CHINA
The fiscal income growth is projected to slow further this year, adding further pressure to the State exchequer, the finance minister said Monday.
WENCHUAN, Sichuan: Standing beside the flowing Minjiang River, Li Linxian made his New Year's wish: finishing his hardest-ever mission as soon as possible.
More effort should be made to attract outstanding overseas talents to work in China, the Ministry of Education said Monday.
Chinese naval fleet ends 1st at-sea replenishment
Direct transport boosts cross-Straits fruit trade
Chinese scholars and businessmen have hailed Hu Jintao's latest speech on Taiwan affairs, hoping that the mainland and Taiwan could have more communication and cooperation in 2009.
Heads up on bike safety

First it miraculously survived the May 12 Sichuan earthquake after 36 days under the debris. Then it was given a human name, adopted by China's largest private museum and received a decade's worth of insurance.