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Here's an awesome photo of China's Yutu rover exploring the moon

[The Chang'e 3 lander took this photo of the rover Yutu on December 22, 2013. The rover had completed a semicircular tour of the lander and was departing the lander due south. This version...

by James Griffiths, 25 December 2013

Sen. Max Baucus officially announced as Obama's nominee for China ambassador

President Barack Obama announced he would name US Senator Max Baucus, who has long worked on China trade and economic issues, as his next ambassador to Beijing, underscoring the importance...

by James Griffiths, 21 December 2013

China's oldest mother is kind of a badass

In 2010 Sheng Hailin became China's oldest new mother when she delivered twin girls at the age of 60. 16 months earlier Sheng had lost her only child, a 29 year old daughter, due to...

by Jessica McGovern, 20 December 2013

Obama to nominate Democrat senator Max Baucus as US ambassador to China

President Obama is to nominate Democrat senator Max Baucus to serve as the next US ambassador to China.

by James Griffiths, 19 December 2013

Jon Stewart takes on China's moon landing and the new space race

On the Daily Show, Jon Stewart hails the 'inspirational guy in a cast who wouldn't give up' that is China's moon landing, congratulating the Chang'e-3 team for finishing a distant third...

by James Griffiths, 18 December 2013

Netizens battle it out to be China's 'hottest mother'

A 'hot mum' photo contest launched by Weibo managed to quickly trend online and ignite controversy. Attractive mums from all over the country have uploaded their photos to the popular...

by Jessica McGovern, 17 December 2013

China and Russia to join together to combat the 'three evil forces'

During a meeting with Russian minister of internal affairs Vladimir Kolokotlsev in Beijing Monday, Chinese state councillor Guo Shengkun said the two countries should join together to...

by James Griffiths, 17 December 2013

Evidence shows China may have invented cats over 5,000 years ago

New analysis on feline bones found in garbage pits in Quanhucun, a Yangshuo village from the Neolithic age, reveals the cats the remains belonged to lived roughly 5,300 years ago. Other...

by Jessica McGovern, 17 December 2013