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Strong quake jolts western China
BEIJING — A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook a remote area of China’s western region of Xinjiang, near the border with Tibet, on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. It was not immediately clear if there was any damage or casualties and rescue teams had been rushed to the mountainous quake…
China pulls newspaper over flood story: human rights group
China has pulled a Beijing newspaper from the newsstands after it criticised the official handling of the July floods and said the government had underreported the death toll, a rights group said Tuesday. Authorities in China’s capital have faced strong public criticism over their response to the heaviest rains in…
Another Tibetan sets himself alight in China
BEIJING — A Tibetan man in southwest China set himself on fire Monday, the latest in a series of shocking protests against Chinese rule, an overseas human rights group said. The man set himself alight along the main street of Ngaba which sits on the Tibet plateau in a Tibetan-inhabited…
China diver’s family hid mother’s illness
The father of a champion Chinese diver has reportedly admitted hiding news that her mother had cancer to keep her focused on the Olympics, triggering criticism of China’s ruthless pursuit of victory. Diver Wu Minxia, 26, scooped gold in the synchronised 3m springboard at the London Olympics, becoming the first…
Chinese teen kills eight in knife attack
A teenager has been arrested after killing eight people and wounding five others in a knife attack in northeast China, state media reported Thursday. The 17-year-old, which was identified only by his surname Li, barged into the home of his girlfriend armed with a knife following an argument and killed…
Air China no longer transporting lab monkeys: PETA
WASHINGTON — Air China is no longer transporting monkeys for laboratory experiments on its flights, animal rights group PETA said Tuesday, citing an email from the airline. “We are notified by headquarters that we have stopped conducting this business,” said a one-line email from Jason Wang, Air China’s New York…
Online dating becoming big business in China
Revenues from China’s online dating market are forecast to top two billion yuan ($315 million) in 2014 as work-stressed Chinese struggle to find partners, a new report said Tuesday. Tens of millions of single Chinese people now use match-making websites to find partners or meet new friends, said the report…
State Dept. report blasts China for Buddhist crackdown
The United States warned the world was sliding backwards on religious freedoms, slamming China for cracking down on Tibetan Buddhists and hitting out at Pakistan and Afghanistan. As the State Department unveiled its first report on religious freedoms since the start of the Arab Spring, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…
Chinese party newspaper says leaders must listen after riots
China’s most influential newspaper on Monday urged authorities to listen to people’s worries about pollution, after fears over a new waste water pipeline sparked weekend riots. “The public’s awareness of environmental issues and their rights is increasing at a rapid pace,” said an editorial in the People’s Daily – the…
Phelps survives scare, China win first gold
Swimming legend Michael Phelps suffered a nervy start in his bid to become the greatest Olympian in history on Saturday while Chinese shooter Yi Siling claimed the first gold of the Games. Phelps, the 27-year-old swimming legend, who has 16 Olympic medals, needs just three medals to surpass Soviet gymnast…
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