China
Xi hosting both Palestinian, Israeli leaders
China is hosting the leaders of both Palestine and Israel this week in a sign of its desire for a larger role in the Middle ... Full story
Shanghai tests mutton sold to “Little Sheep” in gov’t crackdown
Shanghai is testing mutton sold without production dates and other information on its labeling as the city increases scrutiny of local supplies after Chinese police ... Full story
HONG KONG: Dockers accept wage offer to end longest strike
Port workers at billionaire Li Ka- shing’s Hongkong International Terminals Ltd. ended the longest strike at Hong Kong’s container terminal as they accepted a 9.8 ... Full story
Regulators intensify scrutiny of forged export deals
China’s currency regulator said it will increase scrutiny of cross-border capital flows by importers and exporters to prevent speculative funds from entering the country disguised ... Full story
Chengdu gov’t quashes protest against petro plant
After word spread about an environmental protest that was planned for Saturday in the central Chinese city of Chengdu, drugstores and printing shops were ordered ... Full story
HK prosecutor outlines Yeung laundering case
The money-laundering trial against Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung began Friday with allegations of vast sums of money flowing through the businessman’s bank accounts despite ... Full story
HONG KONG: Striking dockers reject offer as contractors end talks
Striking dock workers at billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Hongkong International Terminals Ltd. rejected a wage offer by contractors as the employers said they will no longer ... Full story
EDITORIAL ROUNDUP: South China Morning Post on accountability for the HK ferry tragedy
A government’s job is to protect its people. The finding of the commission of inquiry into the Lamma ferry tragedy that “serious systemic failings” within ... Full story
5 samples test positive for H7N9
Five samples taken from poultry and the environment in three east China provinces have tested positive for the H7N9 avian flu virus, the Ministry of ... Full story
Investigators say no foreign link in Xinjiang violence
Investigators found no foreign links to extremist violence in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region last week in which 25 people died, state media said yesterday, diverging ... Full story
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