From BBC News: The son-in-law of Taiwan’s embattled President Chen Shui-bian has been sentenced to six years in jail for insider trading. Chao Chien-min was found guilty of using inside information to profit from buying shares in a property company. Chao, who is married to President Chen’s daughter, is expected to appeal. The high-profile case […]
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Read MoreFrom San Jose Mercury: China’s top environmental official is blaming corruption for frustrating environmental protection efforts and worsening the country’s already severely polluted air and waterways, state media reported Tuesday. Zhou Shengxian, director of China’s State Environmental Protection Administration, said in a report to China’s legislature that some local government leaders directly interfere in environmental […]
Read MoreFrom xinhua via People’s Daily Online: China’s homegrown technology for the third generation mobile communication (3G) has moved a step closer after passing a series of tests organized by the Ministry of Information Industry (MII). An MII report said the base stations and handsets based on TD-SCDMA are all qualified after three years of tests. […]
Read MoreFrom keralanext.com: China’s government, which suppresses a range of information deemed threatening to national security, now wants to keep weather forecasts from falling into the wrong hands, state press has reported. New regulations to take effect next year will clamp down on the illegal acquisition of Chinese meteorological information by foreigners, the China Daily newspaper […]
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