In South China, elderly diners savor cat meat, particularly during winter.
China's stocks fell for a second day as speculation corporate earnings growth will slow because of the decelerating economy overshadowed a government report showing inflation eased.
Many choose to celebrate traditional festival in way different from the past.
Infant twins fell ill day after being fed newly bought product; boy died.
Depleted stocks mean catch is harder to come by.
A drop of liquid explodes into a multicoloured splash in these incredible pictures taken at a ten thousandth of a second.
A group of women in qipao pose at a subway station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province on Jan 11, 2011.
On a chilly Wednesday, a man wearing a dirty glove was changing a bicycle chain in front of his repair shop at Tsinghua University.
China and the United States should enhance economic and trade cooperation rather than politicize economic issues, leading government officials said on Wednesday.
Op-Ed contributors: A priority for Asia-Pacific shift
Geithner's visit 'significant'
Doctors in central China's Hunan province on Wednesday successfully separated 43-day-old conjoined twin girls in a challenging operation.
Cygnus X, one of the most active regions of star birth in the Milky Way galaxy, is pictured in this NASA handout image Jan 10, 2012.
US forces have rescued six more Iranian sailors in distress after freeing 13 Iranians from pirates earlier this week, the Pentagon said Tuesday.