Kelly Olsen

Asia faces new challenges to stability: Xi

BOAO (China): Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that Asia faced “new challenges” to its stability and warned no one should be allowed to throw the region into chaos as tensions mounted over North Korea.Xi, delivering a speech at an Published 08 Apr, 2013 02:34am

Li Keqiang is China’s new premier

BEIJING: China’s parliament installed bureaucrat Li Keqiang as premier on Friday, putting him in charge of running the world’s second-largest economy in one of the final steps of a landmark power transition. Published 16 Mar, 2013 02:51am

Xi projects friendlier face than his predecessors

BEIJING: Projecting calm, poise and a touch of humility, China's new leader Xi Jinping introduced himself to his country and the world on Thursday, beginning with an apology Published 15 Nov, 2012 09:25pm

Sleepy tropical island belies bold China sea claims

BEIJING: China's newest city might appear to be a tranquil outpost in the South China Sea, but the beaches and palm trees of Sansha are at the heart of a growing territorial dispute. Published 06 Aug, 2012 12:11am

China to land first moon probe next year

BEIJING: China has said it will land an exploratory craft on the moon for the first time next year, as part of an ambitious space programme that includes a long-term plan to put a man on the moon Published 01 Aug, 2012 01:13am