Workers across China will enjoy a supersized break in October under the 2009 holiday schedule announced on Wednesday by the State Council. National Day, which falls on October 1, and the Mid-Autumn Festival, which begins on October 3, will be combined into China's first eight-day hol

BEIJING, Dec. 11 -- China has managed to overcome the adverse impact of several destructive natural calamities and the international financial crisis this year and maintain a steady economic g...

BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China wants a closer military relationship with Russia because it is in the fundamental interests of both sides, a senior Chinese officer said here Thursday. In light of the complicated and volatile international situation, enhancing China- Russia militar

A senior negotiator in talks with the Dalai Lama yesterday expressed strong opposition to the internationalization of the Tibet question, saying the issue involves China's sovereignty and terr...