People's Republic of China

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has signed an enforcement regulation on the state secrecy law in an effort to boost government transparency.

When outgoing American ambassador to China Gary Locke wished 700,000 followers on Sina Weibo a happy Chinese New Year (registration required), he received an overwhelming response from the Chinese: Pay back the $1.3 trillion money you owe us.

Land-locked Laos is one of the poorest countries in the world, but it has one thing in abundance: access to the massive Mekong River. The country’s hydropower potential has earned it the nickname “the Battery of Asia” and made it a magnet for investment from its neighbors: Thailand, southeast Asia’s second-biggest economy; Vietnam, a strategic Communist ally since the 1970s; and China, which is writing checks that put the rest to shame.

President Xi Jinping will head China's new national security commission, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee decided on Friday.

China will continue to seek self-reliance in staple production and that strict standards will still apply to genetically modified (GM) foods according to its senior Chinese agricultural official.

The Chinese government acknowledged gold as a strategic asset in 2000, when it included the establishment of an open gold market in its five year economic plan. Since then China has come to play a significant role in the international gold market as it strives to develop and advance all aspects of the industry and gold’s role in the domestic market. This investigative research and analysis from gold experts delves on China's efforts in building solid foundation for its rise and why it has decided to focus on building and developing the gold industry from both a supply and demand perspective.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China is committed to promoting regional peace and development, and building a cross-Pacific cooperation framework as well as sticking to the denuclearization of Korean Peninsula during his speech at the APEC 2013 summit in Bali, Indonesia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for mutual respect, understanding and support from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) while the country firmly continues on the path of peaceful development and contribute to mutual prosperity and harmony around the world.

Yahoo’s email service in China is now officially shut down, in line with an announcement of its closure that came in April.

Chinese matchmaking agencies and relationship experts see less rosy prospects for marriage in the country despite celebrating Valentine's Day.

On the traditional Chinese day of romance, Qixi Festival, also known as Chinese Valentine's Day, lesbians and gay people feel no awkwardness in publicly celebrating their love in China.

According to a Chinese folk love story, the Qixi Festival is the day when Niulang, a cowherd, and Zhinv, a beautiful weaver girl, meet annually. But in a modern society, celebrating the Qixi Festival may mean little more than spending money.