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Beijing on Tuesday hit back at claims by Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba that Tokyo was trying to calm tensions with Beijing over the Diaoyu Islands. It branded Japan's "persistent defiance" in the territorial dispute as "self-deception". Japan has denied that a territorial dispute exists over the islands, and Gemba said on Tuesday in Tokyo [...]

Despite cost-saving and environmental advantages, new-energy vehicles battle on to go mainstream. Take a walk along the streets of Hefei and chances are you will see a steady stream of new-energy vehicles manufactured by Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd. (JAC)."As the petrol price continues to rise, new-energy vehicles are much better options compared with similar level [...]

East Asia is the most dynamic sector of the global economy. But challenges in the region dating back to the Cold War still remain unresolved.In Europe the Cold War ended 30 years ago with the collapse of the Soviet Union, but Northeast Asia has never achieved the degree of reconciliation that Europe was able to [...]

The Ministry of Health is hoping a national database can streamline the transplant process, but experts say a country with 20,000 hospitals has a long way to go. (Beijing) – The Ministry of Health recently drafted a directive that aims to establish a fairer and more transparent way to distribute organs for transplant, along with [...]

BEIJING will ban vehicles carrying toxic or dangerous chemicals from entering the capital from November 1 to 18 as it gears up security for the Party's national congress, where a new leadership will be elected. The municipal government yesterday initiated an emergency response program, asking relevant departments to ensure water, electricity, gas, heat, transportation and [...]

China and the United States, the two largest economies in the world, have a "unique role to play" in ensuring peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and the world, Gary Locke, US ambassador to China said during a Town Hall event organized by the National Committee on US-China Relations on Monday. "We have a [...]