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BBC and Xinhua report that seven people have been tried for the murder of Lan Chengzhang, who was killed at an illegal coal mine in Datong while employed by a local newspaper. From the BBC: The trial, which began on Sunday, is taking place at the Intermediate People’s Court in Linfen, Shanxi. Six man are […]
Read MoreIn Japan Focus, writer Wang Hui discusses the various meanings and uses of the concept of Asia throughout Chinese, and world, history: Following the recent trends of globalization and regionalization, the idea of Asia has been revived in political, economic, and cultural fields. This essay examines some of the multiple uses of the idea of […]
Read MoreChinese miners work one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and are routinely killed in gruesome accidents in illegal and unregulated mines. Now, health officials in China are concerned by a deadly disease which, as human rights groups have been reporting for years, is affecting an increasing number of miners and other workers: […]
Read MoreAnother editorial from Caijing’s Hu Shuli about the stock market: We think the stock market index is an indication of investor behavior, and calm remains a prerequisite for both investors and the media. It’s not reasonable to expect government intervention to guide the market. Currently thousands of new stock owners, most of whom are inexperienced […]
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Times reports on sweeping new ethics rules which cover a range of behavior both personal and professional, with little mention of how they will be enforced: Chinese officials who have mistresses, fail to financially support their parents or abuse and abandon their families could be out of a job, according to a […]
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