China Current Events: June 1
‘China detains hundreds in Tibet over self-immolation protests’ Hundreds of people have been detained in Lhasa after two men set themselves on fire in the Tibetan regional capital on Sunday in protest against Chinese rule, a US-based broadcaster reported. Read more Air Pollution Fuels Hospital Visits in Hong Kong Deteriorating air quality in Hong Kong [...]
China Current Events: May 31
Apple’s efforts fail to end gruelling conditions at Foxconn factories Abuses continue at electronics assembly firm with staff working up to 80 hours’ overtime a month, says Hong Kong rights group. Read more Chinese foreign investment boom to continue: official Chinese companies’ overseas investment will continue booming and is expected to total 500 billion U.S. [...]
Current Events in China: May 30
Migrant workers go on rampage in China after death About 1,000 migrant workers went on the rampage in a city in eastern China on Tuesday, smashing up cars and protesting in front of a government building after a worker was apparently killed by his employer, state media said. Read more Algal bloom kills millions of [...]
China Current Events: May 29
China to become world’s largest consumer market in 2015: Commerce Minister China’s Commerce Minister Chen Deming said Monday that China is expected to become the world’s largest consumer market in 2015. Read more Two Tibetans set selves on fire outside temple in Lhasa Two men engulfed themselves in towering flames outside a temple that is [...]
China Current Events: May 28
Hooded, then interrogated for 81 days Chinese artist Ai Weiwei breaks his silence on his detention, isolation and the endless interrogation, writes Edward Wong in Beijing. Read more China detains official over numerous rapes after Internet uproar Police in central China detained a former Communist Party official on suspicion or raping underage girls, state media [...]
China Stats for the week: May 21-27
China remained the world’s top consumer of instant noodles last year with more than 100 million packs of instant noodles being consumed every day, officials and industry experts said Sunday. A Reuters poll showed economists expect annual economic growth in the second quarter of the year to slow to 7.9 percent, the first slide below [...]
China Current Events: May 26
Man in China suspected of cannibalism: reports Police in southwest China have detained a man suspected of murdering more than a dozen boys and young men, chopping up their bodies and selling the flesh to unsuspecting consumers, reports said Friday. Read more 254 enterprises producing unsafe gel capsules China’s food and drug watchdog announced on [...]
Current Events in China: May 25
Chen Guangcheng’s brother flees guarded village The brother of the blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng has become the second member of the family to escape from their heavily guarded village in northern China. Read more U.S. soldier, two Chinese charged with smuggling guns to China A member of the U.S. National Guard and two Chinese citizens [...]
China Current Events: May 24
Human Rights Watch condemns mainland’s ‘X-Men’ para-police Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned a Chinese “para-police” force nicknamed “X-Men” by the local media, accusing it of rampant brutality and illegal detentions for even minor offences. Read more Technology Reaches Remote Tibetan Corners, Fanning Unrest The young Buddhist monk, his voice hushed and nervous, was discussing [...]
Current Events in China: May 23
US military aircraft have fake parts from China: Senate report A report on counterfeit electronic parts published by the US Senate Armed Services Committee after a yearlong investigation uncovered about 1,800 cases of fake parts in US military aircraft, and more than 70% of 1 million suspect components can be traced back to China, reports [...]
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- North Korean Leader Sends 'Special Envoy' to China - ABC News May 22, 2013Aljazeera.comNorth Korean Leader Sends 'Special Envoy' to ChinaABC NewsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official ...North Korea sends […]
- Feds: 3 scientists conspired to take Chinese bribes for their US research - CNN International May 22, 2013The Atlantic WireFeds: 3 scientists conspired to take Chinese bribes for their US researchCNN InternationalNew York (CNN) -- Three university researchers working on medical technology are facing federal charges -- and up to 20 years in prison if convicted -- for allegedly taking Chinese money for their U.S.-funded research, according to federal authorities.3 […]
- Burberry Earnings: China Sales Up 20% - Wall Street Journal May 22, 2013Wall Street JournalBurberry Earnings: China Sales Up 20%Wall Street JournalThe company bucked a wider trend in the luxury industry, saying that sales in China rose about 20% in the year ended March 31, accounting for 14% of retail and wholesale revenue. Many of Burberry's competitors have said business is losing steam in the ...Strong demand in China he […]
- Can China become a hi-tech economy? - BBC News May 22, 2013BBC NewsCan China become a hi-tech economy?BBC NewsInside a former shoe factory in China's southern city of Shenzhen, the noise of hammering and stitching has long gone. In its place is something much quieter - the hum of laboratory machinery and the click of computer keyboards. But listen extra ... […]
- Rice Tainted With Cadmium Is Discovered in Southern China - New York Times May 21, 2013CBS NewsRice Tainted With Cadmium Is Discovered in Southern ChinaNew York TimesHONG KONG — Government officials in southern China sought on Wednesday to calm public ire about toxic substances menacing the region's main food staple, rice, after the city of Guangzhou said that nearly half the rice tested at restaurants this year ...China probes rice taint […]
- EU Panel Penalties to Hurt Solar Firms From China to UK - Bloomberg May 21, 2013Yahoo!7 NewsEU Panel Penalties to Hurt Solar Firms From China to UKBloombergThe European Union is poised to penalize imports of Chinese solar products, a move that would increase Europe's cost for most photovoltaic panels an estimated 45 percent overnight. While officials from the U.S., China and the EU have engaged in ...Solar Trade Fight Between China […]
- China Declares Global State of Emergency: An Urgent Telegram from Taihu - Forbes May 21, 2013China Declares Global State of Emergency: An Urgent Telegram from TaihuForbesOn May 18th, China's 4th most powerful politician, Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) opened the Second Conference of the (carbon-neutralized) Taihu World Cultural ... […]
- Greek PM invites China to 'join Greece's success story' - Christian Science Monitor May 21, 2013Christian Science MonitorGreek PM invites China to 'join Greece's success story'Christian Science MonitorOfficials in Brussels and Washington may view China's global shopping spree with alarm, as the Asian power house continues to buy up companies, sovereign debt, ports, and bridges around the world. But the Greeks are already dusting off […]
- With wary eye on the US, China courts India - Reuters May 21, 2013Times of IndiaWith wary eye on the US, China courts IndiaReutersNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and increase trade between Asia's fastest growing economies in his first trip overseas since ...China is not a threat to India, Li Keqian […]
- China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion - Reuters May 21, 2013Yahoo!7 NewsChina's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billionReutersThe new bird flu virus is known to have infected 130 people in mainland China since emerging in March, including 36 who died, but no cases have been detected since early May, Health Minister Li Bin told a meeting of the World Health Organization.Bird Flu Costs in China set at $6.5 Billion - V […]