China
4 seized for alleged crimes in Russia
China says police have seized four people for allegedly kidnapping and murdering two Chinese citizens in Russia. The Ministry of Public Security says the four ... Full story
India says talks on to end standoff
India’s prime minister says he’s against intensifying a standoff with China after Chinese soldiers allegedly infiltrated deep inside Indian-claimed territory. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says ... Full story
Shanghai bishop who spent years in prison dies
Catholic news service AsiaNews says Shanghai bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian has died in China. He was 97. Jin worked to improve tense relations between the ... Full story
Beijing chides US as unsympathetic over Xinjiang attack
China chided the U.S. yesterday for questioning a deadly clash on the Chinese Central Asian frontier that Beijing said was terrorism but that Washington said ... Full story
New buildings withstood latest earthquake
No buildings constructed after a powerful earthquake struck southwest China in 2008 collapsed fully during last week's quake in the same province, which means they ... Full story
Blind activist's relative may face prosecution
The brother of a Chinese activist whose escape from house arrest last year angered authorities said yesterday that harassment of his family has intensified with ... Full story
HK dockers briefly block road as strike grinds on
Hong Kong dockworkers briefly blocked a road and refused yesterday to stop camping out at a tower owned by the city's richest man, as their ... Full story
Reports: 3 Tibetans self-immolate
Three Tibetans have died after setting themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule in a western region where authorities have imposed a heavy security presence, ... Full story
Indian foreign minister to visit Beijing to reduce tensions
India’s foreign minister Salman Khurshid will travel to China next month on a trip aimed at easing tensions between the world’s two most-populous countries amid ... Full story
HK opposes Sichuan quake aid over corruption fears
Hong Kong lawmakers fiercely opposed a plan yesterday to donate money to a Chinese provincial government for earthquake victims, underlining widespread public concerns about mainland ... Full story
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