Wang Jianjiahe shatters Asian record in ...

The 16-year-old Wang Jianjiahe broke the Asian record in the women's 800m freestyle at the Chinese National Swimming Championships on Saturday. Wang, who won both 1,500m and 400m freestyle crowns, e

Swimming teenager beats Asian records, f...

QINGDAO, China, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Beating a pair of Asian records within one month, Chinese teenager swimmer Wang Jianjiahe confessed on Saturday that she is facing the biggest challenge of her ca

Wang Jianjiahe shatters Asian record in ...

QINGDAO, China, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The 16-year-old Wang Jianjiahe broke the Asian record in the women's 800m freestyle at the Chinese National Swimming Championships here on Saturday. Wang, who won

Wild elephant breaks tusk from horseplay

A wild Asian elephant living in a village in the city of Pu'er in southwest China's Yunnan Province was found to have broken off a portion of its tusk. Yang Zhongping, a local Asian elephant inspect

At this year's BFA, Chinese wisdom promo...

With the world facing mounting downward economic pressure coupled with increasing protectionism and isolationism, officials and experts from around the world are looking for answers, hoping to get s

Asia Media Cooperation Conference calls ...

Media representatives from 20 Asian countries shared their perspectives on the media's role in global governance and Asian media's cooperation in the "omnimedia" era during one of the roundtable disc

Premier Li calls for cooperation among A...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday that the country is ready to work with other Asian countries to resist risks and challenges and expand the space for development. Li made the remarks at the o

Premier Li calls for cooperation among A...

BOAO, Hainan, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday that the country is ready to work with other Asian countries to resist risks and challenges and expand the space for develo

Interview: More appetite among Chinese, ...

by Xinhua writers Luo Jingjing, Yang Shilong NEW YORK, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Asian art collectors have become more knowledgeable, sophisticated and are branching out for more Western works

Strong, safe, stable, sustainable: Singa...

Did you know that Singapore is only two-thirds the size of Hong Kong and less than half the size of London? And yet the city-state has punched above its weight - with one of the most remarkable devel