Obama to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan

After months of review, the Obama administration on Tuesday renewed its strategy for Afghanistan by sending 30,000 additional troops to the country in a decisive war against the al-Qaida network and extremists.

Canadian PM arrives for 5-day China visit

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in Beijing Wednesday afternoon, kicking off a five-day official visit to China.

4 dead after China A/H1N1 inoculation

China's Ministry of Health said Tuesday that four deaths had been reported after inoculation of China-made A/H1N1 flu vaccine and three had been confirmed irrelevant to the vaccines.

• China appoints acting governor of Jilin Province
• Wen encourages HIV/AIDS sufferers
• Killings highlight mental health challenges
• China issues regulation to encourage overseas JV
• China faces rising corruption at grassroots level
• Geely seeks $1b in bank loans for Volvo bid
• Dubai woes whack for Wenzhou merchants
• Chongqing suspects allege torture by police
• China traders not won over by DPRK move

China, Vietnam make joint navy patrol

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Time to cool the overheated civil service exam

A record 1.04 million people sat China's annual national civil service exam on November 29. But just one in 69 of the candidates will be appointed.

Mainland share rally may go on to next year

Chinese stocks will rebound from their worst week in three months and keep rising next year.