China lodges representations over Nagoya mayor’s denial of Nanjing Massacre

China has lodged representations with Japan over a denial of the Nanjing Massacre by a Japanese mayor, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Wednesday.
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Australia’s Rudd resigns as FM

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigned his ministry on Wednesday, saying he could no longer work with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, stoking speculation he would mount a leadership challenge and plunging the government into a new crisis.
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Chinese VP addresses business forum in Istanbul

Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping addressed a Sino-Turkish business forum in Istanbul on Wednesday, calling for joint efforts to boost bilateral trade and economic cooperation into a higher level.
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HSBC China PMI hits 4-month high

A non-official preliminary purchasing managers index (PMI) released Wednesday indicated that China's manufacturing activity stabilized in February despite another fall in new export order volumes.
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China’s development in 2011 in figures

China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday released the country's 2011 statistics report.
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