Chinese archaeologists have reported a significant breakthrough in their research on the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), China’s earliest known dynasty. They discovered rammed earth structures highly suspected to be the city walls of a Xia Dynasty capital.

The rapid spread of seasonal influenza in China in recent weeks has increased the demand for a certain antiviral medication, prompting health experts to warn against hoarding of the pills or administering them to children without a doctor’s advice.

A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular Mandopop musician Jay Chou.

A total of 54 individuals, including 19 foreigners, have received their vocational skill certificates as “hotpot chefs,” becoming the first batch of professionals to be officially accredited for this occupation in China.

A man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans, Louisiana, the United States, early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.

China's decision to gradually raise statutory retirement age took effect Wednesday, the first adjustment in over 70 years as the country proactively addresses population aging.

Hong Kong Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Mong Kok that killed three men in the small hours yesterday.

A dinosaur fossil specimen discovered in 2007 in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province has been identified as a new genus of early Jurassic sauropodomorph dinosaur — Lishulong wangi. The findings have been published in the international multidisciplinary academic journal PeerJ.