Current Events in China: August 11
Chinese police ‘admit’ Gu Kailai cover-up: official Four Chinese police officers on Friday admitted in court to covering up the killing of a British businessman to protect the wife of a senior politician charged with his murder, an official said. Read more China export growth slows to 1% China’s trade and domestic demand have weakened [...]
China Current Events: July 27
Gu Kailai poisoned Neil Heywood ‘after he threatened her son’ The wife of one of China’s most senior political leaders has been charged with murdering the British businessman Neil Heywood over his alleged threat to her son’s “personal security”, state media announced yesterday. Read more China develops attack copter, denies piracy allegations China today confirmed [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
China Current Events: April 29
Neil Heywood: new details emerge of British business dealings of Chinese woman suspected of murder The death of Neil Heywood has come under fresh scrutiny after a Sunday Telegraph investigation unearthed details of the British business dealings of the Chinese woman suspected of his murder. Read more Dissident Chen Guangcheng ‘chased by undercover Chinese agents’ [...]
China Current Events: April 27
Chinese army to safeguard national marine rights China’s armed forces will work closely with fishery and maritime supervision agencies to jointly safeguard national marine rights and interests, a Defense Ministry spokesman said here Thursday. Read more Chinese farmer builds wind-powered car A 55-year-old man in China built himself a wind-powered car using 10,000 Yuan (S$2,000). [...]
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 [...]
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- China's Cadmium Problem May Be Boost for Rice Exporters - Wall Street Journal May 22, 2013CBS NewsChina's Cadmium Problem May Be Boost for Rice ExportersWall Street JournalThe Chinese government reported last weekend that nearly half the samples of rice taken in a survey of markets in Guangzhou bore cadmium above permissible levels. The contaminated rice was mainly from nearby Hunan, China's largest rice-producing ...Rice Tainted With C […]
- Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China - CBC.ca May 22, 2013CBC.caAi Weiwei uses music to mock state power in ChinaCBC.caFeaturing Mandarin lyrics, the video accompanying the visual artist's single Dumbass — released Wednesday but blocked online in mainland China — is meant to reconstruct his 81-day detention in 2011, which was part of an overall crackdown on dissent.China's Ai Weiwei launches musical caree […]
- China boosts US investment to all-time high; seeks more - NBCNews.com May 22, 2013China boosts US investment to all-time high; seeks moreNBCNews.comVideo: CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera reports on a Chinese company that plans to manufacture products in the United States and then sell them to Chinese consumers. And, Thilo Hanemann, Rhodium Group, discusses how the Chinese are making more ...Chinese Vitamin Firm Exports From US to Chin […]
- How the Great Firewall of China Shapes Chinese Surfing Habits - MIT Technology Review May 22, 2013How the Great Firewall of China Shapes Chinese Surfing HabitsMIT Technology ReviewHer remarks were widely interpreted as a criticism of Chinese censorship of the Internet, which prevents people in mainland China from accessing many sites abroad, such as Wikipedia, Facebook, YouTube, and many news sites. It also censors internal ... […]
- China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion - Fox News May 22, 2013CTV NewsChina's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billionFox NewsThe 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.WHO: H7N9 bird flu in China appears under controlC […]
- North Korea sends special envoy to patch up relations with China - The Guardian May 22, 2013The GuardianNorth Korea sends special envoy to patch up relations with ChinaThe GuardianChina provides North Korea with the vast majority of its fuel and trade – reportedly accounting for almost nine-tenths of its imports and exports in 2011 – and its support has become even more important as Pyongyang's relations with Seoul have ... […]
- China's Li offers to help end Pakistan energy crisis - Reuters May 22, 2013Voice of AmericaChina's Li offers to help end Pakistan energy crisisReutersISLAMABAD (Reuters) - China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a ...China's Premier Promise […]
- North Korean Leader Sends Envoy to China - New York Times May 22, 2013Christian Science MonitorNorth Korean Leader Sends Envoy to ChinaNew York TimesSEOUL, South Korea — The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, sent his first special envoy to China on Wednesday, amid signs that Mr. Kim's government was trying to mend strained ties with Beijing and was also seeking breaches in the tightening ring of ...North Korea sends […]
- North Korea Sends Leader's Special Envoy to China - ABC News May 22, 2013ABC NewsNorth Korea Sends Leader's Special Envoy to ChinaABC NewsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice marshal tasked with ... […]
- Andy Warhol pops up in China ... again - CNN International May 22, 2013Andy Warhol pops up in China ... againCNN InternationalTwenty-six years after his death, Warhol, whose much-lauded prescience extended across visual and consumer culture, has popped up in China once again -- and he was right about the fast-food chain. "Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal," the first major ...and more » […]