Protests in Monywa, Myanmar against the expansion of a partially Chinese-owned copper mine turned violent when riot police cracked down on protesters, injuring dozens. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sent to act as a...
Read MoreThis week in Wuhan, a handful of female college students protested against invasive gynecological tests required for civil service jobs. From Jonathan Kaiman at The Guardian: A picture of the protest on Monday, which appeared in...
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Read MoreAfter defrosting its nuclear plans earlier this year, and amid ongoing questions over its safety in the aftermath of Japan’s Fukushima disaster last year, a nuclear official predicted on Wednesday that...
Read MoreNPR’s Louisa Lim profiles Peng Liyuan – the wife of new Chinese leader Xi Jinping, one of China’s most famous singers, and an AIDS activist – and explores whether she will pull out of the public spotlight...
Read MoreDharamsala-based Phayul.com reports that the 88th and 89th Tibetan self-immolations since 2009 took place on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, bringing the total for November to 27. Sources have identified the Tibetan man as...
Read MoreThe former head of China’s National Population and Family Planning Commission suggests that the government is considering a relaxation of its one-child policy in the face of an ageing population. From Reuters: Proposed...
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Read MoreThe London-based group Environmental Investigation Agency has issued a report which says that China’s voracious demand for wood is being met by countries which illegally log timber for export, and that China’s...
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Yesterday, the state-run People’s Daily Online ran the story Kim Jong-un Named The Onion’s...
Read MoreLured by a potentially huge green technology market, Canadian and other foreign companies are struggling to navigate China’s risky business environment. From Geoff Dembicki at The Tyee: Westport appears to be living the...
Read MoreChina’s Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that HIV rates have risen through the first ten months of the year, according to Xinhua News: From January to October, 16,131 new cases of HIV infections among citizens...
Read MoreAiming to boost its economy, China has recently approved huge budget allocations for railway and subway projects. From Reuters: China has approved construction of two city subway projects worth 49 billion yuan ($7.87 billion),...
Read MoreHas China’s recent leadership transition ushered in a period of solidarity? Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer thinks so, as he notes the consolidation of power at the top of the Communist Party and makes some predictions...
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