Where China Goes Next
With the Chinese media gushing over the success of the Olympics, the latest issue of Southern Window - a highbrow news magazine with a circulation of 500,000 - caught my eye. The cover illustration features a couple of law textbooks and a teacher with a wooden pointer giving instruction to a businessman and a government official. The coverline: "Rule of Law Starts With Limitation of Power." Sounds boring? In China, it's almost revolutionary.
Nations:China People:Hu Jintao Activities:China Political Reform Source:(Time)
2008-08-26
China considers $54bln stimulus plan: state media
SHANGHAI (AFP) - China is considering a 54-billion-dollar stimulus plan involving tax cuts and government spending, state media said Monday, in another sign that boosting the economy is becoming a priority.
Nations:China Japan Source:(AFP)
2008-08-25
Relative of US Olympic coach killed in Beijing
BEIJING - A Chinese man stabbed the in-laws of the U.S. Olympic men's volleyball coach, killing one and injuring the other while they visited a Beijing tourist site near the main venue where Olympic competitions began Saturday, officials said.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-09
E-mail threat turns back plane to Japan
TOKYO - An anonymous bomb threat e-mailed to Air China's Tokyo offices on Friday forced a passenger jet to make an emergency return to Japan, the Japanese Transport Ministry said. Four other flights were delayed.
Nations:Japan China Activities:Air Travel Safety 2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-08
Police struggle to control Beijing Olympic ticket chaos
BEIJING (AFP) - Police struggled on Friday to control surging crowds of more than 50,000 people desperate to grab the last Olympic tickets in Beijing, as a Hong Kong journalist trying to cover the chaos was detained.
Nations:China People:Liu Xiang Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AFP)
2008-07-25
Canadian model's murder raises questions in China
SHANGHAI, China - In the two short weeks the 22-year-old Canadian model was in China, she found only disappointment, and then a violent death during a robbery.
Nations:Canada Italy France China Activities:2008 Model Murder Case Source:(AP)
2008-07-11
Jackie Chan museum planned in Shanghai
HONG KONG - Jackie Chan's Web site says construction has begun on a museum for the action movie star in the Chinese financial capital Shanghai.
Nations:China People:Jackie Chan Source:(AP)
2008-07-11
Shanghai Police probe Canadian model death
SHANGHAI, China - A young Canadian model was found dead in her Shanghai apartment building this week, and police said Wednesday they suspect she was murdered.
Nations:China Canada Source:(AP)
2008-07-09
China, Taiwan resume direct flights
TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AFP) - China and Taiwan resumed regular direct flights Friday for the first time in six decades, ushering in what Beijing called a "new start" in the cross-strait relations.
Nations:China People:Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Source:(AFP)
2008-07-04
Taiwan, China set to launch historic weekend flights
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and China, political rivals for six decades, will launch direct weekend charter flights on Friday, potentially letting millions of tourists visit the island in a historic move heralding a further warming of relations.
Nations:Taiwan China People:Ma Ying-jeou Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-03
Man fatally stabs 5 police in Shanghai
BEIJING - A man armed with a knife stormed a police station in Shanghai on Tuesday, stabbing officers inside and killing at least five, authorities said.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-07-01
Beijing boasts stunning new buildings
BEIJING - This ancient capital city, long known for the architectural splendor of its centuries-old palaces and temples, is getting a new look that could have been plucked from science fiction.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-06-30
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