October 2009

Dalai Lama Says Trip to a Disputed Region in India Isn’t Political

By admin on October 31, 2009

Beijing has protested his plans to visit the Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian state that China claims is historically part of Tibet.

"Father" of China’s space program dies aged 98

By admin on October 31, 2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese scientist Qian Xuesen, widely considered the father of the country’s nuclear missile and space program, has died at the age of 98, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday.

World Briefing | Asia: China: Court Upholds Sentences Stemming From Riots

By admin on October 31, 2009

An appeals court in western China upheld the sentences of 21 people convicted of murder and other criminal acts during a deadly ethnic riot on July 5, according to the state news agency.

World Briefing | Asia: China: Court Upholds Sentences Stemming From Riots

By admin on October 31, 2009

An appeals court in western China upheld the sentences of 21 people convicted of murder and other criminal acts during a deadly ethnic riot on July 5, according to the state news agency.

Design | Buick LaCrosse: How New Buicks Took Shape in China

By admin on October 31, 2009

The General Motors design studio in China has worked to adapt various global models for the Chinese market, and took the lead in creating the new Buick LaCrosse.

Bus Plunges Into Valley in China, Killing 13

By admin on October 31, 2009

BEIJING (AP) — A bus plunged into a valley along a mountainous road in China’s northern Shanxi province, killing 13 people and injuring at least 40 others, local police and the country’s official news agency said Saturday.

China sees bumpy road ahead for export recovery

By admin on October 30, 2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - A gradual global economic return to health will help Chinese exports grow again, but there are still many uncertainties and any recovery will be “hard and tortuous,” China’s Commerce Ministry said.

Family Fights Odds, Retrieving Kidnapped Girl

By admin on October 30, 2009

This winter in China, Olivia Karolys, an illegal Mexican immigrant from New York, lost her daughter to her estranged husband. They were reunited on Thursday

China Is Trying a Tibetan Filmmaker for Subversion

By admin on October 30, 2009

A self-taught filmmaker whose film documenting the frustrations of Tibetans living under Chinese rule is facing charges of state subversion.

U.N. backs negotiations on global arms trade treaty

By admin on October 30, 2009

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. members on Friday overwhelmingly backed negotiations on a global treaty to regulate the world’s $55 billion weapons trade, but two big arms suppliers, Russia and China, refused to support the measure.

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