CHINA SAYS HOPES MONGOLIA LEARNED LESSON AFTER DALAI LAMA VISIT

China also hoped Mongolia would scrupulously abide by its promise not to invite the Dalai Lama again, Wang said... READ MORE›

LOSSES WIDEN IN CHINA'S HOT SPOT REAL ESTATE MARKETS

Beijing prices fell 0.1 percent, Shanghai and Chengdu down 0.2 percent, and Shenzhen slipped 0.4 percent ... READ MORE›

CHINA'S RICHEST MAN WANG JIANLIN ON A GLOBAL HUNTING SPREE

Mongolian herdsmen attend a horse racing match at a winter Nadam fair in West Ujimqin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2017... READ MORE›

CHINA 'BLOCKS' MONGOLIA BORDER AFTER DALAI LAMA VISIT

Mongolia says China has closed a key border crossing, creating huge congestion, nearly a week after the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, visited the country... READ MORE›

COAL MINE EXPLOSION IN NORTHERN CHINA KILLS 17

Four miners were rescued after the blast, which occurred when 31 people were working underground, said the Chifeng city government in China's Inner Mongolia region... READ MORE›

COAL MINE EXPLOSION IN NORTHERN CHINA KILLS 17, TRAPS DOZENS

Four miners were rescued after the blast, which occurred when 31 people were working underground, said the Chifeng city government in China's Inner Mongolia region... READ MORE›

CHINESE MINE DISASTERS KILL AT LEAST 38

On Saturday, 17 people died in a coal mine explosion in northern China's Inner Mongolia region, Xinhua added... READ MORE›

LI LAO PM SIGN COOPERATIVE TRADE AND ECONOMIC DOCUMENTS

China hopes that Laos could make continuous efforts for the healthy and steady development of China-ASEAN ties, Li said... READ MORE›

DALAI LAMA HAS 'NO WORRIES' ABOUT TRUMP BECOMING U.S. PRESIDENT

Such meetings usually draw protests from Beijing, who accuses the Dalai Lama of seeking to split Tibet from China... READ MORE›

DALAI LAMA SAYS HE WILL VISIT PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP

After the Dalai Lama's visit to Mongolia in 2006, China briefly canceled flights between Beijing and Ulaanbaatar... READ MORE›

"I HAVE NO WORRIES" ABOUT TRUMP'S ELECTION

Dalai Lama I have no worries about Trump's election... READ MORE›

RUSSIA DOMINATES DAY ONE OF QINGDAO JUDO GRAND PRIX

In the semi against Altansukh Dovdon of Mongolia his Ippon delighted the trio of judges... READ MORE›

DALAI LAMA PREACHES IN MONGOLIA, RISKING CHINA'S FURY

Mongolia Buddhism is closely tied to Tibet's strain and traditionally reveres the Dalai Lama, who made his first visit to the country in 1979... READ MORE›

CHINA ORDERS NEIGHBOURING MONGOLIA TO SCRAP DALAI LAMA VISIT

Mongolian Buddhism is closely tied to Tibet's strain and traditionally reveres the Dalai Lama as a leading spiritual figure... READ MORE›

BRAD PITT BACK IN CHINA NEARLY 20 YEARS AFTER REPORTED BAN OVER TIBET FILM

Brad Pitt spent 40 minutes giving autographs to Chinese fans on Monday and 20 minutes at a tightly controlled media event promoting his latest movie, Allied, in Shanghai... READ MORE›

CHINA FOREX RESERVES HIT LOWEST VALUE SINCE 2011

The 113 companies polled by the China Enterprise Research Center were from 12 industries such as real estate and agricultural in Hangzhou, Wuhan, Guiyang and Dalian... READ MORE›

MONGOLIAN SCIENTISTS STUDY 200-YEAR-OLD MUMMIFIED MONK WHO IS 'STILL ALIVE'

03 Aug 2012 Some experts on Buddhism said the monk could be in tukdam, a kind of deep meditative state that crosses over between life and death... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN ICE CREAMS HOT IN CHINA

Russian ice creams are primarily characterized by its ingredients and great taste, said Wang Xianzhe... READ MORE›

CHINA SENDS 2 TAIKONAUTS TO SPACE FOR 30-DAY ORBITAL LAB MISSION

Monday's launch marks a key step towards China's plan to eventually operate a permanent space station... READ MORE›

'77 DEAD' AS LORRY HITS CROWDS IN FRENCH CITY

Attacker shot and killed by police after driving lorry into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in southern city of Nice... READ MORE›

DALAI LAMA VISIT TO STRASBOURG PROVOKES THREATS FROM CHINA

Beijing accuses European parliament of ignoring its 'strong opposition' after Tibetan spiritual leader met Martin Schulz... READ MORE›

The NHS is an extraordinary melting pot of nationalities, and all the richer for it... READ MORE›

HUNTING WITH EAGLES: THIS 4,000 YEAR-OLD ART IS DYING OUT IN MONGOLIA

For Kazakhs living in western Mongolia, hunting with eagles is a proud art, and one of the highest expressions of their cultural heritage... READ MORE›

HOW PRESS FREEDOM DECLINED AROUND THE WORLD LAST YEAR, BY COUNTRY

10 Nov 2013 Other countries where press freedom slumped badly included Venezuela down 20 places to 137th, Libya down 17 places to 154th and Russia down 4 places to 152nd ... READ MORE›

KERRY MEETS IRAN MINISTER IN MUNICH ON NUCLEAR TALKS

Not the United States had openly supported the Dalai Lama for decades... READ MORE›

THESE ARE SOME OF THE EARLIEST PHOTOS EVER TAKEN OF CHINA'S CAPITAL

He captures a breathtaking expanse of the Great Wall, a fortification that had been abandoned for centuries... READ MORE›

MUMMIFIED 200-YEAR-OLD MONK FOUND IN MONGOLIA IN 'VERY DEEP MEDITATION', BUDDHIST ACADEMIC CLAIMS

The preserved body was discovered in the lotus position, covered in animal hide, last week in the Songinokhairkhan district, close to the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar... READ MORE›

THE GOBI DESERT ULTRAMARATHON - THE HARDEST RACE IN THE WORLD?

Loosely based on the journey of a seventh-century Buddhist monk Xuanzang he took several years, the route passes some truly inhospitable terrain in Gansu Province... READ MORE›

DISMAY OVER 'CRUDE' REPAIRS TO ANCIENT SECTION OF GREAT WALL OF CHINA

Chinese officials are being pilloried over renovations to a crumbling but much-loved 700-year-old section of the Great Wall of China, a Unesco world heritage site... READ MORE›

CHINA FACES CRITICISM FROM CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS FOR ATTEMPTS TO EXTERMINATE REAL-LIFE 'PIKACHU' WITH MASS POISONING

China faces criticism from conservation scientists for attempts to exterminate real-life pikachu with mass poisoning... READ MORE›

NO, THE DALAI LAMA DID NOT GO ON A 'DATE,' TIBET EXPERTS SAY

But as Tibetan feminists and others quickly noticed, the man in the photograph looks little like the Dalai Lama... READ MORE›

INTERACTIVE MAP TOOL SHOWS THE TRUE SIZE OF THE WORLD'S COUNTRIES

On the Mercator projection Greenland appears to be roughly the same size as Africa... READ MORE›

CHINA CRISIS: WEST RIVEN BY AGE-OLD QUESTION - TO APPEASE OR OPPOSE?

We do not see a choice between securing growth and investment for the UK, and raising sensitive issues, including on Hong Kong and broader human rights... READ MORE›

'YOU ARE IN DANGER. WE ARE BEING MONITORED'

A grandmother's fear at a locked door is other side of rising China... READ MORE›

30,000 AMERICAN AIRLINES WORKERS TO GET 22% PAY HIKES

Extreme marathon runner Dion Leonard noticed the small stray dog on the first day of the 4 Deserts Race Series, the I ndependent reported... READ MORE›

OBAMA AND DALAI LAMA TO MEET OVER CHINAS OBJECTION

United States officials have continued to meet with the Dalai Lama, though the White House avoids making such exchanges into high-profile affairs... READ MORE›

A CHINESE OFFICIAL SAID THE DALAI LAMA SUPPORTS THE ISLAMIC STATE. RIDICULOUS A?? AND TELLING.

Indeed, in his interview with Global Times, Zhu reportedly said the Dalai Lama incited Tibetans to burn themselves to death... READ MORE›

FORMER CHINESE POLICE CHIEF HELD ON SUSPICION OF MURDER

He is suspected of involvement in a murder that happened in Inner Mongolia's Chifeng city on Friday, Xinhua said... READ MORE›

BARACK OBAMA TELLS DALAI LAMA: 'ISIS IS A DEATH CULT'

Campaigners for Tibet said they were pleased the Dalai Lama had been invited to the breakfast but despaired over Beijing's comments... READ MORE›

OBAMA'S MEETING WITH DALAI LAMA ANGERS CHINA

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the choice of the residence emphasised the personal nature of their meeting... READ MORE›

MOSCOW BEHEADING: NANNY ARRESTED SHOUTING 'ALLAHU AKBAR,' CARRYING 4-YEAR-OLD BOY'S DECAPITATED HEAD

The suspect was named as Gyulchekra Bobokulova and was born in Uzbekistan, a former Soviet Republic, according to Russian media... READ MORE›

CHINA TO INVEST $25 BILLION ON FIVE NEW RAILWAY LINES

The plans to build the new passenger lines came after China's recent move to spend 113 billion to build railways and five airports... READ MORE›

MONGOLIANS DIVIDED ON EVE OF HOTLY CONTESTED ELECTIONS

Foreign debt burden The main opposition MPP says the livelihoods of ordinary Mongolians have deteriorated sharply in the past four years... READ MORE›

BAO ZHUOXUAN, TEENAGE SON OF CHINESE RIGHTS LAWYER, BACK UNDER SURVEILLANCE IN CHINA

Bao zhuoxuan teenage son of chinese rights lawyer back under surveillance in china... READ MORE›

WERE DINOSAURS WARM-BLOODED OR COLD-BLOODED?

PARIS - A new method to chemically analyze dinosaur egg shells has allowed scientists to gauge the extinct lizards' body temperature, researchers said on Oct... READ MORE›

ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ARRESTED IN CHINA OVER SUSPECTED EXTORTION

Beijing police have arrested an environmental reporter and his associates in an apparent extortion scandal, as China works to crack down on corruption in t... READ MORE›