Nearly one out of every four people in the country will be older than 65 by the year 2050, demographers have forecast.

China increased its holdings of US Treasury debt for the first time in six months - a trend analysts said could last as the dollar is expected to continue its strong rise.

Chinese equities plunged on Monday in what analysts described was panic selling as investors dumped shares in the domestic A-share market.

Scientists have found huge plumes of oil lurking under the surface of the water in the Gulf of Mexico, as BP hit a snag in its latest effort to slow down the oil blasting out of a broken undersea pipe.

Emma Tang spent five hours of her work time on Monday surfing Kaixin001.com, a popular social networking site (SNS) in China. Her actions would normally be considered quite bold since most employees are officially forbidden from browsing social networking sites during work.