China Executes Man who Attacked 29 Children May 30, 2010
A state news agency says China has executed a man who attacked a kindergarten in eastern China last month, wounding 29 children and three teachers.
The official Xinhua News Agency says Xu Yuyuan was executed Sunday after being convicted of attempted murder by the Taizhou Intermediate Court in the eastern province of Jiangsu.
The April 29 attack was one of five ...
Robust Land Sales in China February 9, 2010
The good news: Land sales by China’s local governments generated 1.59 trillion yuan (around $233 billion) last year, up more than 60% from a year earlier, according to Xinhua news agency. The bad news: The data make it even clearer why China’s property bubble is so hard to pierce.
China Closes Mosques in Urumqi July 10, 2009
Five major mosques near the center of violence last weekend in Urumqi, the capital of China's far-west Xinjiang region, were closed Friday morning, state-run media reported.
Hong Kong Democracy March July 1, 2009
Thousands of people joined a pro-democracy march here on Wednesday, although the turnout fell short of a candlelight vigil held nearly four weeks ago to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.
Chinese Cat Grows Wings! May 28, 2009
A kitty in Chongqing, China, is getting some extra-special attention these days: The furry feline has developed wings! Though born looking completely normal, once the cat hit the age of 1, he began growing wing-shaped appendages on either side of his spine, the U.K.'s Daily Mail reports.
Is China’s Green Policy Working? May 4, 2009
But today the same winds that struck fear into the traders of the Silk Road, swallowing whole caravans in blinding storms of dust, are being used to power plans for a new, green revolution for China's energy-hungry economy.
China Moving to ‘Bancor’ Copper Standar ... April 16, 2009
China's State Reserves Bureau (SRB) has instead been buying copper and other industrial metals over recent months on a scale that appears to go beyond the usual rebuilding of stocks for commercial reasons.
China Growth Slows to 6.1 Percent April 16, 2009
China's economy grew 6.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009, down from 6.8 percent last quarter and from 10.6 percent year-on-year, state media reported on Thursday.
Canada Uncovers Chinese Cyber Spies March 29, 2009
A cyber spy network based mainly in China has tapped into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of Tibetan exiles, Canadian researchers said Saturday.
China to Announce Economic Package March 5, 2009
China is expected to announce fresh economic stimulus measures today to shore up its rapidly slowing economy and ease simmering social unrest.
China Mine Blast Kills Dozens February 22, 2009
Rescuers wearing headlamps and oxygen backpacks carried dozens of miners to safety Sunday after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China killed at least 74.
China Confirms Bird Flu Case January 18, 2009
A 2-year-old girl in northern China has tested positive for bird flu, the World Health Organization said Sunday. It is China's second confirmed case of the virus this month.
Chinese Fireworks Blast Kills 15 August 31, 2008
An explosion at a fireworks plant killed 15 people and wounded six others in northern China, state media reported Sunday.
Western China Clashes Kill 8 August 10, 2008
Pre-dawn clashes in a remote northwestern county Sunday killed at least eight people, including a security guard, after assailants using handmade explosives attacked police and government facilities, China's state-run Xinhua reported.
IOC Admits Censorship Deal July 30, 2008
Some International Olympic Committee officials cut a deal to let China block sensitive Web sites despite promises of unrestricted access, a senior IOC official admitted on Wednesday.
Persistent pollution fears and China's concerns about security in Tibet also remained problems for organizers nine days before the Games begin.
China had committed to providing media with the same freedom to report on ...
Dog Meat Off Menu at Beijing Olympics July 12, 2008
Canine cuisine is being sent to the doghouse during next month's Beijing Olympic Games.
China Denies Hacking US Computer June 6, 2008
China on Friday denied allegations that its operatives secretly copied the contents of a U.S. government laptop computer and used the data to try to hack into Commerce Department computers.
China Completes Spillway from Quake Lake June 1, 2008
Chinese soldiers and engineers dug a spillway from an earthquake-created lake that was threatening to burst its banks in the central county of Beichuan, state-run news agency Xinhua reported Sunday.
China Restructures Telecom Industry May 26, 2008
China's phone companies will merge into three large groups in a long-awaited government restructuring of its giant telecoms market that could lead to billions of dollars in new orders for foreign equipment suppliers.
Chinese Flee Possible Floods May 17, 2008
Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims and rescuers are fleeing areas near the epicenter over fears of floods from a river blocked by landslides.
Aftershocks in Chinese Earthquake Zone May 16, 2008
A strong aftershock hit already devastated southwestern China Friday, triggering landslides, blocking roads, knocking out phone lines and burying vehicles, state-run media reported.
China Quake Toll May Reach 50,000 May 15, 2008
China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster.
China Rushing to Fix Dams in Earthquake Zone May 14, 2008
Thousands of Chinese troops rushed Wednesday to plug cracks in a dam in earthquake-hit Sichuan province but experts later said the site was safe. Meanwhile, Chinese rescuers funneled relief supplies to the epicenter of the massive earthquake that has killed thousands and that struck the country on Monday.
Dead Mounting in China Earthquake May 12, 2008
Thousands of people were reported killed today when China's worst earthquake for 30 years struck a densely populated area in Sichuan province.
China Ready to Talk to Dalai Lama April 26, 2008
China appeared to bend to international pressure on Friday as the government announced it would meet with envoys of the Dalai Lama, an unexpected shift that comes as Tibetan unrest in western China has threatened to cast a pall over the Beijing Olympics in August.
China Now Biggest User of Internet April 26, 2008
China has overtaken the US as the world’s biggest user of the internet, thanks to a rise of more than 61 per cent of people in the country using the web in the past year.
China Now World’s Biggest Carbon Polluter April 15, 2008
By Roger Harrabin
BBC News
China has already overtaken the US as the world's "biggest polluter", a report to be published next month says.
The research suggests the country's greenhouse gas emissions have been underestimated, and probably passed those of the US in 2006-2007.
The University of California team will report their work in the Journal of Environment Economics and Management.
They ...
China Improving Relations with Taiwan April 13, 2008
Chinese President Hu Jintao said he was thinking deeply about improving relations with Taiwan, state-run media reported Sunday, one day after an ice-breaking meeting between the rivals that have been locked in a standoff for nearly six decades.
Hu made history Saturday by briefly visiting with Taiwanese Vice President-elect Vincent Siew, who will take office next month. Their chat on ...
China Accuses Dalai Lama of Terrorism March 23, 2008
Far from heeding international calls for dialogue with the Dalai Lama, China has accused Tibet’s exiled god-king of colluding with Muslim terrorists to destabilise the country before the Olympic Games.
China Bans Horror Movies February 17, 2008
China has added ghosts, monsters and other things that go bump in the night to its list of banned video and audio content in an intensified crackdown ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
Chinese Blogger Wei Wenhua Killing Sparks Backlash January 16, 2008
Wei Wenhua was a model communist and is now a bloggers' hero -- a "citizen journalist" turned martyr.
China & India Report Massive Frozen Methane Fi ... December 16, 2007
China and India have reported massive finds of frozen methane gas off their coasts, which they hope will satisfy their energy needs. But environmentalists fear that tapping these resources could have adverse effects on the world climate.
Millions Flee Chinese Typhoon October 7, 2007
A storm drenched China's southeast on Sunday after killing five people on Taiwan and prompting the evacuation of 1.4 million people on the mainland, officials said. In Vietnam, the death toll from a separate storm rose to 55.
Passengers Escape Exploding Plane August 20, 2007
A China Airlines jet exploded into flames at an airport in Okinawa after arriving from Taiwan on Monday, but all 165 persons aboard escaped alive, officials said. Police said terrorism was not suspected.
13 Killed by Typhoon Sepat in China August 19, 2007
At least 13 people were killed as a tornado and Typhoon Sepat hit the Chinese mainland after more than 900,000 were evacuated as a precaution, state media reported Sunday.
Mattel Pulls 9 Million Toys August 14, 2007
Mattel, the world’s largest toy maker, has recalled two million toys sold in the UK, saying they posed a safety risk.
China Threatens US Dollar August 8, 2007
The Chinese government has begun a concerted campaign of economic threats against the United States, hinting that it may liquidate its vast holding of US Treasury bonds if Washington imposes trade sanctions to force a yuan revaluation.
China Rain and Flooding Claims 650 Lives July 30, 2007
More than 650 people have been killed during weeks of flash flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains, Chinese media reports.
China Executes Ex-Drug Chief July 10, 2007
China executed a former drug and food safety chief on Tuesday for corruption in an unusually swift sentence which will serve as a warning amid a series of health scandals that have stained the "made in China" brand.
Man Dies in Cellphone Explosion July 5, 2007
A welder in western China was killed when a mobile phone battery exploded in his chest pocket, state media said Wednesday.
China Rejects US Food Shipments June 27, 2007
Chinese inspectors have seized shipments of U.S.-made orange pulp and dried apricots containing high levels of bacteria and preservatives, the government said Tuesday.
China Plans New Rockets June 18, 2007
China plans to develop a new generation of carrier rockets with a payload capacity large enough to launch a space station, state media reported Monday.
Chinese Censors Strike At World’s End June 16, 2007
China has censored part of the latest instalment of hit Hollywood movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" for "vilifying and defacing the Chinese", the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
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