Beijing

...for elusive gold BEIJING (Reuters) - Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue have returned to the ice with a vengeance with their eyes set firmly on winning China's first Olympic figure skating gold medal in Vancouver early next year. The married couple,...

In this article: Shen Xue, China, Turin, Zhang Hao, China Daily, Silver, Zhang Dan, Pang Qing, and Tong Jian

...2009 at 4:05 a.m. BEIJING China has detected eight cases of swine flu mutation, a health official said Wednesday, amid longstanding concerns among scientists that the virus could change into a more dangerous form. Last week, the World...

In this article: Influenza, China, World Health Organization, and Norway

...by Geoffrey Adams, a former British ambassador to Iran. Obama failed to win assurances on his visit to China that Beijing would support fresh sanctions against Iran. Russia and France have been more supportive The Foreign Office...

In this article: Iran, Barack Obama, International Atomic Energy Agency, Uranium, Tehran, Hillary Clinton, UN, Russia, South Korea, and France

...Asia in combating global challenges. India had been concerned about the recent US-China joint statement that envisaged a role for Beijing in South Asia's developments and in India-Pakistan affairs. The joint statement was issued after the...

In this article: Barack Obama, India, Asia, South Asia, US, Hu Jintao, Manmohan Singh, and China

...executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday for their roles in the sale of contaminated baby formula - severe punishments that Beijing hopes will assuage public anger, reassure importers and put to rest one of the country's worst food...

In this article: China, Melamine, Allegation, and Nitrogen

...this month. His proposed visit to China comes at a time of diplomatic skirmishes between New Delhi and Beijing, especially over China's insistence on issuing separate visas to citizens belonging to Jammu and Kashmir. Krishna said there...

In this article: China, Farooq Abdullah, Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi, Pakistan, and India

China to send two pandas to Australia BEIJING China will send two giant pandas to an Australian zoo this Friday as part of a joint research program. Four-year-old male Wang Wang and 3-year-old female Fu Ni will be loaned to Australia for 10...

In this article: China, Australia, Giant Panda, and Hu Jintao

...with China The United States and China have agreed to co-operate on a host of issues from climate change to North Korea, with US President Barack Obama pledging positive and comprehensive ties with Beijing. Obama and Chinese...

In this article: Barack Obama, China, United States, Hu Jintao, Climate change, Dalai Lama, Washington, Global warming, and Gary Locke