China
The Communist Party has pledged to boost Hong Kong's role in China's economic development and opening up to the outside world in the document adopted at its fifth plenum, which ended yesterday.
China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on Thursday, after decades of strict, sometimes brutal enforcement.
“Hey, have you guys heard what's going on in China? President Xi Jinping's new style?"
China is trying out a new approach this week. A hipster pop music video featuring a song performed in American accents drums up its latest five-year social and economic plan.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has sought assurance from President Xi Jinping, who is on a state visit to UK, that Hongkongers would be able to choose their own leader.
Glass bridges give you the feeling of walking on air, and allow you to appreciated the jaw dropping view. Of course, you need to not be terrified of heights, and have a great amount of trust in the people who built the bridge. So, yeah . . .
Bombs hidden in courier parcels delivered across a county in Guangxi province exploded yesterday, killing at least seven and injuring dozens ahead of the seven-day National Day holiday.
Mainland scientists have discovered a "super material" that is as light as a balloon yet as strong as metal, which could be developed by the mainland's military into armour.
It is rare for a president to make such an announcement at a military parade.
After the tragedy in Tianjin, China sacks Yang Dongliang, its work-safety boss
