South China tiger makes surprise appearance

and the original - picked by topofall 1 year ago

After Eric Congdon opened a crate from China and discovered a cat inside, coming up with a name for the furry stowaway was easy. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

This perfectly preserved corpse is one six that were unearthed during construction work in Turfan, farwest China’s Xinjiang region.

The bodies are believed to be officials from the Qing Dynasty – the final imperial reign from 1644, which lasted until the founding of the Republic of China in 1911. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

China announced the first successful birth of a panda cub from artificial insemination using frozen sperm, giving a new option for the famously unfertile endangered species, officials said today. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

China has executed two people for their role in a scandal involving tainted milk powder that resulted in six children dying, officials have said. More than 300,000 other infants were made ill from milk powder contaminated with melamine, an industrial chemical. picked by equinox 17 hours ago

Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

China executed a former director of its food and drug agency Tuesday for approving fake medicine in exchange for cash. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

China has punished more than 17,500 officials in the first eight months of this year on corruption charges, according to state news agency Xinhua. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

China denied the criticism of the United States that accused it of military build-up. The US thinks China is not ready to maintain world peace and stability. A defense white paper showed that China spends less per capita on military forces than the U.S. itself. How ironic. picked by Green84 3 years ago

China may consider changing its one-child policy because it has helped slow population growth over the last three decades, a Chinese official said Sunday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

China is promising the 2008 Olympics in Beijing will be bathed in sunshine - because it is planning to disperse any rain clouds with special rockets. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A dozen Asiatic black bears, malnourished and diseased from years spent on abusive bile-harvesting farms in southwest China, were recovering Saturday after being handed over to an animal charity group. The Animals Asia Foundation took in the bears from state-approved farms where holes were cut in their abdomens so that their bile could drip out to be harvested and used in Chinese traditional medi... read full post picked by suebe 10 months ago

Experts suggest that the fake product could be life-threatening for those already in a serious condition. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

"I understand the doubts of the Internet surfers. They hope the Chinese lunar probe can do well so they don't want the photo to turn out to be fake," he said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

China says it plans to increase military spending by nearly 18% this year, to 417.8bn yuan ($59bn; £30bn). picked by topofall 2 years ago

Since Chen Si began patrolling the Nanjing Bridge in China for suicide attempts four years ago, he has saved 144 lives. picked by Mitzuzake 2 years ago

China accused a U.S. naval ship of carrying out an illegal survey off southern Hainan island. picked by JoshSF49 9 months ago

China said Sunday it was concerned about U.S. military plans to shoot down a damaged spy satellite that is hurtling toward Earth with 1,000 pounds of toxic fuel.

*Awesome, now we've got China and Russia worried. Top Notch job! picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

China defended its ties with Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime saying it was part of normal diplomatic relations, as a trial began Tuesday in Phnom Penh of the group's chief torturer.

Is ANYONE surprised?

Follow up to this story : picked by TheAdversary 9 months ago

More than 67 million people have been affected by the weather and economic losses are expected to reach as much as $3 billion, Chinese officials say. picked by tchengrox 2 years ago