Home » Topics » china (Page 22)
Chinese airlines will not pay Europe’s carbon emissions tax
BEIJING — China’s airlines are banned from paying charges on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union, the official Xinhua news agency reported Monday, quoting the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The EU imposed the tax with effect from January 1, but more than two dozen countries, including India, Russia,…
PetroChina buys stake in Canada shale gas project
State-owned PetroChina said it has agreed to take a 20 percent stake in a Canadian shale gas project owned by Royal Dutch Shell, China’s latest acquisition of North American natural resources. PetroChina, the listed unit of China’s largest oil producer, has signed a deal to buy a share of land…
Old weapons, new threats fuel India’s military build-up
India’s planned purchase of 126 fighters from France’s Dassault marks the latest stage in a huge military procurement cycle that has turned the world’s largest democracy into its biggest arms importer. The final Dassault contract is expected to be worth $12 billion and India is preparing further big ticket purchases…
China unfairly subsidizing auto parts exporters: U.S. industry
A US industry and union coalition accused China Tuesday of sweeping illegal subsidies to its auto-parts sector that threaten to destroy more than a million US jobs. Launching a campaign to press for trade action against Beijing, the Alliance for American Manufacturing and senior politicians said the Chinese subsidies threaten…
Tibetans live in fear as China cracks down on protests
CHENGDU, China — Sitting in a teahouse in Chengdu’s Tibetan quarter, a nervous young monk spoke of how police arrests of innocent people were adding to the climate of fear in China’s Tibetan-inhabited regions. The Lama temple where the monk lives is a 15-hour drive away, high up on the…
Graphic details emerge of Tibetan unrest in China
A Tibetan-inhabited region of China appeared to be under lockdown Thursday after it was rocked by deadly clashes, as exile groups gave grisly details of how the unrest unfolded. The west of Sichuan province, which has big populations of ethnic Tibetans, many of whom complain of repression, was earlier this…
Warren Buffett serenades China with ukulele performance
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett isn’t the first person you’d think of when ukulele performances become the topic of conversation. Nevertheless, the 81-year-old appeared during a Chinese New Year broadcast aired Sunday, playing his ukulele and singing “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad.” The video was apparently recorded over a year…
Bird flu claims second victim in China
A man in southwest China who contracted the bird flu virus died on Sunday, health authorities said, the second human death from the virulent disease in the Asian country in just under a month. Concerns about avian influenza have risen across southeast Asia after China in late December reported its…
AIDS killed 28,000 in China in 2011, study says
AIDS killed 28,000 people in China last year, and another 48,000 new infections from the HIV virus were discovered in the country, according to an official report on Saturday. In China 780,000 people live with the HIV virus, of which 154,000 developed AIDS, a report jointly produced by China’s Ministry…
Chinese ‘Red Pad’ reserved for top officials
For the communist cadre who has everything, a shadowy Chinese company is offering a $1,590 tablet computer called the “Red Pad” reserved for the nation’s top officials. The pricey device, whose existence was publicised by state media this week, has drawn mocking comparisons with Apple’s iPad from Chinese netizens. “The…
Brand new on Raw Story
- Anti-Muslim violence rises in England after soldier’s death
- Boy Scouts face possible exodus after lifting ban on gay members
- ‘Arrested Development’ online skit gets musical spoof
- France seizes a million doses of fake Chinese aspirin
- More than 200 evacuated, one dead as record flooding lashes San Antonio
- ‘March Against Monsanto’ protests attract millions worldwide
- John Kerry tells Egyptian president: Show us your reforms
- Visa and Mastercard ask federal court to legalize transaction fees
- Rights group urges United Arab Emirates not to deport striking immigrants
- Scientist slams Stanford for ‘outrageous’ fertility patent
Commentary
On Memorial Day, it’s time to make sure our veterans suffering from burn pit diseases get the care they need
By Nora Eisenberg
![["Men's Tears. Marine U.S. Army In Sorrow. Soldier'S Longing. Love Of Country. Sadness For The Victims" on Shutterstock]](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sad-soldier-shutterstock-230x105.jpg "sad soldier shutterstock")
Sexual harasser learns same old excuses don’t work anymore
By Amanda Marcotte
The real problem with 'check your privilege': It’s too generous
By Amanda Marcotte
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
