Xi'an, China News

The world's largest furniture retailer IKEA will open an outlet in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, according to a Xi'an municipal government statement.

Swissotel Hotels & Resorts has signed a new management contract with Shaanxi Puyu Industrial Co., Ltd for a 350 room hotel in Xi'an. Scheduled for completion in 2016, Swissotel Xi'an will be nestled in the core business area in the Xi'an National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base within proximity to two Metro lines.

China aims to promote cooperation among Asian political parties for sustainable development as Asia has become an engine of global economy but faces environmental challenges, an official of the Communist Party of China said on Tuesday.

Xi'An, China - G-Power today is pleased to introduce Singing Texts 1.0 free for iOS, its new app that lets users type in messages, thoughts, quotes, and captions, highlight key words in the text, and then choose from a variety of stylish display fonts, layouts, photos, and backgrounds.

Surgeons at the Fourth Military Medical University in Xi'an, China, say they transplanted a genetically modified piece of pig liver into a Tibetan macaque this month, according to the state-run China Daily .

Chinese police say they have detained a man suspected of making fake bomb threats this week against five domestic flights.

From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine , and the Department of Rheumatology , First Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Cardiovascular Research Center , and Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases , Medical School, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China; and Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of California, ... (more)

A Western tour company in China said Tuesday it has obtained permission from North Korea for Westerners to make day trips into the country from the Chinese border.

Chris Hadfield has returned from his five-month mission aboard the International Space Station During his time in orbit, the Canadian astronaut has been tweeting some incredbile images of the earth.

Police in China frequently beat, torture and arbitrarily detain suspected sex workers, often with little or no evidence that they engaged in prostitution, Human Rights Watch said in a report Tuesday calling on the government to discipline abusive officers.

In this Aug. 13, 2010 photo, policemen detain suspected prostitutes in a campaign to crack down on prostitution in Xi'an, in northwestern China's Shaanxi province.

Training stressed to give manufacturers edge in customer care In response to increasingly fierce competition in China's luxury car market, manufacturers have increased investment in dealer training to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Starting at the silk capital of Xi'an, she passes Jiayugan and the Jade Gate, once frontier towns on the edge to the uncivilized western world.

Last summer I had the extraordinary pleasure of teaching a course in American history to a group of Chinese scholars in Xi'an. They were a wonderful group of eager, inquisitive students who teach American studies in a variety of universities around China and my job was to give them an "enrichment" program so they could improve their own work.

GANSU Province, containing a key segment of the Silk Road, is an arid land of mystery, with temples, ruins, and the farthest western outpost of the Great Wall.

Chinese doctors have successfully transplanted part of liver from a genetically altered pig to a monkey, a hospital announced on Wednesday in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.

The cultural heritage authority in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, said on April 11 that some buildings of a temple in the city will be removed after the monks agreed to the plan, after media reports said most of its buildings will be dismantled.

The research, published in Quaternary International was carried out by a group of scientists from Shaanxi Normal University and Northwest University in Xi'an and The Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Beijing.No wild elephants live in North China today, but historical documents indicate that they roamed freely 3,000 ... (more)

Did you know that the noodles, pasta or ketchup most restaurants serve come from a store-bought packet, mass-produced at a factory? Luckily though, not all eateries in the city take the shortcut.

While most tourists visit Xi'an to see the Terra Cotta Warriors located just outside of Xi'an, the city itself is rich in cultural heritage and provides many interesting and beautiful sights and experiences.