China

China last year said it would ease family planning restrictions after decades of a strict one-child policy

Industrial accidents are common in China, where work safety regulations are often flouted

Thailand's junta has targeted infrastructure spending as a long-term fix to help boost the economy

Homosexuality is legal in China, but was only taken off the list of psychiatric disorders in 2001

The information minister is attending the Expo on the invitation of the governor of Gansu province

Chief of Naval Staff says attack craft will prove crucial in the defence of the country’s sea frontiers

China and Pakistan set to invest $46 million to launch satellite in 2018

China is pouring billions into its space programme and working to catch up with the US and Europe

US and South Korean firms were relegated to fourth and fifth place respectively in China's smartphone market

The latest protests started in June after the arrest of respected village chief Lin Zuluan

Nepal is one of several South Asian countries where India and China are vying for influence

The standing committee of NPC voted to disqualify deputies for vote buying and bribery during their election process

We don’t want North Korean refugees flooding into China, a driver explains

The two ends of the bridge were linked on Saturday

PPP delegation in China to explore investment opportunities

Airline's magazine reportedly provides safety advice to travellers based on race and nationality of local residents

Scholar takes a look at how Shariah is implemented among the Hui population in China

The latest estimates show a population of 1,864 adult giant pandas

Says Beijing ready to work hard with New Delhi

China has burgeoning and increasingly prosperous middle class that is travelling abroad in great numbers

India is suspicious of China's support for its arch-rival, Pakistan

The Group of 20 (G20) comprises 19 of the world's largest economies and the European Union

Draft agreement envisages peaceful coexistence for strategic gains

Not even US National Security Adviser and the White House press corps proved exempt when Air Force One landed

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of Uighurs have traveled clandestinely via Southeast Asia to Turkey

Expected to focus on the fight against global warming, after China on Saturday ratified the Paris climate accord

Stakes are high for China to pull off a trouble-free summit, its highest profile event of the year

Vietnam is in the midst of major military buildup that analysts say is a deterrent as China grows more assertive

The bridge is undergoing 'an internal system upgrade', the official Xinhua News

Ratifying the agreement fits with Beijing's domestic political agenda of being seen to make efforts to clean up

It might be impossible to establish who engineered the release of sensitive emails, says Russian President

'I think the Australians need to make a choice, it's difficult to walk this fine line between balancing the alliance'

Last month the EU approved anti-dumping duties on cold rolled steel from China, its second-largest trading partner

After departing China, Obama will take part in the ASEAN summit in Laos September 6-8

Huge influx of foreign investment expected

The infrastructure bank has been seen by some as rival to World Bank, ADB

Kerry said US supported diplomatic efforts to resolve territorial disputes to which there was "no military solution"

The United States, and Japan have notably declined to join the bank

Four submarines will be constructed in China while the remaining four in Pakistan

No loss of life or property reported as yet

Sandy Phan-Gillis, from Houston, Texas, was arrested in March 2015 and had been held without charges since then

Talks are likely to be overshadowed by arguments over everything from territorial disputes to protectionism

Hotels receive police notices telling them to turn away people from Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Afghanistan

The Chinese envoy was given a detailed briefing regarding the operational methodology of NAB

According the Karachi Port Trust, Hutchison planned investing in Pakistan because it was ‘poised for growth

The CCTV report alleged that the Syrian Civil Defence group which shot the video is of 'questionable independence'

Western governments, rights groups have also lambasted an earlier law, 'treating foreign NGOs as a criminal threat'

The bridge is some 430 metres (1,400 feet) long and suspended 300 metres above the earth

Beijing can play a positive role, says Afghan Ambassador Zakhilwal

Apple's new research and development center will be built by the end of the year