BEIJING - CHINA has denounced a US congressional panel that issued a report accusing it of stepping up computer espionage attacks on the American government, its defense contractors and businesses.

The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a congressional advisory panel, also said in an annual report to lawmakers that aggressive Chinese space programs were allowing Beijing to better target US military forces.

BEIJING - THE world may be teetering on the brink of a prolonged and painful recession, but many luxury brands are looking for salvation in China, where the economy is still bounding along, albeit slower than before.

Some of the world's most expensive brands have gathered in Beijing this weekend, confident that even with buckling global finances and China struggling to deal with factory closures, the world's most populous nation remained a good bet.

BEIJING - A PANDA at a zoo in southern China attacked a student who snuck into its pen hoping for a cuddle with the endangered bear, state media said on Saturday.

The 20-year-old male student surnamed Liu jumped over the fence at the zoo in the tourist city of Guilin, ignoring warning signs not to, Xinhua news agency said.