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Britain voices 'serious concern' on China's rights record London (AFP) March 17, 2010 
China's record on civil liberties is a "serious cause for concern", Britain said Wednesday in its annual report on human rights as Foreign Secretary David Miliband flew in from Beijing.
Miliband went straight from Heathrow Airport to the launch of the report in central London.
He said the Foreign Office report ensured that "the most oppressive governments who refuse to be held to account ... read moreArtists in China compensated after daring protest 
Beijing (AFP) March 16, 2010A group of artists who held a daring protest in Beijing over the razing of their studio district have received one million dollars in compensation from developers, their spokeswoman said Tuesday. The group, from the "008" art district in eastern Beijing, had stood up to companies that want to demolish the area to make way for a property development and who had earlier refused to provide comp ... more
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Rice admits Iraq regrets, says US eventually 'got it right'
Feng shui master appeals over estate of Asia tycoon China and Bangladesh sign oil and gas agreement Rio case won't hurt China trade: Australia China orders crackdown on cooking oil over cancer link Rio Tinto signs huge China deal as staff await trial Cash-strapped Chinese living in shipping containers China export hub hikes minimum wage amid labour crunch Hong Kong gold closes higher 'Suzie Wong' star shocked at destruction of old Hong Kong 
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China editor says punished over bold editorial
Beijing (AFP) March 10, 2010 A Chinese editor involved in authoring an unusually bold editorial that demanded reform of a controversial household registration system says he and others have suffered retaliation. Zhang Hong, a former deputy editor with the Beijing-based Economic Observer, said he was punished after the editorial ran jointly in 13 major newspapers across the country last week. "After this incident, I ... more China denounces Dalai Lama as Tibet unrest anniversary looms 
Beijing (AFP) March 9, 2010China on Tuesday accused the Dalai Lama of trying to "create chaos" in Tibet, on the eve of the sensitive anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule that drove the Buddhist monk into exile. Two years ago, protests in the Tibetan capital Lhasa marking the anniversary of the March 10, 1959 uprising descended into deadly violence, prompting a massive security clampdown in the Himalay ... more India, China 'missing' 85 million women: UN 
New Delhi (AFP) March 8, 2010The United Nations estimated Monday that India and China are "missing" about 85 million women who died from discriminatory health care and neglect or who were never born at all. In a major report on gender equality, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) found that Asia had the highest male-female sex ratio at birth in the world, with 119 boys born for every 100 girls. This far exceeded the ... more China to boost rural representation in parliament 
Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2010China will increase rural representation in its parliament, according to draft legislation unveiled Monday amid concern over a widening gap between its countryside and cities. The move appeared to be a response to growing calls for the government to address a worsening rural-urban wealth divide that has seen the vast countryside largely left behind in China's economic boom. The amendment ... more |
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China's migrants in focus as parliament set to open
Beijing (AFP) March 3, 2010Han Shouhai is one of 230 million Chinese migrant workers who are second-class citizens in their own country, an injustice high on the agenda as the nation's parliament convenes this week. The annual session of the National People's Congress opens Friday amid mounting concern among China's stability-focused leaders over the huge floating underclass that Han represents - and its potential to ... more China's 'Terminal' activist fights on after airport limbo
Shanghai (AFP) March 1, 2010After three months in legal limbo in Japan, Chinese rights campaigner Feng Zhenghu says he is not wasting any more time. Feng was forced to camp out near an immigration counter at Tokyo's Narita airport after the Chinese government refused on several occasions to let him come home, in a case reminiscent of the Tom Hanks film "The Terminal". In the two weeks since his ordeal ended, he has ... more China to expand rural subsidies for home appliances, autos 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 25, 2010China plans to expand subsidies to help the country's vast rural poor buy home appliances and vehicles, as the government steps up efforts to boost domestic consumption. The range of products eligible for government subsidies will be widened and support will be given to increase sales of "new energy" vehicles, the State Council said late Wednesday after a meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiaba ... more Dalai Lama says feels 'love' for China
Los Angeles (AFP) Feb 22, 2010Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said he feels love in his heart for China, despite his concerns about Beijing's cultural "suppression" in his homeland. "Certainly. We have to practice that," the Buddhist monk said in an interview broadcast Monday with CNN talk-show host Larry King, who asked him if he loves the Chinese. "Sometimes you see some of these hardliners' sort of ... more |
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