China

BEIJING China faces a new problem with the tainted milk that has sickened babies and battered public confidence: How to get rid of the toxic stuff.

Rescuers are searching for 18 workers missing after a subway tunnel they were building in eastern China caved in, killing at least three people.

The mainland is seriously considering a plan to diversify more of its massive foreign-exchange reserves into gold, a person familiar with the situation told The Standard.

Beijing is hoping to stabilize the weak mainland property market further after banks relaxed mortgage lending approvals.

Beijing has unveiled a 4 trillion yuan (HK$4.54 trillion) economic stimulus package to help boost domestic demand - in what is seen as a shift to "proactive" fiscal and "moderately easing" monetary policies.

Anger turned to violence on the streets of Taipei late last night as riot police tried to disperse protesters following a historic meeting between the island's president and a top mainland envoy.

The first talks in 60-years, aimed at forging closer economic links between Beijing and Taipei, have started in Taiwan.

The highest-ranking mainland official to visit Taiwan in 60 years has called for dialogue with the island to help improve relations.

China has condemned an attack on one of its envoys visiting Taiwan, and demanded the island severely punish those who manhandled him.

China and Russia held a ceremony at Heixiazi Island on Tuesday to unveil the boundary markers for eastern section of China-Russia boundary.