Huang Min-hui has been appointed to temporarily lead the KMT after Eric Chu resigned as chairman on Monday. This follows after the KMT lost the presidential election to the DPP.
Taiwan has easily transformed into one of the favorite travel destinations among Chinese mainlanders during the winter holiday season. Experts attribute this hike in tourist activity to the increase in quota for tour groups, according to a report by China Daily.
With the launch on Monday of a new online system containing 870 Living Buddhas, the Chinese government has tightened regulations regarding the identities of Tibetan Buddhist leaders in an effort to aid the public in differentiating real religious figures from fake ones, as reported by the Global Times.
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale jolted Menyuan County of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, northwest China, on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 1.13 a.m.
Tsinghua University was reportedly hacked by the Islamic State (IS). The propaganda music of the extremist group played on some of the pages of the website.
Several military-run newspapers have published their last editions as part of the ongoing reform of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the Global Times reported.
A new center transshipment port will soon be built in Cherchell, as China and Algeria have signed a $3.3-billion deal on Sunday, Jan. 17, the Global Times reported.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled in favor of Chinese fastener makers on Monday, Jan. 18, giving China a major victory in its seven-year dispute with the European Union (EU), China Daily reported.
A new report has revealed that an alarming number of students in Beijing are exposed to tobacco. This is despite the strict regulations that ban the sale of tobacco within 100 meters of a school.
Due to growing demand of swim bladders for "aquatic cocaine" by the affluent Chinese, two Mexican species are being pushed into oblivion.
Three Chinese students involved in a bullying case in southern California have settled on a plea deal that will force them to spend time in prison. The students were shocked because punishment is rare for bullies in China.
The chairman of Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) party stepped down on Monday following the party’s defeat in the island’s elections, the Global Times reported.
The Taiwanese presidential elections resulted in Tsai Ing-wen of the DPP emerging victorious. However, her victory came after a campaign that did not stress Taiwan's independence.
Southern China is going to experience continuously freezing temperatures, according to the national weather authority. The institution announced on Tuesday, Jan. 18, that heavy blizzards, sleet and rainfall will bombard the region until Saturday, Jan. 23, according to a report by China Daily.
To attract top foreign talent to work at Chinese research institutions, colleges and universities, the government is mulling the removal of several career barriers, a move that will create more opportunities for highly qualified foreigners, according to a report by China Daily.
