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China confirms forced abortion case after uproar
Chinese authorities confirmed Thursday that a woman was forced to abort seven months into her pregnancy, several days after her plight came to light when images of her baby’s corpse were posted online. Rights groups have blamed authorities in north China’s Shaanxi province for forcing Feng Jianmei to abort her…
Foxconn worker falls to death in China
A Foxconn worker fell to his death in China, the company which assembles products for Apple said Thursday, following a series of fatalities that sparked concern about conditions at its plants. The 23-year-old, identified only by his surname Xie, fell from his rented apartment in the southwest Chinese city of…
Graphic photo of alleged forced abortion from China causes uproar
Graphic images posted online showing the bloody corpse of a baby whose mother was allegedly forced to terminate her pregnancy at seven months have caused an uproar in China. Rights groups say authorities in north China’s Shaanxi province forced Feng Jianmei to abort her pregnancy on June 2 because she…
Drastic measures as Chinese students take college entry exams
More than 9 million students sat China’s notoriously tough college entrance exams on Thursday, with “high-flyer” rooms, nannies and even intravenous drips among the tools being employed for success. With just 6.85 million university spots on offer this year, competition for the top institutions is intense, and attempts to cheat…
U.S. won’t stop tweeting China air quality readings
WASHINGTON — The United States said that its embassy and consulates in China would not stop tweeting reports on air quality readings in Beijing and Shanghai, which have annoyed the Chinese authorities. “This is an initiative by the embassy in Beijing, by the mission in China, to convey what we…
China tells embassies to stop issuing pollution data
China said Tuesday foreign embassies were acting illegally in issuing their own air quality readings and that only the government could release data on the nation’s heavy pollution. China’s cities are among the world’s most polluted, but until recently, official air quality measurements regularly rated their air quality as good — even as data…
Putin heads to China to cement key alliance
TASHKENT — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China on Tuesday for a three-day visit aimed at bolstering a crucial alliance that has seen the giant neighbours block further action against Syria. Both energy and foreign policy cooperation are high on the agenda, with Putin also participating in a regional…
U.S. naval fleet to shift towards Pacific
The United States will shift the bulk of its naval fleet to the Pacificby 2020 as part of a new strategic focus on Asia, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta told a summit in Singapore on Saturday. The decision to gradually deploy more ships to the Pacific Ocean, along with expanding a network of military partnerships, was part…
Asian markets fall on weak US, China data
Asian markets fell Friday and the euro hit a near two-year low against the dollar amid Europe’s deepening debt woes, while disappointing US data and Chinese manufacturing numbers also sapped sentiment. With investors scrambling for safer haven assets such as the yen, Japan’s finance minister pledged “decisive action” if it…
Black market in human kidneys grows to 10,000 operations a year
The illegal trade in kidneys has risen to such a level that an estimated 10,000 black market operations involving purchased human organs now take place annually, or more than one an hour, World Health Organisation experts have revealed. Evidence collected by a worldwide network of doctors shows that traffickers are…
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