Xinhua has reported on new ethics regulations that will be implemented following the controversial case of so-called Runner Fan, a teacher who fled his classroom before his students during the Wenchuan earthquake: A draft of the new State ethics regulation
The Canadian Press is reporting that the China Anti-Doping Agency's lifetime ban of swimmer Ouyang Kunpeng and his coach, Feng Shangbao, was done to set an example:China's decision to ban one of its top swimmers for life after he failed
The Chicago Tribune (via the LA Times) reports on the growth of Christianity in China today, and looks at the recent Frontline/World documentary on the topic:Some Chinese Christians say their faith is actually a boon for the party, because it
From Reuters:China has launched a nationwide campaign to defuse protest ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games, state media reported on Monday, days after a riot in the country's southwest highlighted volatile social strains.With authorities eager to present China as a
A protest consisting of over 10,000 people in southwest China's Guizhou Province was quashed around 2:00 a.m. on Sunday June 29, according to the state-run media.The unrest was sparked by th...
China's foreign minister has signaled Beijing will oppose UN sanctions to punish Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe over allegations he used violence to influence the outcome of last week's run-off elections. From Al-Jazeera: Speaking after talks in Beijing with Condoleezza Rice,
The New York Times does a post-mortem on the failed efforts of groups in China to sink animated film 'Kung Fu Panda' over claims it is exploitative: Sometimes it is important to take a political stand. And sometimes it is
International express delivery giant DHL is set to offer it's "carbon-neutral" shipping service in China, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, starting next month. From China Daily: A first in the logistics industry, DHL calculates the carbon emissions generated
From The New Yorker:In March, Chen Qigang, a Chinese composer who is supervising the music program for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics, received a National Spirit Achievers Award at a press event in Beijing. He was one
From Reuters:Senior envoys of the Dalai Lama arrive in China on Monday to meet the government over the issue of Tibet, the Tibetan government-in-exile said.The talks, scheduled from July 1-2 in Beijing, aim to mend fences with the Dalai Lama
A round up of articles and blog postings from the past year show that both Chinese and western fans are discovering Chinese indie and experimental music.From Shanghaiist: Neocha's NEXT PlayerFrom Music OMH: Beijing, By Jings!From Coolhunting: Five Chinese Indie Bands
From Washington Post:When China decided to liberalize its economy back in the late 1970s, Shenzhen was chosen as the vanguard, the first "special economic zone" allowed to do business free of Communist-era restrictions.Three decades later, the city has set out
All 6,000 medals required for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games have been made, and they will be handed over to the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee on July 3 in Beijing. This is what Clinton Dines told reporters during an
At least 372,000 urban residents in southwest China's Sichuan Province lost their jobs because of the May 12 powerful earthquake, Vice Governor of Sichuan Li Chengyun said here on Monday. The figure made the province's number of un ...
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej arrived in Beijing on Monday, kicking off his four-day official visit to China. It is his first China trip since he was appointed prime minister in January this year. During his stay, Ch ...
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), one of the five "super ministries" approved by the National People's Congress (NPC), the Chinese parliament in March this year was inaugurated on Sunday. A total of 24 dep ...
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left here Monday afternoon, concluding her two-day visit to China. During her stay in Beijing, Rice met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and State Councilor Dai Bingguo, ...
According to the Ministry of Railways, the Beijing-Tianjin inter-city railway will begin its trial operation on July 1; and will go into official operation on August 1 this year. By then, the Beijing-Tianjin inter-city railway will provide ...
On June 27, Terminal 1 of the Beijing Capital International Airport re-opened to passengers. All domestic flights by subsidary airlines under the Hainan Airlines Company Limited (HNA) Group including Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. (HU), Gran ...
