Professor Yasheng Huang, in Foreign Policy, writes:The idea that there is a trade-off between economics and politics is ingrained in the minds of many policymakers and business executives in Asia, as well as the West. But that idea has never
A passenger bus, said to carry around 20 people, turned over into Huangbo River from a road bridge in Yichang of central Hubei Province Saturday afternoon. Source: Xinhua ...
Tibet's traditional herb-based medicine is experiencing a new boom with more talent being trained and greater effort being expended on research and development. The Tibet Autonomous Region is authorizing the first group of distingui ...
A helicopter crashed over the Jinhai Lake at Pinggu District in northeastern Beijing suburb Saturday morning. Its 37-year-old pilot surnamed Lu was killed. The helicopter was working for the city's horticulture and forestry departme ...
China's second-largest iron ore trader, Sinosteel Corp., announced it had won a controlling share of Australian iron ore miner Midwest Corp. as of July 10. Sinosteel offered 6.38 Australian dollars (6.17 U.S. dollars) cash per share ...
The eighth Chinese Cultural Festival kicked off here on Friday with shows of China's traditional lion dance and shadowboxing. The festival, co-organized by Cuba's Ministry of Culture and the Chinese Embassy in Cuba, was held in the ...
BEIJING-China has executed two Uighurs and sentenced another 15 to jail for alleged terrorist links, Radio Free Asia said in a report just days after Beijing warned of "attacks" aimed at the Oly...
From China Daily:Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China rose 45.5 percent in the first half of the year, deepening worries that the inflow of "hot money" could lead to higher inflation.The Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that foreign investors
In the International Herald Tribune, Howard French analogizes the recent Federer-Nadal Wimbledon match to the emerging competition between China and the U.S. on the world stage:China's rise is mostly an immense good news story for the improving fortunes of its
From the Wall Street Journal:Sportswear giant Adidas has spent three years developing the concept behind its Olympics television commercials. But most viewers won't see the spots on the tube.Adidas's Olympics campaign focuses on Chinese athletes and fans and is promoting
From The Chinabeat blog:Exactly one month before the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games, all attention seems to be focused on those magic sixteen days, from August 8 through August 24. It is surprising, however, how rarely the question is
The Washington Post tells the story of activist Huang Qi who is currently in detention in Chengdu, possibly for his recent work investigating the collapse of shoddy schools in the Sichuan earthquake:Huang, 45, is among dozens of Chinese writers and
From ESWN blog:Recently, a series of photos that seemingly come from Amnesty International has been drawing attention in China. These photos became prominent for seemingly winning a bronze lion prize for the TBWA agency at the Cannes International Advertising Festival.
The New Republic looks at various efforts to slow China's environmental degradation:At U.N. conferences, officials keep pushing the country to take stronger action on climate change. Europe and Japan have helped fund clean-energy projects in China, largely through the Kyoto
From the Daily Times:Beijing Olympics organisers were upbeat on Friday after a secret but apparently successful first full dress rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the Games. The test run was held amid tight security on Thursday night at the
China said here Saturday political dialogue and negotiation is "the only correct path" to solve the Zimbabwe crisis when responding to its veto against a proposed sanction on the Zimbabwean government. Parties concerned should seek ...
The loop line of Beijing subway was suspended at around 9 a.m. on Saturday after a man jumped off the platform, sources with the Beijing Subway Company said. A man jumped to the rail track at Chaoyangmen Station, and caused
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked the sea off Chengchun in Taiwan at 5:35 a.m. Saturday, according to the China National Seismological Network. The epicenter was located at 21.1 degrees north latitude, 120.9deg ...
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said here on Saturday that the teachers who teach Chinese languages in various schools in Australia "are making a very valuable contribution to students' lives, both now and in their future endeavors. ...
