Financial Time (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
To many observers, a club of the world's leading nations is starting to look hollow without China, the fourth-largest economy in dollar terms, according to the World Bank
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Tibetan envoys accused China of failing to take any 'tangible steps' in last week's talks between the sides and questioned whether the negotiations had served any purpose
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
21 workers are dead after an accident at a coal mine in northern China.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Isabel Hilton reports on the explosion of capitalism that is transforming China's ancient capital
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Countless thousands of people in China are blacklisted, harassed, intimidated and locked up merely for what they say or because of the job they do
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Source: Reuters BEIJING, July 6 (Reuters) - At least 21 miners were killed by carbon monoxide gas poisoning in a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, the latest in a series of disasters in an industry stretched by ...
asap news (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
After nearly 60 years, regularly-scheduled direct flights have resumed between mainland China and Taiwan. Taiwan’s new president has been the force behind this new development. Since taking office in May he has advocated the resumption of regular transport ties with mainland China. In a move that heralds a change in the cool relations between Taiwan and [...]
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Source: Reuters By Ian Ransom QINGDAO, China, July 6 (Reuters) - In China's Olympic co-host city Qingdao, sea breezes that usually bring relief from baking summer temperatures now bring a cloying stench from a ...
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
Piers Morgan (batting average six) reveals the hilarious and heart-warming story of the day he enlisted England cricket superstar Kevin Pietersen to play against his local village team.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
There are just 33 days to go before it all kicks off, and all Beijing needs is a bit of spit and polish. Well, perhaps not quite so much spit. That's something which the Chinese government is trying hard to eradicate. It's an old Chinese custom to clear the throat lustily and let fly with the sputum but, conscious of the sensitivity of visiting westerners – not to mention hygiene issues – a campaign...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
We are slowly coming to appreciate that this downturn will have quite different characteristics to previous ones, with the biggest new element being the influence of the "Brics" (Brazil, Russia, India and China).
Photo-Netart (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
, originally uploaded by clarence hk . The train from H.K. to mainland China heads north. The northern part of H.K. is called the "New Territories". Largely countryside in the past with fields & cattles but now quickly developing into modern satellite towns. Only some old village buildings could be seen these days, reminiscent of an age bygone. Bardzo sugestywny obraz, niby landszaft, a jakoś tak nie...
Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
I just discovered that Simpson'??s Paradox is listed on AllTop???s China blogs'?? along with Sinosplice, Imagethief, RConversation, Hao Hao, IfGoGo, CNReviews, OneManBandwidth and a list of other really amazing China blog. It'??s awesome to be listed with the bloggers that I read when I was first adjusting to Yantai life.
BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Factories in Tianjin near Beijing are ordered to close in an attempt to improve air quality a month before the Olympic Games.
Pub Philosopher (Free subscription) | yesterday
More riots in China. 30,000 people took to the streets in Weng'an, setting fire to government buildings and burning cars after a girl was allegedly raped and murdered by the sons of Communist Party officials. After the girl's uncle confronted...
