China warned residents across a huge swathe of the country's north including the capital Beijing to avoid going outside Monday as a sandstorm blanketed the area in fine yellow dust. The meteorological administration said a sandstorm that swept down from the Gobi desert Friday would continue to shroud parts of northern China stretching from the far-western region of Xinjiang ...

Sandstorms whipped across a wide swath of China on Monday, forcing residents to don masks and scarves to protect themselves from the unhealthy grit. It was the latest sign of the effects of desertification — overgrazing, deforestation, urban sprawl and drought have expanded deserts in the country's north and ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Former NBA player Stephon Marbury justified his status as the highest profile import in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) with an MVP performance at the league's All Star weekend. The former Minnesota, New Jersey, Phoenix, New York Knicks and Boston point guard, twice an NBA All Star, scored 30 points at Beijing's Wukesong Arena to lift ...

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Sunday left for the US territory of Guam for a stopover on his way to six Asia-Pacific allies in a week-long visit that may irk China. The trip will take Ma on to the Solomon Islands, Palau, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu, which all recognise Taipei rather than Beijing. During a speech ...