It's like a science fiction story. Harvesting organs from prisoners? Yet China has admitted to doing so.

The number of China's Internet users increased by 40 million to 338 million in January-June 2009, exceeding the total U.S. population, official news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.

The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century has begun across a huge swathe of Asia, and is visible to huge numbers of people in India and China.

The total solar eclipse which will occur on July 22th, 2009 promises to be one of the best ever. It will pass over some of the most densely populated sections of the planet.

The World Uyghur Congress appeals to the people and governments in the free world as well as human rights organizations around the world to take urgent action to stop the ethnic massacre in East Turkistan!

The international community has been disturbed by the latest events in China. Many are wondering about the essence of the conflict. Despite what people may think, the conflict is of an ethnic nature. The conflict is between Han Chinese and Uighurs. Now China says it has restored order. But there was a crackdown.

China today made one of the most popular swimming pools in the world, the famous Water Cube available for the public. An eight years old boy became its first visitor and swimmer.

Despite Chinese protests, Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe conferred the city's honorary citizenship on the Dalai Lama on Sunday. China said that the award was an interference in Chinese domestic political affairs.

Foreign travelers and visitors who relied on Twitter during their China tours will have difficulties in the upcoming times as China blocked Twitter ahead of the Tiananmen anniversary.

China says it is firmly opposed to North Korea's nuclear test, but is repeating its call on the international community to remain calm in formulating a response. British PM Gordon Brown also condemned North Korea's nuclear test. New reports say North Korea fired more missile tests today. Report by South Korea's Yonhap news agency cites unnamed government sources who say the missiles were fired from an east coast launch pad

China marked the one year anniversary of the Sichuan quake with ceremony and a memorial service. The earthquake was devastating, with nearly 90,000 people dead or missing and five million homeless.