The United States on Friday declined to name China a currency manipulator but said it would "press for policy changes that yield greater exchange rate flexibility" in the yuan. The Chinese currency remains "significantly undervalued" and "further appr …

China on Thursday congratulated Margaret Chan for her successful reelection as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei passed on the message at a regular press conference and said China appreciated …

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- An official with the headquarters of China's Confucius Institute on Thursday said a U.S. government directive asking the institute's Chinese teachers on American campuses to leave may harm the Sino-U.S. friendship. The offici …

Foreigners coming to China should be scrutinized to find out whether they have sufficient cash funds, a property or a job, said 94.4 percent of voters in a survey on Sina Weibo. The survey was started by Beijing writer Zheng Yuanjie replica ray ban sung …

A young couple believed to have buried an elderly woman alive after knocking her down last month while drunken driving have been placed in criminal detention. "It's certain the woman was not dead when buried," a publicity officer from Yuyao public secur …

CARACAS, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared Tuesday on TV for the first time since May 11, when he finished his last round of cancer treatment in Cuba. Chavez spoke with a strong voice and showed no sign of fatigue as he hosted …

China's Ministry of National Defense on Tuesday confirmed that Guo Boxiong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, can hardly make the trip to Japan because of a "work commitment". The Information Office of the National Defense Ministry told C …