Hollywood director James Cameron became the first man to travel alone on the nearly 11-kilometer journey to the depths of the Mariana Trench.
China's position as leading global tea exporter has been lost.
China is unlikely to attend the second "Friends of Syria" meeting scheduled to convene in Istanbul in April, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
The downward trend for cremations in China may begin to reverse following a plan to cut or waive funeral expenses for poor households that choose cremation.
The international community should cut its dependence on hazardous nuclear materials and eradicate nuclear terrorism with the aid of multilateral frameworks.
China does not hope to see a reversal of the hard-won momentum of relaxation of tension on the peninsula.
Hu met Obama on topics: Sino-US trade frictions Iran nuke issue Violence in Syria South Sudan
Police officers with German shepherd dogs line up during a test.
The submersible is the centerpiece of the Deepsea Challenge, a joint scientific project by explorer and "Titanic" filmmaker James Cameron, the National Geographic Society and Rolex to conduct deep-ocean research.
Protesters of bear bile extraction staged a demonstration dressed in furry costumes in downtown Beijing, March 24, 2012.
Parents in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province, are seeing something new at the local schools this semester - armed police guarding the gates during the mornings and afternoons.
The country's fledgling autism organizations are short of professional staff and government support.
A city in Central China's Hunan province where hundreds of students commute by water is seeking to assemble a fleet of "school boats" that will transport students safely at no charge.