China Current Events: June 30
Plane hijacking foiled in restive western China Passengers and crew foiled a hijacking attempt by six people on a plane in China’s restive far-western Xinjiang region Friday, a regional airline and state media said. Read more Shanghai ‘face-eater’ tries to chew off woman’s face According to local Chinese press, an intoxicated bus driver in Wenzhou [...]
China Current Events: June 29
Investigation finds widespread abuses at Apple China factories A rights group said it had found “deplorable” conditions at Apple suppliers in China, following a probe of several firms that make the US technology giant’s hugely popular products. Read more United Technologies sent military copter tech to China United Technologies Corp on Thursday admitted selling China [...]
Current Events in China: June 28
Riot in Guangdong village after son of migrant worker beaten A riot took place in a village under the jurisdcition of Zhongshan in China’s southern province of Guangdong after local officials beat a 13-year-old boy from Sichuan, Hong Kong’s Ming Pao reported on Jun. 27. Read more Uproar over ‘soft’ penalties after China abortion scandal [...]
China Current Events: June 27
Bo Xilai denies knowledge of how Neil Heywood died in China The disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has told government investigators he has no knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of British businessman Neil Heywood, The Daily Telegraph understands. Read more Cover up, Shanghai metro tells women An appeal by the Shanghai subway [...]
China Current Events: June 26
Husband of Chinese woman forced to have abortion ‘disappears’ A father whose seven month-old unborn daughter was forcibly aborted by Chinese officials has gone into hiding after his family were branded as “national traitors” for speaking to the foreign media. Read more China has forced refugees back to Myanmar conflict zone Chinese authorities have forced [...]
Current Events in China: June 25
Chinese ship ‘accidentally rams’ Philippines boat The Philippines alleged on Sunday that a Chinese vessel accidentally rammed a local fishing boat north of a disputed South China Sea shoal, killing one and leaving four others missing. Read more SW China quake leaves at least four dead, over 100 injured At least two people died and [...]
China Current Events: June 23
China manufacturing hits 7-month low: HSBC Chinese manufacturing activity hit a seven-month low in June, data from HSBC showed Thursday, putting pressure on Beijing to do more to boost the world’s second-largest economy. Read more China behind N. Korea embargo breaches: UN A U.N. panel has found Chinese involvement in more than half of the [...]
China Current Events: June 22
Beijing strongly protests Hanoi’s claim over islands China said it summoned Vietnam’s ambassador Thursday and strongly protested a law adopted by the Vietnamese parliament that places the disputed Spratly and Paracel Islands under Hanoi’s sovereignty. Read more Two Tibetans immolate themselves holding flags in Qinghai, west China Two young Tibetans, a herder and a migrant [...]
Current Events in China: June 21
China denies military drill with Russia, Syria, Iran China on Wednesday said there was no truth to an Iranian media report about a joint military drill involving China, Russia, Syria and Iran. Read more Russia jails two men for giving China nuke secrets Russia has jailed two university professors for passing top secret information on [...]
China Current Events: June 20
Neil Heywood scandal widens to Cambodia as Patrick Devillers arrested The investigation into the murder of the British businessman Neil Heywood took another twist after it emerged that the former business partner of his alleged killer had been arrested in Cambodia. Read more China dissatisfied over Vietnam’s island patrols: spokesman A spokesman for China’s Foreign [...]
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- Former Bank Executive in China Faces Bribe Accusations - New York Times May 21, 2013Telegraph.co.ukFormer Bank Executive in China Faces Bribe AccusationsNew York TimesHONG KONG — China's top anticorruption agency said on Monday that a former state bank executive faced accusations of pocketing huge bribes, making him the latest senior official to face charges during the new leadership's drive to show that it is ...China Communist P […]
- 3 NYU Scientists Accepted Bribes From China, US Says - New York Times May 21, 2013Newsday3 NYU Scientists Accepted Bribes From China, US SaysNew York TimesThe defendants, all Chinese citizens, included Yudong Zhu, 44, of Scarsdale, N.Y., an associate professor in the school's radiology department who was described by the authorities as “an accomplished researcher and innovator.” He was hired by the ...MRI Researchers Accused of Shari […]
- North Korea Releases Chinese Fishing Crew - New York Times May 21, 2013Wall Street JournalNorth Korea Releases Chinese Fishing CrewNew York TimesHONG KONG — North Korea has released a Chinese fishing boat and its crew, ending a dispute that threatened to exacerbate strains with China, according to Chinese news reports on Tuesday.Pyongyang Frees Chinese Fishermen; North Fires Two MissilesWall Street JournalChina asks for release […]
- China Trade Surplus Seen by BofA at One-Tenth Customs Figure - Bloomberg May 21, 2013China Trade Surplus Seen by BofA at One-Tenth Customs FigureBloombergChina's trade surplus is one-tenth the official $61 billion reported so far this year after accounting for fake transactions used to disguise hot-money inflows, Bank of America Corp. says. The true surplus is about $6 billion, according to Lu Ting ...South Australian wine exports club […]
- India and China Vow to Cooperate on Border - New York Times May 21, 2013Times of IndiaIndia and China Vow to Cooperate on BorderNew York TimesNEW DELHI — The leaders of India and China papered over their recent border spat on Monday with a friendly joint statement and an array of promises for economic and military cooperation, but they resolved none of their most vexing problems.China offers India a 'handshake across the Hi […]
- Obama schedules China summit, Africa trip - USA Today - USA TODAY May 20, 2013BBC NewsObama schedules China summit, Africa trip - USA TodayUSA TODAYPresident Obama is planning major diplomatic initiatives with China and Africa in the coming weeks, the White House announced Monday. Obama and new China President Xi Jinping will hold a summit June 7-8 in Southern California. The president and first ...Obama to meet with China's Xi i […]
- North Koreans holding Chinese boat for ransom - Washington Post May 20, 2013North Koreans holding Chinese boat for ransomWashington PostChinese officials, who value stability above all else, are unlikely to abandon North Korea anytime soon. But state-run newspapers in China have increasingly published stories questioning the upside of China's ties with Pyongyang. And earlier this month ... […]
- Hershey Keen for Piece of China - Wall Street Journal May 20, 2013Wall Street JournalHershey Keen for Piece of ChinaWall Street JournalIn a first launch beyond the U.S. market, Hershey is unveiling on Tuesday a candy known in English as the Lancaster and in Chinese as Yo-man. The Pennsylvania company plans to spend "several million dollars" marketing three kinds of the condensed-milk ...and more » […]
- In China, Weighing Economic and Political Freedoms - New York Times May 20, 2013New York TimesIn China, Weighing Economic and Political FreedomsNew York TimesAs discussed in last week's column, China's leadership is said to be making plans to unveil reforms at the next meeting of all members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, likely to be held in October. Yet any policy changes may ...China's weak e […]
- Underground Lender Gets Death Sentence in China - New York Times May 20, 2013Underground Lender Gets Death Sentence in ChinaNew York TimesBEIJING — A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs. The woman, Lin Haiyan, was convicted of ...and more » […]