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Internet Criticism Pushes China to Act on Pollution
January 27, 2012
Under popular pressure, Chinese officials have begun to track the most pernicious measure of urban air pollution and promise to set new health standards and publish data on air pollution.
U.S. and Philippines eye stronger defense ties
January 26, 2012
WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. and Philippine officials are in talks about expanding bilateral military cooperation as the Southeast Asian country grapples with the growing assertiveness of China, officials from the two countries said on Thursday
China says EU ban on Iran oil not "constructive"
January 26, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday criticized the European Union for banning oil imports from Iran, Beijing’s third biggest crude supplier and a major trading partner.
Teaching Tibetan Ways, School in China Is Unlikely Wonder
January 27, 2012
Far from the eyes of Beijing technocrats, students learn to write Tibetan and get their first formal introduction to a history, culture and religion that many call embattled.
The iEconomy: Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China
January 25, 2012
A staggering manufacturing system in China has made it possible to make devices almost as quickly as they can be dreamed up, but for workers, it can be dangerous.
Research Awards Showcase Chinese Gains
January 24, 2012
China Says Tibetan Monks Rioted, Provoking Deadly Confrontation
January 24, 2012
The Chinese government made public on Tuesday a strikingly different narrative from what overseas Tibetan groups have said about a deadly showdown on Monday between security forces and ethnic Tibetans in western China.
Deadly New Violence Reported in Restive Tibetan Area of Western China
January 23, 2012
Police officers opened fire on Tibetan protesters in western China on Monday in the largest violent confrontation in ethnic Tibetan areas of China since 2008.
China Reports 2nd Bird Flu Death in Month
January 22, 2012
Both of the deaths in China were notable because neither victim reported any contact with birds in the month preceding his illness.
Chinese Leader, Wen, Criticizes Iran on Nuclear Program
January 20, 2012
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, visiting the Middle East, said China “adamantly opposes Iran developing and possessing nuclear weapons” — unusually pointed language for Chinese diplomacy.
Analysis: China as lender of last resort…more than just a loan
January 19, 2012
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China is filling a lending vacuum in Asia as European banks limp home to preserve capital, and is making sure loans have spin-off benefits for Chinese manufacturers and exporters, even at the expense of the rates they offer.
World Briefing | Asia: China: Dissident Author Flees to U.S.
January 18, 2012
Yu Jie, a prominent writer and a critic of the Chinese Communist Party, said Wednesday in a news conference in Washington that he and his family had left China on Jan. 11 after more than a year of harassment and house arrest.
China Expands Program Requiring Real-Name Registration Online
January 18, 2012
A trial program in China requires users of the country’s microblog services to disclose their identities to the government in order to post comments.
Wall Street jumps after China data
January 17, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks gained in early trading on Tuesday as Chinese data fueled the belief the government may move to stimulate growth, overshadowing recent credit downgrades in Europe and a mixed bag of big bank earnings.
China Continues Arrests of Prominent Dissidents
January 17, 2012
An activist, Zhu Yufu, becomes the latest advocate to be swept up in a continuing crackdown.
Majority of Chinese Now Live in Cities
January 17, 2012
China’s urban population exceeded its rural population in 2011 for the first time in the nation’s history, a government agency reported.
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U.S. and Philippines eye stronger defense ties
January 26, 2012
WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. and Philippine officials are in talks about expanding bilateral military cooperation as the Southeast Asian country grapples with the growing assertiveness of China, officials from the two countries said on Thursday
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Teaching Tibetan Ways, School in China Is Unlikely Wonder
January 27, 2012
Far from the eyes of Beijing technocrats, students learn to write Tibetan and get their first formal introduction to a history, culture and religion that many call embattled.