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 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 [...]
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 [...]
China Current Events: June 8
Global markets rally on news of China rate cuts World shares rallied to their highest in more than a week and the euro gained on Thursday after China surprisingly cut interest rates to shore up sluggish economic growth, fueling hopes other major central banks may follow suit. Read more Crucial new details of exchange that [...]
Current Events in China: May 18
Chinese woman tortures step-daughter to death A woman in China’s Shanxi province has been detained for allegedly torturing her seven-year-old step-daughter to death. Read more Beijing to issue passport to blind activist within 15 days Blind activist Chen Guang-cheng said Thursday China had agreed to issue him a passport within 15 days, allowing him to [...]
China Current Events: May 14
Dalai Lama reveals warning of Chinese plot to kill him The Dalai Lama has revealed his fears after being warned that Chinese agents have hatched a plot to kill him. Read more Rich Chinese, expats rent wombs as surrogate mothers rake in cash Surrogacy is illegal in the country, but try telling that to the [...]
Current Events in China: May 7
Newspaper ‘apologizes’ for criticizing US in Chen Guangcheng affair A prominent Chinese newspaper has posted a cryptic apology on its microblog account, supposedly for publishing a scathing article criticizing the American government’s handling of the Chen Guangcheng affair, and appearing to suggest that it may have been pressured into writing the editorial by the Chinese [...]
Current Events in China: April 25
China, South Sudan vow to promote ties Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Tuesday afternoon in Beijing, agreeing to expand cooperation and advance friendly ties. Read more Bo Xilai’s wife ‘was in the room when Neil Heywood was poisoned’ Bo Xilai’s’s wife Gu Kailai, accused of murdering [...]
Current Events in China: April 21
Eccentric police chief Wang at center of power struggle The raucous diners in a hilltop restaurant in southwest China ignored a waiter’s request to quieten down after a complaint from a petite woman at a nearby table. Read more Bo Xilai’s wife ‘bewitched the men of Bournemouth’ The Chinese politician’s wife accused of the murder [...]
China Current Events: April 20
Two Tibetans ‘set themselves on fire in China’ Two more Tibetans have set themselves on fire in a restive southwestern region of China, a rights group said, the latest in a wave of such protests against Beijing’s rule. Read more Cities get a sinking feeling: report A diminishing water table, combined with a growing number [...]
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- In Three Years, China Currency On Par With Dollar - Forbes May 26, 2013In Three Years, China Currency On Par With DollarForbesBy 2015 the Chinese currency, the renminbi (RMB), will be one of the three most traded currencies in the world, on par with the euro and the dollar, HSBC said on Friday. “The RMB is increasingly part of normal day-to-day business for anyone trading or ...and more » […]
- EU Says China Solar Trade Talks Have Not 'Broken Down' - Forbes May 26, 2013Aljazeera.comEU Says China Solar Trade Talks Have Not 'Broken Down'ForbesThe European Commission said that trade talks between them and the Chinese solar industry have not 'broken down' as cited this week by an industry trade group in Beijing. The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and ...China warns EU against t […]
- Cyberspace manhunt erupts over unsolved poisoning case in China - ABC Online May 25, 2013Cyberspace manhunt erupts over unsolved poisoning case in ChinaABC OnlineRenewed interest in the mysterious unsolved poisoning of a Chinese student in 1995 has sparked a viral online campaign to solve the crime, but it is also a campaign that has become, at times, something more like a social media witch hunt. China is ...and more » […]
- Special Report: Why China's film makers love to hate Japan - Reuters May 25, 2013Special Report: Why China's film makers love to hate JapanReutersHENGDIAN, China (Reuters) - Shi Zhongpeng dies for a living. For 3,000 yuan ($488) a month, the sturdily built stuntman is killed over and over playing Japanese soldiers in war movies and TV series churned out by Chinese film studios. Despite his lack ...and more » […]
- Hiking China's 'wild wall' - Boston Globe May 25, 2013Boston GlobeHiking China's 'wild wall'Boston GlobeThe surrounding single-story structures, with roofs of traditional Chinese tile, completed an arrangement known as a “siheyuan,” dating from the Han dynasty, in which four buildings are arrayed around a courtyard. Elsewhere in the village, such areas ... […]
- North Korea Glosses Over Tensions After Its Special Envoy Visits China - New York Times May 25, 2013CBS NewsNorth Korea Glosses Over Tensions After Its Special Envoy Visits ChinaNew York TimesAn account by the official Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang, its first report on last week's visit by Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae, was at odds with portrayals in China's state-run news media, which emphasized President Xi Jinping's strongly ...Re […]
- China's Consumers Fight Back, Explore Options - Wall Street Journal May 25, 2013Wall Street JournalChina's Consumers Fight Back, Explore OptionsWall Street JournalChinese households are signaling impatience with government controls that cut against their interests. They have started to win important victories, not just finding ways around artificially low fare levels that reduce the number of taxis on Beijing's ...and more » […]
- Preventing a US-China Cyberwar - New York Times May 25, 2013Sydney Morning HeraldPreventing a US-China CyberwarNew York TimesWhen President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China have their first meeting next month in California, addressing the issue of China's cyberattacks on American institutions will be an important priority. Both nations need to take steps to avoid ...China must stick to ecological 're […]
- China Plans to Reduce the State's Role in the Economy - New York Times May 25, 2013New York TimesChina Plans to Reduce the State's Role in the EconomyNew York TimesSHANGHAI — The Chinese government is planning for private businesses and market forces to play a larger role in its economy, in a major policy shift intended to improve living conditions for the middle class and to make China an even stronger ...Rosy China growth forecasts […]
- China Bluntly Tells North Korea to Enter Nuclear Talks - New York Times May 25, 2013China Bluntly Tells North Korea to Enter Nuclear TalksNew York TimesPublished: May 24, 2013. BEIJING — The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, bluntly told a North Korean envoy on Friday that his country should return to diplomatic talks intended to rid it of its nuclear weapons, according to a state-run Chinese news agency. […]