Bird’s singing, horses galloping, trains trundling along and even planes taking off are no challenge for Chinese professional mimic Cheng Jiaqiang. He can imitate more than 100 noises, a skill he learned from his father, who in turn, learne...

The People’s Republic of China will mark the 60th anniversary of its founding on Thursday with a military parade showcasing its growing political and economic clout. Reuters correspondents, photographers and television crew will be blogging live the...

Michael Phelps is a phenomenal swimmer, possibly the best in history, and if he achieves his target of eight gold medals in Beijing, for an overall tally of 14 (10 of them individual) there is n...

Chinese coal mines are never far from domestic headlines and are increasingly gaining international attention as Copenhagen’s climate change talks approach. The talks will focus on setting emissions cuts to fight global warming and China, the world’s...

Deep in mountainous Sichuan province, locals are relying on one of the world’s last passenger steam trains as their only form of transport. This living relic has never been updated since 1959, when it was rolled out to transport coal from a local...

Fierce competition for jobs and university places, and great expectations from parents, are pushing China ’s only children to their limits. Two-three year olds learn English, and experimental classes aim to put “little geniuses” in university...

Aides say U.S. President Barack Obama really enjoys sightseeing breaks during the hectic schedules of his foreign trips, since they let him clear his head. The blustery wind on the Great Wall on Wednesday may have helped as well, as Obama broke away...