China Current Events: August 4
China jails Muslim Uyghurs on charges of inciting ‘holy war’ Courts in a restive region of west China with a large Muslim population have jailed 20 people for up to 15 years for using the Internet to incite separatism and “holy war,” state media said Thursday. Read more China bans foreign remakes as it cracks [...]
China Current Events: July 10
Chinese bloggers embroiled in park brawl A group of China’s leading opinion-makers and intellectuals became embroiled in a violent fracas thanks to a simmering feud between rival internet bloggers. Read more Chinese Wind Power Company Eyes Vestas’ Assets Ming Yang Wind Power Group seeks to buy market-leading equipment maker. Read more China GDP to Rebound [...]
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 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 [...]
Current Events in China: May 1
Chinese scientists turn kitchen waste into fuel Researchers in east China’s Zhejiang Province are working on a project that aims to convert kitchen waste into biofuel. Read more China censors activist-related Web searches Chinese censors Monday blocked Web searches of a host of terms related to blind activist Chen Guangcheng, from his name to “Shawshank [...]
China Current Events: April 16
Old Harrovian expat killed in China ‘had affair with the wife of party chief and feared for his life’ British businessman Neil Heywood was killed on the orders of a powerful Chinese politician who discovered the Old Harrovian was having an affair with his wife, it was claimed yesterday. Read more Neil Heywood was poisoned [...]
China Current Events
- North Korea Overlooks Tensions After a Visit - New York Times May 25, 2013CBS NewsNorth Korea Overlooks Tensions After a VisitNew York TimesAn account by the official Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang, its first report on the visit by Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae, was at odds with portrayals in China's state-run media, which stressed President Xi Jinping's strongly worded appeal that ...Report: China calls on North […]
- 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, 2013AFPPreventing 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 ...Xi Jinping's U.S. Visit: What It Tells Usthe Diploma […]
- Disturbing Photos Of China's Deadly Coal Mines - Seattle Post Intelligencer May 25, 2013Disturbing Photos Of China's Deadly Coal MinesSeattle Post IntelligencerCoal has contributed to China's pollution problem, and the coal mines are said to be the deadliest in the world, killing thousands of miners a year. To combat the recent slump in coal prices, the coal industry is said to have asked the government to ...Disturbing Photos Of Chin […]
- Philadelphia Soul Owners Taking Arena Football League To China - Forbes May 25, 2013Philadelphia Soul Owners Taking Arena Football League To ChinaForbesThe Philadelphia Soul, whose co-owner is former Philadelphia Eagles star quarterback and current ESPN ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski, have purchased the Chinese rights for the Arena Football League from the league. I sat down and chatted with Jaws ... […]
- Forbidden artist Ai Weiwei makes massive map of China out of baby formula - NBCNews.com (blog) May 25, 2013NBCNews.com (blog)Forbidden artist Ai Weiwei makes massive map of China out of baby formulaNBCNews.com (blog)By Ed Flanagan, Producer, NBC News. BEIJING – His art may be forbidden in China and his name blocked as a search topic online, but Chinese artist and social activist Ai Weiwei still knows how to grab headlines. His latest art project on display in Hon […]
- -RPT-UPDATE 1-US audit regulator reaches deal with China on document access - Reuters May 25, 2013Wall Street Journal-RPT-UPDATE 1-US audit regulator reaches deal with China on document accessReutersU.S.-China deal reached after years of negotiations. * Deal will pave way for auditor enforcement actions. * U.S. had been blocked from probing Chinese audit failures. By Dena Aubin and Sarah N. Lynch. NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators will ...Expe […]
- Beijing Issues List Of Planned Overhauls - Wall Street Journal May 25, 2013LivemintBeijing Issues List Of Planned OverhaulsWall Street JournalBEIJING—China outlined the overhauls it wants to push ahead with this year, from faster urbanization to controversial property taxes, as its new leaders try to show they're serious about speeding economic reforms amid slowing growth. While the lengthy ...China vows to further liberalize […]
- 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. […]