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Current Events in China: July 24

Beijing rains kill 37, raise debates As China’s flood-ravaged capital dealt with the aftermath of the heaviest rain in six decades Monday, including the deaths of 37 people, questions were being raised about whether the city’s push for modernization came at the expense of basic infrastructure such as drainage networks.  Read more CNOOC to buy [...]

Current Events in China: July 12

Over 220,000 people evacuated as flood hits SW China county again More than 220,000 people in southwest China’s Sichuan Province have been evacuated from low-lying areas following a flood that struck the disaster-prone region on Wednesday, local authorities said.  Read more China Slowdown Seen Forcing Wen’s Hand on Property Curbs China’s weakest growth in three [...]

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 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 18

China astronauts complete successful space docking Chinese astronauts carried out a manned docking with an experimental space module on Monday, the latest milestone in China’s ambitious campaign to build a space station.  Read more China one-child policy leads to forced abortions, mothers’ deaths Uneven enforcement of China’s decades-old one-child policy enrages the public. Sometimes family [...]

China Current Events: June 16

China launches spaceship with first female astronaut China launched Saturday Shenzhou-9 spacecraft with the country’s first female astronaut aboard.  Shenzhou-9, atop an upgraded Long March-2F carrier rocket, blast off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China at 6:37 p.m. Saturday.  Read more China’s biggest milk maker recalls baby formula China’s biggest milk producer [...]

China Current Events: June 15

China’s manned deep-sea submersible sets national dive record China’s manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong dived a national record depth in Mariana Trench, which meant it went deeper than 5,188 meters it reached last July, at about 11:39 a.m. local time (0139 GMT) Friday.  Read more China ‘carrying out exercises on border of North Korea’ Chinese troops [...]

China Current Events: June 13

Chinese police bust trafficking scheme, arresting 23 for smuggling guns from US Chinese police on Tuesday announced the arrests of 23 people as part of a joint U.S.-Chinese investigation into a gun trafficking ring that smuggled dozens of firearms into the country.  Read more ‘Crouching Tiger’ actress denies paid sex with Bo China’s roaring sex [...]

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    • Global stocks fall on China growth woes, Fed concerns - Reuters May 23, 2013
      RTGlobal stocks fall on China growth woes, Fed concernsReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock markets worldwide fell sharply on Thursday as surprisingly weak data from China and Europe raised worries about slow growth a day after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke broached the possibility of reducing stimulus that ...Warning signs for China, Fed hints at curbing […]
    • The wide world of hacking in China - CNET May 23, 2013
      New York TimesThe wide world of hacking in ChinaCNETChina has been cited for hacking into U.S. government and corporate networks for years now. And generally, the thought has been that the government is the only entity in the country actively hacking. But a new report seems to indicate that's not even ...Hackers Find China Is Land of OpportunityNew York […]
    • China May Factory Output Contracts in Test for Premier - Bloomberg May 23, 2013
      BloombergChina May Factory Output Contracts in Test for PremierBloombergChina's manufacturing is contracting in May for the first time in seven months, adding to signs that economic growth is losing steam for a second quarter. The preliminary reading of 49.6 for a Purchasing Managers' Index (EC11FLAS) released today by ...China factory activity shr […]
    • Wall St. drops on stimulus plan unease, China data - Reuters May 23, 2013
      RTT NewsWall St. drops on stimulus plan unease, China dataReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dropped on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on pace for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month amid investor concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus may be scaled back sooner than hoped and after weak data in China.Stock futures sink, rattled by Fed, Ch […]
    • Markets Rattled Amid Fears of Slowdown in Asia - New York Times May 23, 2013
      New York TimesMarkets Rattled Amid Fears of Slowdown in AsiaNew York TimesShares came under pressure in Asian trading after news that the manufacturing sector in China, one of the main engines of global growth in recent years, was faltering. That, along with concerns about daring shock therapy Japan is employing to restart ...China Stocks Drop Before Flash P […]
    • In China, No Monetary Stimulus, Weakening Economy - Forbes May 23, 2013
      In China, No Monetary Stimulus, Weakening EconomyForbesChina has done nothing of the sort since 2010. And as a result, the market has shunned China, especially when you look at it from the top down. Stock pickers and niche strategies might be beating their benchmarks, but compared to the United States ... […]
    • North Korea says willing to take China's advice to start talks - Reuters May 23, 2013
      Philly.comNorth Korea says willing to take China's advice to start talksReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea is willing to take China's advice and enter into talks, Chinese state television cited an envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as saying, following weeks of tension on the Korean peninsula after the North's latest ...Little progre […]
    • China and Fed fallout to weigh on stocks - CNNMoney May 23, 2013
      China and Fed fallout to weigh on stocksCNNMoneyInvestors were spooked by worse-than-expected Chinese data that showed manufacturing slowed for the first time in seven months, and the latest minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting. "We fear that this may get very ugly, very ...and more » […]
    • Japan stocks plunge on weak China data - CNNMoney May 23, 2013
      Voice of AmericaJapan stocks plunge on weak China dataCNNMoneyA global rally in stocks came to an abrupt halt Thursday as a 7% plunge on Japan's Nikkei index unnerved investors in Europe and set the tone for a weak opening on Wall Street. European markets fell by 2% and U.S. stock opened lower in the wake of the ...Asian, European Stocks Plunge on Negat […]
    • Exclusive :China urbanization plan hits roadblock over spending fears - sources - Reuters May 23, 2013
      euronewsExclusive :China urbanization plan hits roadblock over spending fears - sourcesReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's plan to spend $6.5 trillion on urbanization to bolster the economy is running into snags, sources close to the government said, as top leaders fear another spending binge could push up local debt levels and inflate a ...China may scr […]