From Reuters: China has allowed a U.S. warship to dock in Hong Kong waters for the first time since a diplomatic tiff flared when Beijing denied a request for another ship, the USS Kitty Hawk, to stop in the territory in...
Read MoreFrom Asia Times Online: On concluding his recent visit to China, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh remarked, “President Hu [Jintao] recognized the problems in Pakistan and agreed that a strong, stable, moderate Pakistan...
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: More than 700 journalists from 374 news organizations from 54 foreign countries were covering China by the end of last year, said Liu Jianchao, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and head of the MFA...
Read MoreFrom Asia Sentinel: On Jan. 16, Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong passed his thousandth day in a Chinese prison on espionage charges. There is little sign that he will be released despite some hope that Beijing could relent in...
Read MoreFrom China Daily: Hu Xiaoyan is the archetypal migrant worker. The 34-year-old and her husband are employed in the same factory – and her twin daughters are back home with grandparents. She hails from Sichuan – one...
Read MoreFrom AFP: Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian Monday rejected the resignation tendered by Premier Chang Chun-hsiung and his cabinet, citing the need for political stability. Chang and his cabinet offered to quit last week, less than...
Read MoreThis early spring I went to work at a private school The school is in a remote suburb Every morning I have to get up early to take a bus It is still dark Street lights are sleeping in the slow wind The streets seem cleaner than...
Read MoreIt may sound superstitious, but many Chinese young couples want to tie the knot on a lucky day—the most auspicious one in 2008 happens to be Aug.8, the day Beijing Olympic Games opens. From AFP: The Beijing government is...
Read MoreFrom Chosun Ilbo: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is reportedly considering a visit to China in late March to discuss Pyongyang’s economic woes with Chinese leaders. According to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency,...
Read MoreEconomist Donald H. Straszheim wrote a commentary on Forbes.com on how China will be affected by the recession of U.S. economy in 2008: The current U.S. recession, which I believe began in December 2007, will slow China’s...
Read MoreA new apartment complex in Beijing provides one way to avoid the bad air and traffic jams: Don’t go outside. From Wired Magazine: The megacomplex is defined by a ring of eight 21-story towers, each with an upper-floor...
Read MoreAccording to the Telegraph, Prince Charles has said he will not be attending the Olympics in Beijing, while indirectly implying it is because of human rights concerns: The Prince made his decision known to campaigners for a free...
Read MoreDow Jones profiles a Chinese biodiesel company, Gushan Environmental Energy (古杉集团), that appears to be succeeding where its Western counterparts are not. Via Business Spectator: While Gushan has not seen tremendous growth in its...
Read MoreChina Mobile’s head honcho shivers through the crowd at the World Economic Forum in Davos by admitting the company hands personal data on subscribers over to the government. AFP takes the opportunity to delve into the...
Read MoreSpring Festival rail travelers line up at Beijing’s West Station, from Zhang Peng via Flickr.
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