At least two cars of a high-speed bullet train fell off a bridge late Saturday after a derailment in eastern China's Zhejiang province, state-run news agency Xinhua reported, citing firefighting sources.
A Chinese high-speed train broke a world record Friday for fastest unmodified commercial train, reaching speeds of up to 481.1 kph (298.9 mph), state media reported.
A Chinese high-speed train broke a world record for fastest unmodified commercial train, reaching speeds of up to 298.9 mph.
Eight centuries ago, Marco Polo anointed Hangzhou "the most splendid city in the world." Today it's one of China's best-preserved destinations, thanks to the careful stewardship of its pagodas and pavilions, mountain-fringed West Lake, and terraced plantations growing the region's famous longjing green tea.
You've done Paris, France, you've done Rome, Italy, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While there's certainly nothing wrong with taking in sights at world-renowned travel locales, there are times when you want to get away from the familiar. Ironically, you don't have to leave your house to get inspired; simply flip on the TV or dip into your DVD collection.
Three more Chinese brands of eggs containing melamine were identified on Wednesday and leery consumers began avoiding the product
The woman whose husband was killed in a knife attack while attending the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, and who was herself critically wounded in the attack, is back in the United States, according to her doctors.
A Chinese man wielding a knife stabbed an American couple in central Beijing on Saturday, killing the man and seriously wounding the woman before jumping to his death from an ancient tower, said U.S. Olympic officials and state-run media.
China can seem as impenetrable as it is imposing. Consider the numbers: it's the world's most populous nation (1.3 billion), where more than 100 cities have populations over a million. Fifty-six ethnic groups are spread across 22 wildly distinct provinces and five autonomous regions, in a landmass slightly larger than the U.S.
The Olympic torch reached Hangzhou, China Sunday, but it will be suspended until Wednesday to honor earthquake victims.
On the eve of Alibaba.com's $1.7 billion stock offering - the biggest Internet IPO since Google went public in 2004 - friends of founder Jack Ma warned that he was in for a harrowing ordeal.
The LVMH chairman and CEO talks about his groundbreaking show in China, globalization and how to crack down on counterfeits
HANGZHOU, China -- If World B. Free had been a soccer player (and a South American woman), he would've fit right in the Brazilian national team. It doesn't really matter where they are on the field or what the situation is -- the Brazilians are going to shoot the ball. And there's a pretty good chance it's going in.
I-Reporter Michael Tilley shot video of the effects of Typhoon Wipha while driving through Keelung, Taiwan.
Typhoon Wipha makes landfall south of Shanghai, China. CNN's John Vause reports.
A Chinese cyber-dissident has been sentenced to four years in jail after he was convicted of "inciting the government's overthrow," a press freedom group said Friday.
The company that imported Chinese tires at the center of a recall demand by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will recall the tires and replace them until the company, Foreign Tire Sales (FTS), has run out of funds.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered a recall of 450,000 light truck tires that could have an increased risk of tread separation.
A New Jersey importer of Chinese-made automobile tires has asked the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for help in recalling about 450,000 of the light truck tires because they lack an important safety feature, lawyers said.
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Tens of thousands of Chinese citizens have taken to the streets in several cities to protest against Japan, with some throwing rocks, plastic bottles and tomatoes at the office of the consulate general, officials said.
China's biggest city, Shanghai, plans to extend the world's only commercially operating high-speed magnetic levitation line as part of preparations for hosting the 2010 World Expo, city officials said.
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