Survey: Shanghai best-known Chinese city
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:18:46 -0700
BEIJING, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A survey co-conducted by Gallup Inc. indicated that of 30 Chinese cities, Shanghai scored highest in international image. Shanghai - China - Asia - BEIJING - Business and Economy
Attack on China whistleblower shows risk of unveiling corruption, fraud
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:23:25 -0700
China whistleblower Fang Zhouzi was mugged after his criticism of a Chinese hospital. 'I’ve had threatening phone calls and e-mails before, but this was the first time I have been attacked,' he says.
China media: Police accidentally killed Tibetan
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:37:00 -0700
BEIJING, China - Chinese police fatally shot a Tibetan protester during a demonstration last week, state media reported Monday, saying the man was hit by stray warning rounds.
China Reviews Death Penalty for Nonviolent Crimes
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:13:31 -0700
For the first time in 30 years, China's top legislature proposed this week to reduce the number of crimes punishable by execution by up to 20%
Reign of Assassins -- Film Review
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:55:36 -0700
"Mr. & Mrs. Smith" relocate to ancient China in the dazzling martial-arts epic "Reign of Assassins," in which Asian superstars Michelle Yeoh and Jung Woo-Sung play an ordinary married couple, each unaware the spouse is a world-class assassin.
Mass murderer Mao killed 45 million Chinese during 'Great Leap Forward'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:51:04 -0700
London, Sep.3 : China's communist ruler Mao Tse Tung killed 45 million of his people between 1958 and 1961 during what was dubbed as the world's biggest man-made famine.
Chinese 'Terrorist' Student: 'I Need My Innocence'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:46:50 -0700
Zhai Tiantian was arrested on charges of making a terroristic threat for allegedly threatening to burn down a campus building. Terrorism - China - Zhai Tiantian - United States - Chinese American
Hong Kong activist cleared of assault during anti-China protest
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:12:59 -0700
Hong Kong - A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was cleared Friday of assaulting a police officer at an anti-China demonstration. The arrest of Christina Chan, 22, for her part in a demonstration outside the Beijing Liaison Office was widely criticized by government opponents as an attack on free speech.
Pinoys in China told to keep low profile amid hostage tragedy
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:43:52 -0700
The Philippine Embassy in Beijing has advised Filipinos there to keep a "low profile" as tension still exists between the Philippines and China over the August 23 hostage tragedy in Manila where eight Hong Kong tourists were killed.
Tiffany diamond stolen from Beijing mall
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:58:54 -0700
BEIJING, China - Police with the Dongcheng branch of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau confirmed on Wednesday that they received a report of a diamond ring stolen last Friday from the Tiffany store at Beijing's Oriental Plaza.
China Doesn't Face Inflation Risk This Year, Former Adviser Fan Gang Says
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:28:01 -0700
China doesn’t face the risk of inflation this year, as it did in 2006 and 2008, because the consumer price index is likely to be 3 percent to 4 percent, according to Fan Gang, a former central bank adviser.
China calls for compromise on NKorea talks
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:43:30 -0700
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Chinese girls taught to say no to sex
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:29:09 -0700
Beijing, Sep 2 : Girls in a province in southwest China are being given tips on how to say no to boys asking for sex.
5 Filipino drug mules in China death row
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:08:30 -0700
Lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Aquino administration to do all it can to save the lives of five Filipinos in death row in China for drug-related cases.
China Will Require ID for Cellphone Numbers; Noncompliance Means No Service
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:12:02 -0700
The government is looking to curb cellphone spam, pornography and fraud schemes.
China's gang crackdown nets 278,000 criminal cases
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:53:27 -0700
BEIJING — China has handled 278,000 criminal cases resulting from a crackdown on gangs, violence and corruption. The "strike hard" campaign has uprooted more than 1,500 mafia-style gangs since it began late last year, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late Tuesday.
China, LDS church discuss future
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:42:47 -0700
For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, any word about church activities in China is big news. This remains the case even when the news is vague, as was Monday's announcement that the First Presidency had met with a senior official from China.
China orders mobile phone users to disclose real names amid privacy concerns
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:26 -0700
China Wednesday implemented a system requiring mobile phone users to provide their real names when buying a telephone number, in a move to combat spam and fraud.
5 Filipinos face execution in China this month
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:13:51 -0700
(Updated 7:58 p.m.) Five Filipinos may be executed in China this month over drug-related offenses, a party-list lawmaker said on Wednesday citing information from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
China solves 278,000 criminal cases in 2010
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:42:29 -0700
Beijing, Sep 1 : China has cracked 278,000 criminal cases and busted around 1,650 mafia gangs since it launched a nationwide campaign to maintain public security in 2010.
