China strongly condemned the Philippines' "barbaric" fatal shooting of a fisherman from Taiwan Thursday, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.
Body of fisherman back to Taiwan
Taiwan demands apology from Philippines
Jack Ma, chairman of China's largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group, is going to step down Friday.
Visitors to the 5•12 Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial in Beichuan county, Southwest China's Sichuan province, on May 9. The memorial opened to the public on Thursday to mark the five-year anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake, May 12, 2008, which killed nearly 70,000 people.
Top diplomats of China and India met in Beijing on Thursday, right after an end to their three-week standoff along a disputed border.
Three people were killed and six injured in a landslide on Thursday near a village in Lushan county, Sichuan province.
The Ministry of Commerce is planning to assist manufacturers to identify "specific regions" in key emerging export markets, particularly in India and other BRICS nations.
This year's World Music Shanghai was held from April 29 to May 5 at seven venues across the city and presented 11 acts.
Washington reiterated its defense commitment to Seoul with both conventional and nuclear forces, vowing no concessions to the DPRK after months of high tensions.
On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Ministry revealed how the government has handled 13 cases of pollution in the first three months of 2013.
Technology savvy buyers may now spend as little as 6,800 yuan ($1,100) for a printer that churns out anything from a microwave to a hammer or a doll.
China and Israel on Wednesday vowed to join their respective advantages in markets and technology to create a bright future.
Xi calls for Middle East talks
China playing bigger role in Middle East
The People's Bank of China on Wednesday set the daily reference rate of the yuan against the dollar at 6.1980, the highest in 19 years.