tank said on Monday.
UN arms treaty talks to resume amid hurdles
Mar 18, 2013 05:53 EDT
Talks resume Monday on a United Nations treaty to regulate the sale of conventional arms -- amid roadblocks put up by some of the world's key players.
World leaders head to Rome for pope's inaugural mass
Mar 18, 2013 05:33 EDT
World leaders arrived in Rome ahead of an inauguration mass for Pope Francis who receives compatriot President Cristina Kirchner of Argentina on Monday in his first meeting with a head of state.
China among top-five arms exporters: think-tank
Mar 18, 2013 04:01 EDT
China has overtaken Britain to become the world's fifth-largest arms exporter with five percent of the global trade, its highest position since the Cold War, a Swedish think-tank said.
US govt investigated Wall Street Journal: report
Mar 18, 2013 01:52 EDT
The US Justice Department last year opened an investigation into allegations that employees at The Wall Street Journal's China news bureau bribed Chinese officials for information, the newspaper reported.
Son charged over Hong Kong 'heads-in-fridge' murder
Mar 18, 2013 01:16 EDT
Two men including the son have been charged with murder after an elderly couple were gruesomely killed in Hong Kong, as a search continues for their missing body parts.
Japan protests to France over military sales to China
Mar 18, 2013 00:55 EDT
Japan has protested to Paris over a French firm's sale of helicopter landing equipment to China, at a time of heightened territorial tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
China military officials admit ship-radar lock: report
Mar 18, 2013 00:41 EDT
Senior Chinese military officials have admitted for the first time that a frigate locked its radar on a Japanese destroyer during the two nations' spat over disputed islands, Kyodo News agency reported.
Dead pigs in China river exceed 13,000: media
Mar 17, 2013 23:57 EDT
The number of dead pigs found in a river running through Shanghai has reached more than 13,000, Chinese state media said, as mystery deepened over the hogs' precise origin.
Xi's 'Chinese dream' aims to boost party: analysts
Mar 17, 2013 23:42 EDT
New leader Xi Jinping has urged China to pursue the "Chinese dream" but experts say behind the grandiose words he is single-minded in his aim to bolster Communist Party rule.
Chinese prodigy undaunted by US Masters
Mar 17, 2013 23:30 EDT
Fourteen-year-old Chinese prodigy Guan Tianlang told AFP he's not worried about missing the cut at Augusta next month when he becomes the youngest player ever to compete at the US Masters.
Xi's 'Chinese dream' aims to boost party: analysts
Mar 17, 2013 22:59 EDT
New leader Xi Jinping has urged China to pursue the "Chinese dream" but experts say behind the grandiose words he is single-minded in his aim to bolster Communist Party rule.
Sharapova sets sights on more Slams
Mar 17, 2013 21:54 EDT
Maria Sharapova, her first title of 2013 safely under her belt, looks poised to join the battle for the world number one spot in women's tennis, but her real appetite is for Grand Slam glory.
Israel first stop on Obama legacy tour
Mar 17, 2013 18:45 EDT
US President Barack Obama will effectively begin to build the global legacy he will leave behind on the first foreign trip of his second term next week to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan.
Tibetan self-immolates in China: rights groups
Mar 17, 2013 15:00 EDT
A Tibetan Buddhist monk has died after setting himself ablaze in China, Western rights groups said, the latest in a string of self-immolations in protest against Chinese rule.
Bank of China chairman resigns
Mar 17, 2013 12:32 EDT
Bank of China chairman Xiao Gang resigned from his post after he was chosen to head China's top securities regulator, reports said late Sunday.
New restrictions bite Hong Kong shark fin traders
Mar 17, 2013 11:32 EDT
A conservation victory restricting global trade in more shark species will take a fresh bite at Hong Kong's market in fins, which has already been hit hard by persistent attacks from anti-fin campaigners.
