Chinese forces have successfully escorted more than 4,300 Chinese and foreign ships in the pirate-plagued waters.
As Christmas, solar and lunar new years come and go, one after another, China's young people are racking their brains to select and buy appropriate gifts for their friends, relatives and other important people.
A stable Korean Peninsula is in the interests of China and Japan, prime ministers of both countries said.
Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping met Saturday with Thailand's former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiv.
"The WATER-SKIING SANTA" in Washington, capital of the United States kicks off for celebrating Christmas.
Saleh said that he would go to the United States, without giving the specific date of his departure.
Thousands of Russians gathered in Moscow to protest against alleged vote fraud in the State Duma elections.
Tamara Llagas reacts next to first runner-up Raquel Bonilla after winning the Miss Sevilla pageant in the Andalusian capital of Seville, Dec 22, 2011.
Thousands of Egyptians gathered to demand an early transfer of power and protesting the way military police recently treated female protesters.
Visiting Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping addressed a middle school in Bangkok Friday to reaffirm China's support for Thailand's post-flood rebuilding and recovery efforts.