China had brought back 2,433 Chinese citizens stranded in Thailand by 8:30 a.m. (0030 GMT) on Monday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

The ground-breaking on Saturday of the 632-meter Shanghai Center symbolizes that blind worship and race for skyscrapers has reached a new high.

The CSRC said that a probe into Huang Guangyu, chairman of Gome, was mainly because of his alleged irregularities in asset restructuring and swaps in two listed companies.

President Hu Jintao attends the APEC summit in Lima and leaders plege free trade.

A 9-month-old baby narrowly escaped death under the wheels of a truck whose driver didn't notice the tot left in the grass by his careless father.

The China Customs announced on Tuesday a trade surplus of US$35.2 billion in October.

Dairy exports have ground to a halt during what traditionally is the industry's busiest time of the year, thanks to the tainted-milk food scandal.

Chinese equities closed 1.25 percent higher on Monday, led by gains in shares of manufacturers of electrical equipment and home appliance.

Bank of China has opened two subsidiaries in Switzerland, becoming the first Chinese banking group to establish a presence in the country, the organization announced Friday.

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of China's manufacturing sector dropped to 38.8 percent in November, down 5.8 percentage points from October.

The government may soon loosen its lending policy on those looking to buy a second home, as the latest move to revitalize the sluggish property market.

Pakistan's government has begun rallying support both at home and abroad as tension flared with India after a bloody assault on Mumbai.

Sky watchers are getting a rare treat from the heavens Monday night as as Venus, Jupiter and a waxing crescent moon combine to create a celestial smiley face.

Financial turmoil in the United States is taking toll on the global economy as the crisis spreads.

Edna Parker, who became the world's oldest person more than a year ago, has died at age 115.

The terrorists who attacked India's financial capital had no links to any government, Pakistan's president said Monday amid claims that at least one of the gunmen belonged to a banned Pakistani militant group.

Shandong Luneng had Zhejiang to thank as they claimed their second Chinese Super League (CSL) title in three years with a 0-0 draw against Guangzhou on Sunday.

Lance Armstrong has guaranteed the drug-testing program he arranged with America's top anti-doping expert will be in place by the time he rides in his first official race in January.

England striker Wayne Rooney earned Manchester United a deserved 1-0 victory at Manchester City on Sunday despite Cristiano Ronaldo getting sent off.

David Nalbandian denied on Monday that he was considering quitting Argentina's Davis Cup team after their home defeat by Spain in the final.

Boston's Kevin Garnett made his long-awaited return to the court in Minnesota on Friday and led the Celtics to a 95-78 victory over the Timberwolves.

Chinese Olympic champions Cheng Fei and He Kexin will be among a star-studded line-up at the gymnastics World Cup finals next month in Madrid.

Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson on Monday in the deaths of the entertainer's mother,taking him from a prison where he had been held on a suspected parole violation.

Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson on Monday in the deaths of the entertainer's mother,taking him from a prison where he had been held on a suspected parole violation.

Sean Penn asked for more gay sex scenes to be written into new movie 'Milk'.

She did it again: Britney Spears was the most popular search term on Yahoo for the fourth year in a row — her seventh time topping the list.

X Factor bosses are said to be furious after a pregnancy testing kit was discovered in the house the female contestants share.

Each time the Metropolitan Opera performed Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" last season the big question was who would show up in the title roles.

Kristen Johnston has become the latest celebrity to pose nude for PETA.

Wanted: Cheerful, chubby men, preferably with fluffy white beards and no criminal record, ready to work hard for one month.

Although the global financial crisis is hurting sales, luxury goods companies should see sales and profit rise in 2008 and the next two years, albeit at a slower, single-digit pace.

Wanted: Cheerful, chubby men, preferably with fluffy white beards and no criminal record, ready to work hard for one month.

A world renowned Chef at the helm, a beautifully renovated Shikumen, and a menu stacked with already well-known signatures. These are the sum parts that make up Le Platane.

The world's oldest person, an Indiana woman, died on Wednesday at the age of 115, according to a gerontology expert.

The second-phase repair work on the Potala Palace, an iconic building in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, is nearing completion.