Gu Kailai, the wife of powerful Chinese political leader Bo Xilai, was charged in connection with the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood, who was believed to have died in his hotel room in Chongqing. Bo was an up-and-coming political leader in China who has fallen from grace in the wake of a scandal amidst a leadership transition in the country.
At a private dinner in a lavish setting in China, billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffet tried to convince newly rich Chinese people to give away more money.
US moguls Bill Gates and Warren Buffett hosted a private dinner in Beijing on Wednesday for some of China's newly rich to talk about giving their money away. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC's Michael Bristow.
At least 400 people killed and 10,000 injured in an earthquake that hit the rugged province of Qinghai, China.
At least four hundred people have been killed and ten thousand have been injured in an earthquake, which rattled the rugged province of Qinghai, China, near the Tibetan border on Wednesday.
Google has moved its service out of China is redirecting users to its Hong Kong-based service where the laws are different. BBC correspondent Michael Bristow joins us from China, where he tries to search Google for sensitive terms.
Strong government investment and increased domestic demand have helped support the growth of China's economy. For more, The Takeaway turns to the BBC's Michael Bristow in Beijing.
Shops across China have been withdrawing dairy products after the revelation that powdered baby, and now liquid, milk has been contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine.