China has executed four foreigners for killing 13 Chinese sailors in an attack on the Mekong River, following a live nationwide broadcast showing them being led to their deaths.

In a China awash with fake iPhones, pirated DVDs and knock-off Louis Vuitton bags, rice trader Lin Chunping has taken fakery to a whole new level: He invented a US bank and claimed he bought it.

Fake Apple computer stores have apparently been found in China.

China’s Red Cross made an urgent nationwide appeal for blood donors today after a sudden shortage halted some surgical operations.

An official newspaper said 200 children have been sickened with lead poisoning in southwest China, the third report of such cases in the country this month.

A Chinese court condemned two men to death today and handed a life term to a former dairy boss in the first sentences for those involved in the country’s contaminated milk scandal.

An earthquake struck China’s south-western Sichuan province today, killing three people, according to reports.

ARMCHAIR athletics may not be an Olympic sport but it’s the most popular activity in China this month, fuelling concern about rising obesity rates.

A Chinese army officer has warned that Islamic separatists are the biggest threat to the Olympics.

TWO people were killed yesterday in explosions aboard two public buses in a major Chinese city, police said, heightening security concerns only weeks before the Olympics.

Explosions on two public buses killed two people and wounded 14 others today in southwest China.

China urged its citizens to be “calm” and “rational” as nationalistic protests against French supermarket Carrefour spread today to more cities across the country.

Several Barclays Premier League players could be involved in a club-versus-country row after Australia named them in a provisional squad for the World Cup qualifier in China on March 26 which falls between two league fixtures.

A Chinese farmer who received a partial face transplant after he was badly disfigured in a bear attack has been discharged from hospital.

China’s first private airline of the communist era launched its maiden flight today, taking off from the eastern city of Tianjin for Kunming in the south-west.

Two men and a woman were executed today in south-western China for abducting and selling 11 boys aged two and three.

China’s landmark trade agreement with Southeast Asian leaders is the latest example of how the communist giant is claiming a growing role in a region long dominated by the United States.

A Chinese court sentenced a US-based political activist to five years in prison today on charges of spying for rival Taiwan in a case that prompted protests by Washington.

Chelsea have failed in an audacious bid to sign Raul from Real Madrid.

Raul revealed how English-speaking Luis Figo has taken David Beckham under his wing as Real Madrid's tour of the Far East began on Friday.

A strong earthquake hit south-western China, killing at least nine people and causing hundreds of buildings to collapse, official media reported today.

Thirteen passengers on a Chinese jet were taken to hospital suffering lung and ear damage after the plane lost cabin pressure at 25,000 feet and made an emergency landing.

China has executed at least 43 people for drug crimes and staged mass rallies nationwide to mark a UN anti-drug day.

More than 100 people have died in landslides and floods fuelled by seasonal downpours in southern China.