China needs to promote domestic consumption to make up for weak global demand because its economic recovery isn't firm, a government researcher said.

Although traditional attitudes towards homosexuality in China's major cities are rapidly changing fueled by the rise of a new generation, in rural China it still remains a taboo topic.

Standing before you is a housewife, a six-year-old child, a prostitute and a homosexual lawyer. All of them are HIV positive. Ask yourself, if there were some way you could magically cure one of them, which would you save?

A stunning photography series marks the 60-year journey of the People's Republic of China.

The Public Security Bureau in east China's Wenzhou city announced yesterday that a police officer was dismissed from his post after the bureau verified netizens' claims that he had used a police car to walk a dog.

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of China's manufacturing sector stood at 53.2 percent in June, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said Wednesday.

The chances of a widespread inflation in China seem unlikely given the country's surplus production capacity, but the central government should be cautious against asset price bubbles.

China faces a different and bigger challenge now to sustain its growth, said David Dollar, who is spending his final day today as China director of World Bank.

Although the Chinese stock market has breached the 3,000-point barrier after a six-month bull run, analysts and investors are cautious since they see the rally as being led largely by big-cap stocks.

Austrlia-based Emergent Resources announced on Friday it would form a joint venture with China Metallurgical Investment to develop its Beyondie Iron project in Western Australia.

A new international currency regime gained greater credence as an alternative to the current dollar-dominated global monetary system.

A large number of exporters in China are under rising financial pressure rooted from reduced orders and delayed payment of credit accounts.

The Group of Eight (G8) leading industrialized nations are showing little enthusiasm for the idea of questioning the dollar's status as the main global reserve currency, a G8 source involved in preparations for next week's G8 summit said on Friday.

H1N1 influenza is causing mild symptoms that go away without medication in most patients, but care-givers should be alert for warning signs of severe cases, the head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

Financial turmoil in the United States is taking toll on the global economy as the crisis spreads.

A video released Thursday showed Michael Jackson vigorously practicing a song-and-dance routine days before his death, supporting accounts he had been in good health.

Nurse: Insomniac Jackson begged for drug
Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist who was working with the singer as he prepared his comeback bid.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired three short-range missiles off its eastern coast in the morning of Saturday, the Yonhap News Agency reported.

Cristiano Ronaldo will show he is worth the world-record transfer fee of 80 million pounds ($131.3 million) that Real Madrid paid Manchester United for him, he said on Saturday.

Cristiano Ronaldo will show he is worth the world-record transfer fee of 80 million pounds ($131.3 million) that Real Madrid paid Manchester United for him, he said on Saturday.

Michael Owen has grabbed the chance to resurrect his career by joining Manchester United and pledged to repay manager Alex Ferguson for giving him a platform to shine with the Premier League champions.

Andy Murray vowed to return to Wimbledon a better player next year after Andy Roddick ended his hopes of being a first Briton in the men's final since 1938 with a clinical masterclass of power serving and variation in pace.

Ron Artest is joining Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. David Bauman, Artest's agent, told The Associated Press that the Houston Rockets forward has verbally agreed to play for the NBA champions next season.

Injury-plagued Houston Rockets all-star center Yao Ming will have to wait a week to see if he again requires surgery on his broken left foot, according to his agent Zhang Mingji.

Michael Jackson's memorial service has been set for Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Entertainment Weekly is set to release four separate tribute covers of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson.

Johnny Depp and his 'Public Enemies' co-star Marion Cotillard would gossip in French so their co-stars and crew members would not know what they were saying.

After Michael Jackson's death last week, editors scrambled to turn the King of Pop into the king of magazine covers.

Famous hostess Yang Lan and Canadian pop diva Celine Dion have joined forces to roll out a jewelry brand.

The Terminator movies have always been about humanity - or at least, the battle to preserve it.

"Harry Potter" star Emma Watson graces the cover of the May issue of 'Interview' magazine.

A pet Burmese python measuring more than 8 feet long broke out of a terrarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom Wednesday.

Models present creations by British designer John Galliano as part of his men's Spring/Summer 2010 fashion collection in Paris June 26, 2009.

A farmer in Longxian county, Shaanxi province, has a young calf that was born with five legs.

So, I tried a new baking adventure yesterday. I’ve been craving something yummy and filling for breakfast that I can take on the go. Someone recently recommended that I try quinoa breakfast muffins.

Australian scientists have developed a "trojan horse" therapy to combat cancer.

Despite 39 C heat last weekend the Yunju Buddhist Temple in the southwest of Beijing received a record number of visitors.

Treatments for erectile dysfunction such as the hugely popular drug Viagra do not appear to pose long-term damage to men's sight, a new study has shown.