A publication in Kenya is deeming the Chinese-backed railroad project in the country a brewing scandal. Kenya's largest privately owned newspaper The Daily Standard has printed an article titled "Why the Planned Railroad Could Be the Largest Scandal in Kenyan History."
Just a day after a suicide bomber struck the Volgograd train station killing 17 and injuring at least 40, a second bomb was detonated in a packed Volgograd trolleybus throwing the city into fear that it is the target of a terrorist campaign and raising serious doubts about the safety of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in nearby Sochi.
The Chinese Public Safety Bureau announced that the incident involving the beating of new military recruits in Inner Mongolia is "being handled strictly and according to the law."
China's whole-year goods trade in 2013 is expected to reach over U.S. $4.14 trillion, positioning the country as the world's top trader for the first time when the actual figures are out next week.
Hufei, China When won't residents of HuFei City be harassed by smog? When will social security districts be realigned? When will migrant workers receive their pay? These are the pressing questions that face HuFei Municipal Committee Secretary Wu Cun Rong.
Chinese moviegoers will soon have a look at the country's first 3D animated film when "Boonie Bears" hits the mainland screens before the Spring Festival.
After rescuing all the 52 passengers of the stranded Russian research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy, China's icebreaker Xuelong is now the one being trapped by heavy floes in Antarctica.
The Chinese Consulate in San Francisco announced that on Jan. 1st, the consulate was the site of an arson which caused serious damage to its facilities.
Another bizarre twist in the East Asian Pacific occurred on Jan. 2.
Chinese authorities arrested two foreigners in Shanghai after they were caught withdrawing money from ATM machines using white cards.
Doctors at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) made history after they successfully killed cancerous cells using a "NanoKnife," a first in the entire Asia region.
Chinese helicopter Xueying 12 successfully rescues 52 stranded passengers of the Russian research ship Akademic Shokalskiy in Antarctica.
China's Ministry of Public Security said crimes involving guns and bombings dropped by 44.9 percent and 36.2 percent respectively last year, compared with the figure in 2012.
On the afternoon of Jan. 2nd, it was learned that a special committee meeting was held regarding the death of an Anhui, Ci County Agency Chief who fell from his office building.
On the afternoon of Jan. 2, 2014, a tall building in downtown Lanzhou city was on fire.
