Peter Spiege reports in the LA Times, from Singapore:A senior Chinese general insisted Saturday that Beijing's military buildup was solely for self-defense, as he sought to assure a gathering of Asian defense officials that China was not seeking to dominate
From AP, via the LA Times:A military transport helicopter crashed in China's earthquake-devastated south-central region with 14 people aboard, the official news agency said today.The New China News Agency's report gave no word on any survivors or casualties. The report
John Chow, the richest man in the blog world, arrived in China on 12 May, he posted a series of China travel articles on his blog.I think these articles are very valuable for me, because it lessons for me to
The Shu Uemura store on Omotesando. The brand is currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of this, its first boutique, and the art direction for the latest line is by Tokyo-based Gwenael Nicolas. This month will also see a special exhibition
Owen Bennett-Jones talks to Professor Jonathan Spence, who will be giving the 2008 BBC Reith Lectures. They discuss the great thinker Confucius, whose ideas still resonate today. Click here to listen the 26 minutes interview with Professor Jonathan Spence on
A quake volunteer on the Tianya BBS posted striking photographs of the Sichuan earthquake aftermath. The following slideshow presents selected photos from the set. Scroll over "Notes" in the slideshow's bottom right-hand corner for more information on the pictures and
From AFP:Thousands of tourists flocked to the mausoleums of Taiwan's former Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek and his son on Saturday as they reopened under the newly installed Kuomintang government.TV pictures showed an unnamed Kuomintang military veteran weeping at the Chiang
Belle Yang reviews Beijing Coma by Ma Jian:After police ransacked his home and interrogated him for bourgeois activities, dissident writer Ma Jian found solace traveling the wild, minority-inhabited regions of China. Upon his return to Beijing, he was further harassed
From AP:Officials say a powerful earthquake has struck at the Pacific Ocean off southeastern Taiwan, but no damage or injuries have been reported.Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau says the magnitude 6.8 quake hit at around 9:57 a.m. on Sunday (0157 GMT
From New Statesman:Fifteen years ago my son Stephen was murdered. To lose one's child is a devastating blow from which a mother can never fully recover. And to lose one's child as a result of a violent attack - in
A military transport helicopter engaging in quake relief work near the Yingxiu Township, Wenchuan County in Southwest China's Sichuan Province crashed on Saturday afternoon, according to military sources. A crew of four and 10 injur ...
Rescuers airlifted two injured miners who had been stranded in the mountains of Sichuan Province for 19 days after the May 12 earthquake Sunday. Mi Chengfu and Liu Hongkun, aged 51 and 45 respectively, had been airlifted by a helico
