Delta Airlines apologizes for listing China's territories as independent countries

Delta Airlines has apologized for listing Tibet and Taiwan as independent countries on its official website and promised to take immediate measures to correct the mistakes.

China, Mekong countries to have more pragmatic cooperation

Senior foreign affairs officials from China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam on Friday agreed to deepen pragmatic cooperation to benefit their people.

Chinese tourists mugged, attacked in Paris

The Chinese embassy in Paris on Saturday urged Chinese tourists to raise vigilance and take precautions following the mugging and attack on Chinese nationals.

China Bans National Anthem Disrespect

China’s parliament has voted to make disrespecting the country's national anthem a criminal offense with a penalty of up to three years in prison.

3,317 fugitives abroad captured in China's 'Fox Hunt'

Chinese police caught 3,317 fugitives from over 120 countries and regions in the past five years, according to the Ministry of Public Security (MPS).

Chinese Envoy to US: Washington Should Switch from Threats to Dialogue on North Korea

China’s ambassador to the US called on Washington to stop making continuous threats over North Korea and “do more” to build bridges of understanding and negotiation instead.

China to regulate online comments

China's cyberspace authority has issued a document regulating online publicly posted comments.

First of such cases in China: Body frozen for future chances at resurrection

The entire body of a 49-year-old woman from Shandong province in east China has been cryogenically frozen after she died of lung cancer.

Chinese aircraft carrier formation returns from HK visit

China's Liaoning aircraft carrier formation has returned to a military port in Qingdao in east China Sunday.

Chinese Spend 3 Hours a Day on Their Smartphones, Rank 2nd in the World : Survey

Chinese nationals spend an average of three hours a day on their smartphones, ranking second in the world after Brazilians who spend two additional hours on their phones, according to a survey by a German internet company.

UN Security Council agrees to blacklist DPRK individuals, entities

The UN Security Council on Friday agreed to add more individuals and entities of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to its sanction list in response to the country's repeated ballistic launches.

China launches online services for elderly. 255 million Chinese will be over 60 years old

A research institute on eldercare under the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs launched a website providing online services for senior citizens Friday.

Ancient civilizations key to elimination of extremism

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Monday collective efforts and ancient civilizations are the keys to elimination of extremism.

Chinese FM hails Sino-Greek civilization exchanges, mutual learning

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday spoke highly of the civilization exchanges between his country and Greece, hailing the mutual learning between the two ancient civilizations as exemplary.

Abe sends ritual offering to notorious Yasukuni Shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, which honors 14 Class-A convicted war criminals among 2.5 million Japanese war dead from WWII.

Dalai Lama says it's for people to decide fate of his office

The exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader said Saturday that it's up to his followers to decide whether the office of the Dalai Lama exists in the future.

India to host Dalai Lama in disputed territory, defying China

Indian federal government representatives will meet the Dalai Lama when he visits a sensitive border region controlled by India but claimed by China, officials said, despite a warning from Beijing that it would damage ties.

Snowfall disrupts Spring Festival travel in NE China

Snow disrupted the trips of Spring Festival travellers in northeast China on Thursday, causing multiple accidents and temporary closure of an airport and expressways.

Chinese Lunar New Year : Travel peak comes as Chinese go home for Spring Festival

Chinese authorities have forecast a peak travel rush in the second week of China's 40-day "Chunyun," starting Friday, as many Chinese people are rushing back home for the Spring Festival.

China: Fake terracotta warriors destroyed by police

Authorities in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Wednesday evening raided a fake resort and destroyed over 40 copycat terracotta warriors.