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Two mob bosses — nicknamed the "Hammerhead" and "Spicy Qin" — have been sentenced to death for murder and illegally running a business empire involving underground casinos, cement factories and poultry markets in southern China, a court official and local media said Friday.
Is nuclear fusion the ultimate energy source, or the ultimate pipe dream? Millions upon millions of dollars are being spent to find out which answer is the right one. For some technologies, the answer could come sooner than later. For others, it may be later rather than sooner.
China sentenced three more people to death Friday for murder and other crimes committed in riots in the western region of Xinjiang in July.
All counterfeit products are illegal. But counterfeit electronics are not just illegal, they are dangerous.
A new bar in southwestern China aimed at educating gay men about AIDS stayed conspicuously empty during its official opening as potential customers shunned the spotlight, state media said Wednesday.
Chinese solar power company Trina Solar Ltd. on Tuesday said it signed a new sales agreement to supply about 8 megawatts of photovoltaic modules to the Chinese domestic market, as part of its efforts to expand sales in China.
She joins the crush of Chinese petitioners outside the high, well-guarded gates on cold Beijing mornings. Like the others, she has a grievance against the government, in her case, a fiance jailed on a charge she says is untrue.
China's manufacturing activity grew for a ninth straight month in November amid heavy stimulus spending but the growth rate was unchanged from October, an industry group reported Tuesday.
China voiced hope Tuesday that a rare direct meeting between North Korean and American officials next week would result in Pyongyang returning to talks on dismantling its nuclear program.
China said Tuesday that more dialogue, not sanctions, is needed to resolve the issue of Iran's nuclear program.
China should provide details on how it will implement its greenhouse gas limits and offer further proposals commensurate with its status as the world's largest emitter, European leaders said Tuesday.
China rejected Monday the charge that it was keeping the yuan artificially low against the dollar, but rather blamed another "major economy" for keeping its own currency weak.
Dozens of local Chinese officials and reporters have been charged with bribery in the cover-up of a coal mine accident that killed 35 people just weeks before the Beijing Olympics, a newspaper reported Monday.
Family members say a pilot from Minnesota survived a cargo plane crash that killed three other American crew members in China.
An ex-judge charged with taking bribes from gangsters committed suicide in his cell over the weekend in central China, a local government spokesman said Monday.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is urging China and other countries to make more ambitious commitments on curbing heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions.
Unable to rely on China's broken health care system, the Ji family was desperate.
Summit talks between Chinese and European leaders ended on an off key note Monday as Premier Wen Jiabao rejected calls for a stronger Chinese currency and accused critics of seeking to undermine his country's rise.
An American man wanted for ecoterrorism attacks in the western United States has been sentenced to three years in a Chinese prison for making illegal drugs.
Flooding trapped 16 coal miners in northeastern China on Saturday, while the death toll from a gas blast at another mine rose to 10.
A work safety official says flooding has trapped 17 coal miners in northeastern China.
A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed in flames during takeoff from Shanghai's main airport Saturday, killing three American crew members and injuring four others on board.
Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said Friday it is joining the race to develop products that link phones and PCs by buying back a mobile phone business that it sold last year.
China is set to launch its second lunar probe next October in preparation for an unmanned moon landing by the end of 2012, space program officials were quoted Friday as saying.
32 workers killed in China steel plant accidentA piece of heavy equipment at a steel plant in northeast China broke off while transporting molten steel, killing at least 32 workers and injuring two others on Wednesday, the state work safety watchdog said.
Reported swine flu deaths in China triple in two weeks, H1N1 Influenza virus causes 178 fatalities The number of deaths caused by the swine flu in China have increased sharply over the past few weeks. There is conjecture that this is due to a warning to local officials about covering up the effect of swine flu on China.
PM scolded for delayed China visit - thestar.comBEIJING–With words at once blunt and pointed, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao criticized Prime Minister Stephen Harper Thursday, admonishing him for not visiting China earlier during his time as Canadian leader.
DAWN.COM | World | Al Qaida will try to provoke India-Pakistan war: GatesWASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warned on Thursday that Al Qaida would try to provoke a war between India and Pakistan with the aim to destabilising Pakistan and gaining access to its nuclear arsenal.
How Apple And IPhone Blew It In ChinaRumor has it that only 5,000 iPhones have been sold in China since the device's Oct. 30 debut. What happened? Apple's partner in China, China Unicom, had predicted sales of 5 million in the first few years.
Human Rights' Webmaster in China jailed for three yearsLest we forget that access to truth, the freedom to name human suffering are denied many by many.
China's Attempt to Reclaim Mulan | MagMeTime Magazine wrote this report on the coming confrontation between the Disney version of a classic tale and a modern Chinese interpretation of the same.
Beijing's Strategies to Control Taiwan by 2012The Chinese communist regime is determined to "unify" with Taiwan by 2012, according to exiled Chinese law professor Yuan Hongbing. He discloses confidential findings in his new book, Taiwan Disaster, which was released on Nov. 17 in Taipei.
CIA Operated Aerial Spraying Plane Carrying "Mutated" Virus Shot Down in ChinaReports circulating in the Kremlin today are stating that a US government contracted airplane piloted by American CIA agents and carrying a cargo of a "mutated"swine flu virus intended for aerial spraying was shot down at China's Shanghai Pudong airport by a saboteur team of what …
To Israel, with love - from IndiaThe greatest level of sympathy towards Israel can be found in India, according to international study on behalf of the Foreign Ministry, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Friday. According to the study, which was unprecedented in scope and was undertaken by an international market res …
Will more sanctions against Iran work? Middle East Strategy at HarvardHeightened fears about Iran's secret nuclear capabilities and stumbling nuclear talks point toward yet another round of UN sanctions. Previous U.S. and UN sanctions against Iran have been "smart" sanctions - targeting individuals and entities related to specific behavior.
China gets all animated over Tiger 'clubbing'THERE'S nothing Mickey Mouse about the manner in which a Chinese news station has used animation to reconstruct the alleged Mr and Mrs Tiger Woods over-clubbing incident.
America is now prepared to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. My question: where is China in this war?
Competitive devaluations threaten a trade warI'm beginning to hear calls in the local (French) press for EU tariff action, if China refuses to re-evaluate the renminbi.
China wants Louisiana nutriaBATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden and a mayor from China are close to inking a deal as sister cities.
All aboard with failure this goodThe meme against Obama by those who are of the mindset to be against him & his policies is already set in stone, and it is to repeat what have you done for me lately as often as possible, while casting any attempt at doing or saying anything as further proof that there's some sor …
Disappointed with Obama? Take a number"In the Arab-Islamic world, Barack Obama has come down to earth", writes Fouad Ajami. In fact, there's nothing trendier these days than being disappointed with the President. Take a look - it took no more than 5 minutes to comprise this short list.
Wen labels renminbi pressure 'unfair'China will not move unless pushed. It is time to push.
China city government opens gay bar to fight AIDSA Chinese city with one of the nation's highest rates of AIDS has opened a government-funded gay bar in an outreach effort that has stirred debate over the use of taxpayers' money.
The megalomaniacal President and the impotent IAEANo matter the topic, it is all Obama, all of the time.
We must get ready for a weak-dollar worldThis is about as simple and straightforward an analysis as I have seen. And brutal.
Greece can expect no gifts from EuropeKeeping the Euro strong, despite the prodigality of some countries... I suppose that the Fed has the same sort of problem, with different states maintaining different budget strategies.
Rebuff for EU in push for strong renminbiThe Chinese are imperturbable. The Euro is at $ 1,499 this morning.
Growing, yes, but India has reasons to worryPONDICHERRY, India — During President Obama's recent visit to China, many in India speculated that an emerging "G2" would leave their nation out in the cold.
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