China quake activist sentenced on subversion charges
| A Chinese activist who had investigated whether shoddy construction contributed to deaths in the Sichuan quake in 2008 has been sentenced to five years' jail. | Tan Zuoren was formally charged for i...
China's biggest bank tightens lending controls
| February 9, 2010 | (AP) — China's biggest bank said Tuesday it will curb lending for real estate and industrial projects as the government tries to limit excess investment and cool what it ...
China discloses buying spree in US companies
| February 9, 2010 JOE McDONALD (AP Business Writer) Quick Summary | China's sovereign wealth fund discloses $9.6 billion buying spree in US companies | BEIJING - (AP) — China's giant sovereig...
Asian stocks mixed after Wall St decline
Koji Sasahara People stand in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed at a nearly two-month low, fall...
Microsoft and MediaTek Partner to Drive Growth of Affordable, Multimedia-Rich Smartphones
This partnership is expected to drive growth in emerging markets over next 12 months | HSINCHU, Taiwan, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Microsoft Corp. and MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semicond...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il makes denuclearisation pledge
| Seoul: Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il pledged to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula in a meeting with a senior envoy from China, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday from Pyongya...
China commerce official sees no trade war with US
| Beijing: China faces mounting pressure from trade disputes with the United States but there is no prospect of an all-out trade war between them, a Chinese official said in remarks reported on Tuesda...
China quake activist jailed for inciting subversion
| Beijing: A Chinese activist who sought to document shoddy construction that contributed to deaths in China's devastating 2008 earthquake has been sentenced to five years in prison for subversion...
On the importance of learning Chinese language
| BEFORE YOU say that learning the Chinese language is a hard nut to crack let me quote a Chinese saying"Whey de Bunan, Nan de Buhwey"and it means - what you know is not difficult but w...
China at War on Weather Change
Since the Copenhagen conference was concluded, all parties have been evaluating the outcome. Though China has made tremendous efforts to tackle climate change with notable achievements, some people ha...
The Venting of Gas From Pipes Has Been Fatal in the Past
| In 1999, workers taking a boiler out of service at a power plant in Dearborn, Mich., mistakenly blew natural gas from the surrounding pipes into the boiler, where it built up, met with something hot...
U.S. Asks Kerik's Judge to Send a Stern Message
| Federal prosecutors on Monday painted a damning portrait of Bernard B. Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, as a corrupt official whose “egotism and hubris” led him to co...
What to Do With Senator and Slasher?
| Pity the State Senate. It is struggling mightily over what to do about one of its lesser lights, Senator Hiram Monserrate of Queens, whose main claim to fame is that he assaulted his girlfriend. Rel...
Chinese spy get 15 yrs in prison
Chinese spy get 15 yrs in prison | A Chinese-born engineer convicted of espionage and other federal charges in California has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. | Dongfan "Greg" Chung was...
China jails Sichuan quake activist Tan Zuoren for subversion
| In a sign of Beijing's renewed hard line against dissent, a Chinese activist has been jailed for five years after he investigated whether shoddy construction contributed to deaths of thousands of sc...
Cyber Threats, Google and the NSA
| Computer users are seen at the reception area of Google's China headquarters in Beijing on Jan. 18, 2010. (AP) | Google and the National Security Agency are teaming up to fight cyber attacks. It...
US court sentences Chinese spy to over 15 yrs in prison
Santa Ana (US): A Chinese-born engineer convicted of espionage and other federal charges in California has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. | Dongfan "Greg" Chung was sentenced yesterda...
Euro inches up in Asian trade
| TOKYO- The euro edged higher in Asian trade Tuesday as Europe's debt woes eased slightly, dealers said. | The euro firmed to 1.3653 dollars in Tokyo morning trade from 1.3648 in New York late Monday...
Figure skating-Chinese pair banking on flour power
By Pritha Sarkar VANCOUVER, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo are getting ready to launch a dumpling-powered assault for a pairs gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics. The husband-and-...
China Open moves to Suzhou for 2010 with bigger prize
BEIJING, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The 2010 China Open golf championship will be played in Suzhou in April with an increased prize fund of $2.5 million, organisers said on Tuesday. The 16th version of the tou...
Report: NKorea's Kim reiterates disarmament pledge
| HYUNG-JIN KIM | Associated Press Writer= SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il assured a high-level envoy visiting from Beijing that Pyongyang is committed to a nuclear-free Ko...
