Sources: BBC
International powers including the United States, Russia and the People's Republic of China agree to a transition plan for Syria. 2012-06-30
2011–2012 Syrian uprising: Protests referred to by activists as "The Friday for International Military Intervention" spread from the northern city of Aleppo to the central regions of Hama and Homs, and southern province of Daraa. 2012-03-16
A Han Chinese man is to face trial for the killing of a Mongolian man, amid a crackdown on ethnic protests in the Inner Mongolia region of China. 2011-05-30
China raises its bank reserves requirements as an anti-inflation move, an increase of 50 basis points (half of a percent) effective April 21. 2011-04-17
Computer security company McAfee says hackers based in the People's Republic of China have targeted computer networks of global oil companies and individuals in Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Greece, and the United States, to steal information starting in 2009. 2011-02-11
China issues new regulations requiring the managers of mines to accompany workers down the shafts. 2010-10-7
China and North Korea acknowledge the leader of North Korea Kim Jong Il visited China recently where he met with the President of China Hu Jintao. 2010-08-30
China increases controls on the internet, requiring anyone who wishes to set up a website to produce identification and meet regulators. 2010-02-23
China announces an increase of 28% in the number of internet users in the country, now at 384 million. 2010-01-16