China News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com

Asylum rumours sparked off by Chinese top official's disappearance after visit to US consulate

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:24:11 -0500

BEIJING - Speculation was rife, especially in the Chinese social media, that a well-known crime-fighting former police chief may have tried to and failed in getting political asylum in the United Stat

One more Tibetan attempts self immolation in China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:09:05 -0500

BEIJING - Another Tibetan, said to be a monk, has set himself on fire in the troubled southwest Chinese province of Sichuan as thousands defied a security crackdown protesting against Beijing rule, ac

Biden Meets Chinese Human Rights Activists

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:15:26 -0500

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has met with activists about what the White House calls a "deterioration" in China's human rights situation. The issue is likely to be discussed when the Chinese vice pre

China probes chemical spill

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:50:01 -0500

China is probing a chemical spill from a South Korean cargo ship that partially contaminated the drinking water source of a city in eastern part of the country.

Now 'etiquette' course for modern ladies in China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:40:02 -0500

A Chinese university has left many people with raised eyebrows by offering lessons for "modern ladies" in etiquette learning that will cost 48,000 yuan (over $7,600) for a year.

China to increase mineral exploration

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:20:04 -0500

China is going to increase mineral exploration and development within a decade to keep up with its rapidly growing demand, as it believes dependency on foreign sources for energy and minerals can thre

Chinese youth rapes, robs, kills 91-year-old

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:20:01 -0500

A 19-year-old youth in a Chinese city has been detained for allegedly raping, robbing and killing a 91-year-old woman.

Chinese city wants long speeches cut short

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:02 -0500

Authorities in a Chinese city are planning to cut long speeches of officials that often leave issues at hand undecided and others at meetings quite bored.

Drought affects 1.5 mn in China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:50:08 -0500

About 1.5 million people have been affected by drought in China's Yunnan province, a media report said Thursday.

Tibetan exiles hold vigil in New Delhi over self-immolations by compatriots

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:40:12 -0500

Exiled Tibetans residing in India held a silent vigil on Thursday in New Delhi over the rising self-immolation cases by their compatriots against Chinese excesses carried out on Tibetan activists and

Himalayas and nearby peaks haven't melted over past decade

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:03 -0500

The world's greatest snow-capped peaks, which run in a chain from the Himalayas to Tian Shan on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan, have not lost any ice for the past 10 years, a new study has reveale

Chinese dad forces son to run almost naked on snow to man him up

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:10:06 -0500

A Chinese dad on a visit to New York made his 4-year-old son, dressed only in gym shoes and a pair of yellow underpants, run and do push-ups in the snow to develop a "masculine temperament". shocking

Chinese policeman who cracked down on organized crime is on 'holiday', maybe corrupt

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:20:19 -0500

A Chinese policeman, who has acquired a reputation for cracking down on organized crime, has reportedly gone a holiday, amid rumours that he is under investigation for corruption.

Chinese firm slaps $1.6bln lawsuit against Apple for using iPad trademark

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:01:21 -0500

A Chinese tech company has said that it owns the rights to the iPad trademark and sued Apple for 1.6 billion dollars.

To curb pollution, China reverts to bicycles

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:20:11 -0500

China, once a nation of bicycles, is reverting to it as a means of movement once again in a measure to push government vehicles off the roads at least once a week in a nationwide effort to conserve en

China's inflation rises to 4.5 per cent

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:19:39 -0500

BEIJING - China's inflation rose to 4.5 per cent in January with soaring food prices contributing significantly to the reversal of a five month trend of easing prices.

Walking a Fine Line on China, Obama Pacific Command Nominee is Muscular, Conciliatory

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:07:46 -0500

The U.S. admiral tapped to become the top American officer in the Asia-Pacific region on Thursday walked a rhetorical tightrope about Washington's China policy, underscoring the challenge for ...

Pac-12 commissioner has China on his mind

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:05:19 -0500

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott, speaks at a press conference at the Utah Natural History Museum on Thursday, Feb. 9, before the start of the "Front ...

Chinese Government Demands 250 Million Internet Users Provide Real Identities

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:54:06 -0500

Prison Planet.com Thursday, February 9, 2012 The Communist Chinese government has demanded some 250 million users of the Twitter-style micro-blogging platform Weibo provide their real names, ...

China Hosts Burma-Rebel Peace Talks for Economic, Strategic Benefit

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:52:56 -0500

...

China police bars rights lawyer from Merkel event

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:49:13 -0500

A rights lawyer who has defended some of China's most prominent dissidents said on Thursday police prevented him from meeting the visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Mo Shaoping, whose ...

Russian, Chinese Arms Fuel Conflict in Sudan, Says Amnesty

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:38:17 -0500

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 9, 2012 (IPS) - Russia and China, two veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council described as key arms suppliers to the embattled regime in Syria, are now accused ...

China insistent on yuan policy as inflation jumps

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:37:37 -0500

China's president-in-waiting says his country will not compromise on yuan reforms prior to a crucial visit to the US. China's inflation jumps as food prices ...

China meets opposition amid fears of isolation

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:35:43 -0500

China said yesterday it held talks with a key Syrian opposition group this week amid growing fears that Beijing's veto of a U.N. Syria resolution would affect cooperation on other international ...

China investigates Chongqing police boss over suspected defection attempt

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:33:40 -0500

The Chinese police chief at the heart of an unfolding political drama is under investigation after spending a day at a US consulate, state media has reported, following widespread speculation that ...

Futenma and Changing U.S., China, and Japan Strategic Visions in Northeast Asia

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:32:14 -0500

Image via Wikipedia To say that Northeast and East Asia--Japan, China, the Koreas, and Russia, with the U.S. as the non-regional but fully engaged player--is in strategic military and political ...

Lin Gives an Assist to NBA in China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:32:03 -0500

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Point guard Jeremy Lin’s biggest assist of his big week – helping the NBA’s business with its biggest overseas market, China. A second-year man ...

Canaccord, China Eximbank in $1 Billion Resource Fund

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:20:40 -0500

announced plans on Thursday to form a $1 billion fund to invest in Canadian resources, the newest push by the Asian giant to gain access to Canada's oil and ...

US federal prosecutors charge China company over stealing trade secrets

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:19:21 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO -- U.S. Federal prosecutors on Wednesday significantly expanded a long-running trade secrets case when they unsealed an indictment that accuses a company owned by the Chinese ...

Chinese-American receives split verdict in high-stakes corporate espionage case

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:19:14 -0500

CHICAGO -- A judge convicted a Chinese-born American on Wednesday of stealing trade secrets but acquitted her of more serious charges of economic espionage at a trial that highlighted persistent ...

China Military Growth Spurs Asia Demand for Boeing, Lockheed

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:18:07 -0500

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- China’s surging defense budget, the world’s second-biggest, is helping spur military spending across Asia, offering U.S. and European suppliers a chance to offset ...

China pushes global art auction sales to $11.5B

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:29 -0500

Visitors examine a Sotheby's Hong Kong catalog behind Chinese artist Sui Jianguo's sculpture Legacy Mantle in October. Eager Chinese buyers helped push global auction house sales to a ...

Canada wary as Chinese unexpectedly raise free-trade talks

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:58:08 -0500

Prime Minister Stephen Harper (C) looks on as Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People ...

Harper goes to China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:54:39 -0500

takes note of a toe-curling line in the Prime Minister’s speech to Chinese and Canadian CEOs: "It is no accident, I think, that Canada and China came through the global recession avoiding ...

27 Yrs Later Chinese VP to Make Second Iowa Visit

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:45:58 -0500

DES MOINES, Iowa - Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping will revisit the American heartland next week after more than 27 years.Xi will reunite with Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, who had previously ...

Osaka chief woos Shanghai tourists

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:26:23 -0500

Osaka — Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui on Thursday left for Shanghai to attend the launch of the prefecture's tourism promotional campaign in the city, his first official overseas trip since ...

China, Canada reach deals on oil, uranium and air travel

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:18:42 -0500

BEIJING -- The prospect of Canada entering free-trade talks with China is suddenly being discussed, as Chinese leaders indicated during Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit that they are ...

China investigating police chief

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:11:20 -0500

Chinese authorities say they are investigating after one of the country's top police chiefs spent a day at a US consulate, state media reports. Wang Lijun entered the consulate in Chengdu on ...

Oil prices ride on Greek optimism, although Chinese import outlook weighs

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:02:58 -0500

Crude oil are on the rise once again today on renewed optimism that Greece is nearing a conclusion in its securing its second rescue package -- this one for $170 billion -- with the ...

China inflation spike pricks policy easing expectations

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:02:52 -0500

BEIJING: China's annual inflation spiked to a consensus-busting 4.5 percent in January as spending jumped during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday season, breaking a five-month softening trend ...

The change of climate in China-EU economic and trade ties

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:28:33 -0500

Due to the impact of the global financial crisis, in the first half of 2009, Sino-EU trade dropped by 22.8 percent compared with the previous year. At the China-EU Business Summit held in Nanjing on ...

Etihad Airlines Looks to China and India for Growth

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:02:16 -0500

PARIS - Etihad Airways remains on the lookout for new strategic airline partners, particularly in Asia, as it seeks to maintain the momentum of an expansion that lifted the carrier, based in Abu ...

High Gas Prices Are Driven By Demand From China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:42:25 -0500

Gasoline demand in the United States that peaked in 2007 has begun to fall in recent years, thanks to a recession and more fuel efficient vehicles, yet gasoline prices remain stubbornly high. ...

Could Strong Chinese Currency Boost U.S. Economy

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:42:13 -0500

edged out the U.S. as the world's top manufacturer, according to IHS Global Insight. While their economy grows, the country is hoping its currency-the renminbi-will continue to gain ground ...

Businessman stranded in Shanghai

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:39:43 -0500

DUBAI // The wife of a trader abducted and tortured by Chinese businessmen has asked the Indian government to help to bring him home. Deepak Raheja, 40, has been stranded in Shanghai since December ...

China and US are on International Cricket Council radar

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:39:36 -0500

International Cricket Council (ICC) as it looks to far bigger markets - China and the United States. Tim Anderson, the ICC's global development manager, praised Afghanistan's ...

Taiwan to Actively Solicit Investments from Chinese Enterprises

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:17 -0500

Taipei, Feb. 9, 2012 (CENS)--The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set the goal for this year of securing US$200 million of investments in Taiwan from mainland Chinese investors and NT$50 ...

Taiwan Sakura Starts Aggressive Water Heater Sales in Mainland China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:16 -0500

Taipei, Feb. 9, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan Sakura Corp., a leading kitchenware maker in Taiwan, will begin its aggressive market push in mainland China as soon as an NT$300 million (US$10 million at ...

VW of Germany Again Evaluates Car Assembly in Taiwan

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:14 -0500

Taipei, Feb. 9, 2012 (CENS)--After the recent presidential election in Taiwan, Volkswagen of Germany reportedly is reevaluating the feasibility of VW assembly on the island. Some local automakers ...

Taiwan Financial Holding to Actively Tap China Market

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:13 -0500

Taipei, Feb. 9, 2012 (CENS)--The Taiwan Financial Holding Co., one of Taiwan`s leading financial holding companies (FHCs), is going to adopt a three-pronged policy to actively explore the financial ...

Taiwan`s CPI Growth Hit 39-Month High of 2.37% in January

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:13 -0500

Taipei, Feb. 9, 2012 (CENS)--Influenced by the traditional hike of product prices and service charges during the Chinese New Year holidays (Jan. 22-29), the annual growth of Taiwan`s consumer price ...

Vancouver gallery owner expands in Hong Kong

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:02 -0500

With so many ties to Asia, Canadian contemporary art gallery owner Ian Tan always wanted to open a space across the ocean. With the success of his downtown Vancouver gallery, which he’s ...

Village in Zhejiang Mimics Wukan, Expelling Local Officials

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:36:41 -0500

Villagers of Panhe Village hold a large-scale march. They rule the village themselves now, after driving out local officials. (Weibo.com) Thousands of villagers in two hamlets in a coastal county ...

Critics to Be Gagged During 18th Conference in China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:36:40 -0500

A document has been posted online detailing the "stability maintenance" measures that will be in force during the period of the "two conferences" (the 18th National People's ...

Canadian PM Heads to Chongqing as Top Cop Disappears

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:36:39 -0500

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (not pictured) during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China. (Diego Azubel-PoolGetty Images) PARLIAMENT HILL--The ...

Falun Gong Detainee on Brink of Death, Amnesty International Says

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:36:38 -0500

Falun Gong adherent imprisoned in China’s freezing north is feared by family to be close to death, having endured torture and hunger strikes since he was jailed in March 2011, according to a ...

Monk sets himself on fire against Chinese occupation of Tibet. 21st case since March 2009

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:33:41 -0500

Ngaba - A Tibetan monk in Ngaba set himself on fire last night to protest Chinese occupation. It is the 21st case of its kind since March 2009, since when Beijing launched a new crackdown on ...

Pushed by food prices, China’s inflation accelerates

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:33:33 -0500

Consumer prices increased 4.5 in January. Chinese New Year celebrations push prices up by 10.5. The trend is a serious and constant threat to the Communist ...

Director Zhang Presents Hollywood, Made in China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:33:28 -0500

Chinese director Zhang Yimou was long considered a critic of his country's regime. Lately, though, he has focused on sumptuous period pieces -- ...

India accelerating arms build up against China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:33:22 -0500

New Delhi is spending tens of billions of dollars to lease a nuclear sub from Russia, buy 126 fighter planes from France and build its first aircraft carrier. As the ...

Takeover Could Signal New Strategy for China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:33:20 -0500

Concrete pump manufacturer Putzmeister is the first top-tier German company to be acquired by a Chinese company eager to get its hands on Western know-how, but it is unlikely to be the last. The ...

China Inflation Accelerates For First Time In 6 Months

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:30:03 -0500

2/8/2012 10:59 PM ET (RTTNews) - Inflation in China accelerated for the first time in six months in January, a report from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday. The surprise spike was ...

Chinese Workers Kidnapped in Sudan Return Home

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:25:53 -0500

Beijing, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) All 29 Chinese workers kidnapped in Sudan in late January and released a few days later arrived in Beijing on a flight from Kenya. The group was transferred on Tuesday ...

Chinese rebalancing likely to boost gold demand

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:18:51 -0500

China's industrial development is still very much a work in progress and, Ben Traynor argues that the likely next phase - a rebalancing of wealth away from industry toward households - could be ...

Major Currencies Unfazed as Chinese Inflation Unexpectedly Jumps

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:16:08 -0500

Chinese inflation unexpectedly accelerated in December > AUD, NZD dip slightly on lowered Chinese rate cut bets > Impact fades quickly as Eurozone issues stay in ...

Beijing’s street kids to be DNA tested

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:05:07 -0500

Beijing has started a campaign aimed at returning child beggars home with the aim of eradicating child street beggars by the end of 2012, Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau announced Wednesday. The bureau ...

Hitachi to boost China sales

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:04:48 -0500

Hitachi said Thursday it aims to raise its revenue in China by 60 percent to 160 billion yuan ($25 billion) over five years as it looks to tap demand for infrastructure projects in its biggest ...

Migdal calls off €40m investment in Kardan Land China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:04:06 -0500

KARD ) unit Kardan Land China Ltd., Kardan announced that the talks have been called off. "The parties have decided to stop the process at this stage," said Kardan in a notice to the TASE. ...

Guangzhou ends long-winded speeches

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:03:39 -0500

Guangzhou officials may be restricted from giving long speeches in order to make conferences shorter and more efficient, according to a local official.The motion to simplify conferences is still ...

Futures Flat on China and Greece Reports, Groupon and Akamai Tech in Focus

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:57 -0500

Wall Street attempted to shrug off mixed reports out of Europe and China. Greece remains the focal point in the euro zone, as the country failed to reach a consensus on all points of its austerity ...

Canada eager for China's help on economy, poll finds

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:39 -0500

BEIJING -; A new poll suggests Canadians want China's help driving the economy, but don't want them in the driver's seat. In the Canadian Press-Harris Decima survey, 51 per cent of ...

China, Canada taking relations to 'next level' PM says

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:12 -0500

Prime Minister Stephen Harper challenged the Chinese premier about Syria and human rights Wednesday, but the two leaders also managed to sign a historic trade deal. Roger Smith was with the PM in ...

China Passenger-Vehicle Sales Tumble 24%, Missing Estimates

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:46:59 -0500

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- China’s monthly passenger-vehicle deliveries fell the most in more than seven years after an earlier-than-usual Lunar New Year holiday season deprived dealers of a ...

China skirting African corruption in direct aid

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:44:12 -0500

China last month sent a senior official to symbolically hand over the keys to a nine-story twin tower to house Uganda's president and prime minister, a gift from ...

Holiday hits China auto sales in January

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:42:40 -0500

The year of the dragon rolled in with a whimper instead of a roar for China's auto industry. Car sales in the world's biggest auto market fell 24 percent in January from a year earlier, ...

US Embassy to improve processing visas to Chinese

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:42:20 -0500

The U.S. Embassy in China is promising to streamline visa requests and hire more people to process applicants as part of President Barack Obama's push to boost tourism to the United ...

Buddhist temple offers e-blessing service in China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:35:17 -0500

Buddhist temple in China has started offering e-blessing service to avoid lengthy queues. Guiyuan Temple temple in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, encourages people to send text messages rather ...

Video of 'Eagle Dad' forcing tearful Chinese boy to run in snow sparks uproar

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:28:18 -0500

A HOME video showing a four-year-old Chinese boy being forced by his parents to run almost naked through the snow in bitterly cold New York has sparked an online uproar. In the video, the little boy ...

Asylum rumors sparked by China crime-buster's 'medical leave'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:24:53 -0500

Reports that Wang Lijun was on 'medical leave' sparked a frenzied response on social media sites His departure led to rumors that he may have sought asylum at a U.S. consulate Chinese ...

China says missing cop mystery settled 'smoothly'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:24:23 -0500

The celebrity top cop relieved of his duties in a major Chinese city met officials at a U.S. consulate amid unconfirmed reports of an asylum bid, but then left the building, the U.S. State ...

China swats away trouble before Xi's U.S. trip

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:23:05 -0500

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping walks with US Vice President Joe Biden at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 18, 2011. China swatted away friction over Syria on Thursday to lay out ...

Saskatchewan to benefit from billion-dollar deal between China-Canada, says Wall

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:22:29 -0500

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's deal to allow uranium sales to China is good for Saskatchewan, Premier Brad Wall says.After China and Canada declared Thursday that bilateral relations have ...

Harper stumps for wood export growth to China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:20:09 -0500

LANGFANG, China -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper is using the second day of his China mission to focus on softwood sales, building broader trade ties and bolstering bilateral bridges.Harper visited ...

Chinese pandas heading to zoos in Toronto, Calgary

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:19:13 -0500

Panda-monium is heading to Canada. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Chinese President Hu Jintao announced Thursday that Canada and China are finalizing details on an agreement that would see the ...

China, India promise closer relations

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:16:52 -0500

China and India, who fought a war in 1962 over unresolved border issues, pledged to improve ties, Chinese media said on the visit of India's foreign minister. In a lengthy report on the trip ...

Obama pro-China on Keystone XL

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:16:22 -0500

Barack Obama is propping up the Chinese by his decision to thwart the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, a Texas lawmaker said. House Republicans inserted a measure into a bill extending payroll ...

India raises troops presence in PoK with China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:44 -0500

were in PoK, which India maintains is its land. On the border dispute with China, India said there was a need to exercise patience as a mechanism was in place to resolve the dispute. India has been ...

Woman in China gives birth to 15-pound baby

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:25 -0500

A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.The state-run Tianjin Post said ...

Comments (0) - Read and Add your own Comments