China has blamed Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and his government-in-exile for plotting the riots, in which at least 18 "innocent civilians", according to Beijing, were killed by Tibetan mobs in the regional capital, Lhasa, last month. Lhasa Intermediate

BEIJING-China's lawyers face official harassment, meddling, even jail for defending suspects and sensitive causes, a rights group said in a new report, adding to criticism of the nation's r...

BEIJING-A Chinese court jailed 17 people for terms ranging from three years to life on Tuesday for their roles in the Tibet protests, which triggered anti-China protests ahead of the Beijing Olym...

The kids all want to watch the wiggles but you feel that, if you hear "mashed potato, mashed potato" one more time you're going to put your fist through the telvision set. What you need is a Spare 15 inch

Last week I was at the Shin-Marunouchi Building to have lunch at Rigoletto with my wife, and checked out Nagi Noda, Shinji Konishi, and Asami Nemoto's "Animal Behavior" hair hat exhibition (it's on the Marunouchi House floor). It runs until

PEN (220) heads to Spain and bids us "Welcome to Basque Country." The feature covers major cities, and all the spots and eats you'll want to take in on a trip there.The latest PAPER SKY (25) is all about the

The intestinal virus called enterovirus 71 or EV71, one trigger of hand-foot-mouth disease, began spreading in Fuyang in Anhui province from early March, the Xinhua news agency reported yesterday, citing the city health office. The young victims went to hospitals

Xinhua said authorities had determined the crash was caused by 'human error', but did not elaborate. One train was en route from Beijing to the seaside resort of Qingdao when the accident happened in Zibo, Shandong province. The second train

Authorities were quoted as saying that human error was to blame. The death toll could rise, with 70 people hospitalized in critical condition after the pre-dawn crash in a rural part of Shandong province, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

The probe panel set up by the State Council, the state cabinet, has said excessive speed was responsible for yesterday's mishap in east Shandong province, official Xinhua news agency said. The railway line was reopened for traffic early today, 20

German scholar, Gudrun Wacker, takes a new approach to the recent Olympic human rights controversy. From German Institute of International and Security Affairs: Did the Chinese government know what they were in for when they applied for host the Olympics

New York's Pace Wildenstein gallery is the first Manhattan gallery to open a branch in Beijing's 798 arts district, according to the New York Times:The $20 million project is scheduled to open on Aug. 8, in time for the Summer

Willy Lam writes in the Jamestown Foundation's China Brief about the role young Chinese nationalists are playing in the run-up to the Olympic Games:There are signs that the CCP leadership has started to try reining in the excesses of the

Anti-Chinese Sentiment Looms After Torch Relay" Kim Tae-jong reports in Korea Times:Violence by Chinese during the Olympic flame relay in Seoul, Sunday, has ignited anti-China sentiment among Koreans.The Beijing Olympic torch was successfully relayed from the South to North Korea,

From AFP:Chinese authorities on Tuesday jailed 17 people for between three years and life for their role in last month's Tibetan unrest, state press reported.The 17 were involved in violence on March 14 in Tibet's capital, Lhasa, the Xinhua news

From the Washington Post:The Olympic torch left China only a month ago on what was billed as "a journey of harmony." Instead, the torch became a moving target for protesters worldwide. The focus of most demonstrations was China's crackdown against

From Toronto Star:One fine fall afternoon last year, Li Heping was making his way towards a newspaper kiosk not far from his office when a man approached, grabbed him by the arm and said sternly, "Come with me.""I said, `I

From AP:Investigators on Tuesday blamed speeding for China's worst train accident in a decade, a disaster that killed at least 70 people and injured more than 400.The finding was announced by an investigation panel set up by China's Cabinet, the

China will shape top 10 city agglomerations including the Wuhan city circle, which is expected to top 10 supporting points of national economy," said Xiao Jincheng, an expert from China's National Development and Reform Commission, in a sp ...