China refused to apologise today for three weekends of violent anti-Japanese demonstrations that damaged Tokyo’s Beijing embassy and a consulate in protests over Japan’s wartime history and campaign for a permanent UN Security Council seat.

British firms led by oil giant BP gained a stronger foothold in China today by clinching deals worth more than $1.5bn (€1.2bn).

A TEAM of World Health Organisation (WHO) experts are to visit two suspected SARS patients in a southern Chinese hospital as tourists began canceling trips to disease-hit Guangdong province.

A Chinese court has sentenced two people to life in prison for organising a three-day-long sex party for hundreds of Japanese tourists.

A TRIAL has opened in China against 14 people accused of organising a sex party for hundreds of Japanese tourists on a sensitive wartime anniversary.

A trial has opened in China against 14 people accused of organising a sex party for hundreds of Japanese tourists on a sensitive wartime anniversary.

China will host its first ever round of the motorcycle endurance world championships next year.

China could be set to be handed a Formula One grand prix as early as 2004.