Beijing - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged China to play a bigger role in international affairs, as he began a series of meetings with the country's top leaders. 

Bangkok - Thailand's agro-industry giant Charoen Pokphand will proceed with a three-year investment plan for south-west China, including earthquake-hit Sichuan province, media reports said Wednesda

Hong Kong - Fifteen people were injured when two passenger ferries collided in busy waters off Hong Kong, marine police said Wednesday.

Taipei - Three Chinese dissidents staged a hunger

Dharamshala, July 1 : The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has instructed the envoys to “make every effort to bring about tangible progress to alleviate the difficult situation for Tibetans” during talks with the Chinese representatives, says the Tibetan government-in-exile, based in Dharamsala.

Tibet's government-in-exile said the two-day talks would open in Beijing on Tuesday, but the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the cabinet spokesman's office declined to confirm or deny the dates.

Beijing - Shares on China's two stock markets lost about 3 per cent of their value on Tuesday, as analysts blamed record oil prices and news of slowing growth in manufacturing.