10 big questions for Obama, Romney on Asia
Asian security may figure greatly in this year's U.S. presidential election because of urgent questions about North Korea and enduring concerns over how best to manage a rising China and preserve...
View ArticleEthnic Mongolians in China concerned about cultural threat
There is a saying that Mongolians are born on horses.
View ArticleChina says India is a 'partner, not rival' after missile launch
China downplayed India's successful missile launch this week, saying that the two sides are not rivals but cooperating partners.
View ArticleChina promises 'thorough' investigation into Bo Xilai scandal
China has promised a thorough investigation into a scandal that has linked a disgraced former Communist Party chief's wife to the mysterious death of a British businessman.
View Article13 dead, 21 injured after tour bus slams into truck in China
A tour bus careened across a highway barrier and slammed into an oncoming box truck in eastern China on Sunday, killing 13 people and injuring 21 others, according to state media.
View ArticleInside China's murder mystery hotel
I glimpse the sprawling hotel from a distance, nestled into the lush hills on the outskirts of Chongqing. The air is fresher here, the temperature several degrees cooler than the sprawling metropolis...
View ArticleInterest in Bo Xilai scandal bigger abroad than in China
When yet more news breaks about the Bo Xilai scandal there is a momentary stir in the office of a state-run Chinese newspaper in Beijing.
View ArticleBo scandal 'good' for China, expert says
The dramatic fall from grace of a man so close to the top of China's hierarchy is "very positive" for the country's political development, one prominent China expert has argued.
View ArticleConocoPhillips to pay $191 million more to China over oil spill
Months after agreeing to a $160 million settlement, ConocoPhillips and China announced that the energy giant will pay an additional $191 million in the wake of oil spills last year in north China's...
View ArticleDissident's flight could strain U.S.-China ties
Washington and Beijing may be facing the most tense and delicate moment in their bilateral relationship since the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. The reported escape from house arrest of dissident lawyer...
View ArticleActivists allege forced abortions, sterilizations in China
When Ji Yeqing awakened, she was already in the recovery room.
View ArticleU.S. exploring activist's apparent 'change of heart,' envoy says
The United States took "extraordinary" measures to bring Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng to its embassy and plans to help him "every step of the way," the U.S. ambassador to China told CNN on Thursday.
View ArticleChina, U.S. searching for 'face-saving' solution to Chen saga
"Very busy lately, huh?" Lao Liu greets me one morning on my way to work. "What's going on with this Chen Guangcheng guy?"
View ArticleTwo very different characters rewriting China's script
They are two men, separated by a gulf of power and privilege. One was born of the Chinese Communist Party, the son of a revolutionary hero and seemingly destined to shape China's destiny; the other has...
View ArticleChina surplus jumps on weak imports
China's trade surplus jumped in April as imports and exports both further decelerated, renewing fears of a harder than expected landing for the world's second-biggest economy.
View ArticleNewspaper: China vows to defend island claim
A Chinese military newspaper has warned that the country's armed forces will not allow anyone to challenge China's sovereignty of a tiny island outcrop in the South China Sea.
View ArticleChina moves to local control of foreign auditors
Foreign auditing firms will have to appoint a Chinese national as their chief partner in China as part of a sweeping overhaul of the country's accounting industry.
View ArticleChina's Bob Dylan-inspired pioneer still rocking
Cui Jian burst onto the music scene in China 26 years ago with his signature number, "Nothing To My Name."
View ArticleBlast in Chinese expressway tunnel kills 20, state media says
At least 20 people were killed Saturday in an explosion inside an expressway tunnel in central China's Hunan province, state media said.
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