(New York) - The Chinese government should use this week's visit by Burmese leader Than Shwe to press Burma to conduct open elections and provide accountability for serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. Senior General Than Shwe will conduct a four-day visit to Beijing and Shanghai starting Tuesday, September 7, 2010. read more

Oh, Morrissey, fuck. The man who wrote the lyrics that thousands of rockabilly teenage cholas recited as a monologue in their beginners drama class is back at it again. Morrissey is a serious animal rights advocate and vegetarian so when he watched a special on the news about animal abuse in China, a new hate for the Chinese developed in his brain. Since this is Morrissey we're talking about, y...

"Bad cop" Congressional pressure on China currency reform gives Obama leverage. 

Heads up, Coen Brothers junkies: Chinese master Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, House of Flying Daggers, Hero) has put his own spin on the brothers' 1985 Texas film noir, Blood Simple. Set in the deserts of ancient China, the film has colors that pop like a hooker's lip gloss, ...

China and Russia have just announced a plan to set up the first cross-border protection zone for the Siberian tiger. There are fewer than 500 Siberian tigers in the wild today, only about 20 of them in China. This international tiger conservation effort will attempt to protect the remaining tigers from poaching and habitat loss...from PRI's The World Science

Le groupe britannique de téléphonie mobile Vodafone prépare la vente de sa participation dans China Mobile, plus grand opérateur mobile au monde, pour plus de quatre milliards de livres (4,8 milliards d'euros), rapporte le Sunday Times.

Chinas wachsende Abfallproduktion wird zu einem immer größeren Problem, auch für den Yangtse. Die Regierung setzt auf Müllverbrennung - und provoziert Proteste. mehr...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Short on size, the United States showed off a surplus of speed.

Agricultural Bank of China (AGBank) a réalisé la plus grosse introduction en Bourse mondiale, après avoir exercé la totalité de son option de surallocation à Shangha...lire la suite

Emphasizing the imagination’s power to “make bearable things too ugly to confront directly,” Spurling sensitively traces the biographical background of Buck’s writing. Buck, the daughter of missionaries, spent nearly all of the first forty-two years of her life in China, and her childhood . . .

Wenn Joseph Bucher und der alternative Unternehmer Heinrich Staudinger aufeinandertreffen, geht es um Löhne in China, die kaputte Weltwirtschaft und Zuwanderung

Abramovich, Glazer, Scheich Mansur - das sind gängige Namen in der englischen Premier League. Chelsea, ManUnited oder Manchester City werden gelenkt von ausländischen Besitzern oder Investoren. Beim FC Liverpool ist das nicht anders, doch der 18-malige Rekordmeister steht seit April zum Verkauf - und könnte nach Berichten der englischen "Times" nun in den chinesischen Staatsbesitz übergehen.

China plans to invest more than 100 billion yuan (14.8 billion dollars) over the next decade to boost the development of energy-saving vehicles, state media reported Wednesday.

KNIFEMAN kills three young primary school kids in latest random China stabbing attack

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Christopher Nolan's Inception will be released in China, the country's film importer said yesterday, giving a lucrative foreign market to a sci-fi thriller that has already become a global sensation.

GOLD inched higher today, building on support from news that China is moving to expand its market for the yellow metal.

Kazakhstan has made a start on one of the world's most ambitious road projects, an 8,500km motorway that will run from St Petersburg to the Port of Lianyungang in western China.

Former Parma coach Scala can see an exodus of stars to places far away from home.

Yesterday, I wrote about the proliferation of the private online surveillance industry, how it furnishes ever more thorough and invasive information to the U.S. Government about citizens' online activities, and why that destruction of privacy is so dangerous  My Salon colleague, Dan Gillmor, yesterday detailed just how comprehensive are the online surveillance capabilities which enable...

In the spring of 2007, HSBC sounded the alarm over the US sub-prime mortgage market. It turned out to be prophetic. Just months later, thousands of rotten loans to low-income Americans began to explode, laying the foundations for the worst banking crisis since the 1930s.

La industria minera china es una de las más peligrosas en el mundo por las pobres medidas de seguridad y el intensivo trabajo en las minas

Israeli businesses look East following the global economic crisis.

US academic’s claim of a future non-peaceful China is "deeply pessimistic", says Aussie expert.

A state news agency says nine workers have been killed and seven others trapped in a central China coal mine.

El que con gusto va, jamás de la vida cansa». Lo dice María Jesús Villares, que, en 2007, recorrió China por la Ruta de la Seda. Nació en Caracas en 1955; pero se siente asturiana. «Vivo en Gijón desde los dos años». ¿Por qué hizo ese viaje? «No sé. Quizá por algún reportaje que vi en televisión, por la historia de Marco Polo. Me pareció interesante». Lo importante es el camino, no la posada. E...

Welche Ausmaße hat die Ölpest in China? Nach Regierungsangaben sollen lediglich 1500 Tonnen Öl ausgelaufen sein. Ein US-Experte geht nach einem Besuch des Unglücksorts von 60.000 Tonnen aus - und spricht von der schlimmsten Ölpest in der Geschichte Chinas.

Offiziell ist die Ölpest vor Chinas Küste unter Kontrolle. Aber Umweltschützer schlagen Alarm: Viel mehr Öl als bisher angenommen sei Mitte Juli bei der Explosion in Chinas zweitwichtigstem Rohöl-Hafen ausgelaufen. Sie sprechen von der größten Ölkatastrophe der chinesischen Geschichte.

A Chinese shovel loader driver on a drunken rampage killed 11 people and injured 30 after ending a quarrel with a client by killing him, state media said on Monday

Kein Land vollstreckt so viele Todesurteile wie China. Rund 5000 Menschen wurden dort in eineinhalb Jahren hingerichtet. An zweiter Stelle folgt der Iran.

Jasmin Ouschan ist bei den Billard-US-Open in Oklahoma City im Viertelfinale überraschend ausgeschieden. Die als Nummer 1 gesetzte Kärntnerin unterlag der US-Amerikanerin Vivian Villarreal am Samstag hauchdünn 6:7. Damit reist Ouschan mit einer Enttäuschung im Gepäck zur Mitte August in China stattfindenden Weltmeisterschaft.

The United Nations agency mandated to conserve the world's heritage today inscribed new cultural sites in Viet Nam, China, Tajikistan, France, the Netherlands, Mexico and Brazil on the World Heritage List in Bulgaria.

A controversial novel marks the return of politically charged science fiction in China -- and evokes a decidedly mixed vision of the country's future.

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At least six people died and dozens were seriously injured today after an explosion at an abandoned plastics and chemicals factory in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, state media said.

China is satisfied that Google is complying with Chinese laws after it tweaked the way it directs users to an unfiltered search page.

Im weltweiten Wettbewerb der Industrienationen um eine führende Rolle beim Elektroauto hat China in den vergangenen Monaten stark aufgeholt.

L'Agricultural Bank of China gagne 2,2% pour sa première journée de cotation à Shanghai ce matin. Avec la seconde entrée sur le marché, prévue demain à Hong Kong, la banque chinoise devrait lever 22,1 milliards de dollars, soit la plus grosse introduction en Bourse de l'histroire. » INTERVIEW - «Les actifs des banques vont se détériorer»

The search company hopes an extra click will forestall cancellation of its license in China.

Concerns about the global economy roiled world financial markets Tuesday after a report on leading indicators in China was revised lower.

Sources : Atlas of the People's Republic of China, Foreign Languages Press, Pékin, 1989 ; Jacques Leclerc, Aménagement linguistique dans le monde, université Laval, Québec, Canada ; ChinaOnline. / Chine, Minorité nationale, Matières premières - (...) / Chine, Minorité nationale, Matières premières - Asie

Barely two years after being hailed as the next great U.S. pairs skating team, Keauna McLaughlin of Tarzana and Rockne Brubaker of Algonquin, Ill., are done skating together. McLaughlin, 17, has decided to leave the sport for at least a year and concentrate on high school. Brubaker, who turned 24 on Monday, will search for another partner. After winning the 2008 and 2009 U.S. titles, they dropp...

INDIAN customs have officers seized a third shipment of tiger bones and other animal parts, worth $230,000 and destined for use in traditional medicine in China.

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Joseph Farah is getting all screechy and clutching his pearls over proposed legislation to license journalists that has no chance whatsoever of even getting a committee vote, much less getting passed. I swear sometimes I live in a parallel universe - like the characters from "Fringe." In another existence somewhere, there's an America that still makes sense - that comprehends the principles t...

The gloppy side dish has helped ancient Chinese buildings stand for centuries, says a new study decoding the mixture's "legendary strength." Chinese language - Glutinous rice - Asia - China - Social Sciences

Nach der Selbstmordserie unter den chinesischen Arbeitern bei Foxconn wächst der Druck auf den Elektronikkonzern - er reagiert mit weiteren saftigen Lohnerhöhungen. Auch Honda zahlt künftig mehr. Experten sprechen vom Ende der Billig-Arbeit in China.

La firma taiwanesa Foxconn, fabricante del iPad de Apple y envuelta en una ola de suicidios de sus empleados, anunció una subida del sueldo del 66% a los trabajadores de sus líneas de ensamblaje, pocos días después de que se anunciara otro aumento salarial similar, informó hoy la agencia oficial Xinhua. El aumento dejará el sueldo de esos trabajadores en 2.000 yuanes (unos 245 euros) en las pla...

China’s Shenyang Aircraft Corporation created a copy of a Russian deck-based Su-33 fighter jet. The Chinese model of the aircraft was called J-15. Chinese engineers found it very difficult to solve the problem of folding wings of deck-based fighter jets. Now the problem has been solved. For the time being, China has launched the serial production of J-10, J-11 and FC-1 fighter jets. These plane...

LONGHUA, China – Production line workers at Foxconn’s southern China manufacturing hub will get a 30 percent pay rise, as top customer Apple called recent suicides at the plant troubling but said the site was 'not a sweatshop.'

US stocks drifted lower overnight amid warnings of new bank losses in Europe and fears of a growth slowdown in China.

Tropensturm in Guatemala, Vulkanausbrüche in Zentralamerika, Killer-Hitze in Indien, Wüstenstürme in China – Brutalo-Wetter auf der Erde!Foto: Xu Bo/ChinaFotoPress/laif

Die Mogao-Grotten von Dunhuang mit ihren Statuen und Malereien sind ein Kulturschatz von unvergleichlichem Wert – eines der großen Wunderwerke der buddhistischen Welt.

Editor’s Note: A smaller version of this piece was published today by the Financial Times.  The largest financial crisis in history is morphing from private entities (the banking sector and the household sector) to sovereign entities. At best, fiscal cuts will hit the European recovery; the collapsing euro will subtract from growth in key trading partners – the U.S., UK, [...]

Scientists from Singapore, China and USA have identified three new susceptibility genes in a genome-wide association study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The study advances understanding of the important role of host genetic variation in influencing susceptibility to NPC.

China lässt Nordkorea nicht im Stich. Und trägt so nicht zu einer friedlichen Wiedervereinigung Koreas bei. Denn dann müssten die Pekinger Herrscher ihren Einfluss auf der Halbinsel womöglich mit Amerika teilen - das kommt nicht in Frage FAZ.NET - Homepage | Politik | Gesellschaft | Wirtschaft | Finanzmarkt | Sport | Feuilleton | Reise | Wissen | Auto | Computer

On May 17, the International Day against Homophobia, a draft report, Laws affecting HIV responses among men who have sex with men and transgender persons in Asia and the Pacific: an agenda for action, was presented for discussion in Hong Kong, China. Prepared by the UN Development Programme, the Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health, and the Centre for Comparative and Public Law at the U...

Wegen der anhaltend hohen Nachfrage aus China kommen auf die Stahlindustrie weiter steigende Rohstoffpreise zu. Der australische Bergbaukonzern BHP Billiton fordert für das dritte Quartal einen Aufschlag von mehr als zehn Prozent für Kokskohle.

For China, the superlatives keep coming: strongest exporter, biggest consumer of cars and cellphones, largest producer of coal and solar panels. Some, though, worry that the China engine is overheating. A few, such as noted short-seller Jim Chanos, even argue that the country's economy is a full-blown bubble.

Agency which manages China's £1.7 trillion foreign reserves puts out rare statement after FT story that caused euro and US stocks to fallStock markets continued their relief rally this morning, buoyed by yesterday's strong US economic data and a denial by the Chinese authorities that they are reviewing their holdings of eurozone debt.In London, the FTSE 100 index was up 90 points at 5128 by mid...

Honda’s car manufacturing ambitions in China have been plunged into chaos by a series of labour disputes that have brought all four of its factories to a halt.

The time: Day 3 of TechCrunch Disrupt. The place: CrunchGear's Maker Bar. Given all the attention focused on Chinese factory conditions lately, we thought it would be interesting to have conference attendees (and sponsors and startup guys) assemble some basic MP3 players from the components an assembly line worker in China is likely to use. No soldering, though, we used ready PCBs (to the disgu...

Global carbon dioxide emissions will increase 43 percent by 2035 if major nations remain tied to existing energy policies and do not act to curb global warming, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration .EIA, in its 2010 long-term global energy analysis, predicts oil prices will hover around $133 a barrel in 2035 and energy use will increase 49 percent between 2007 and 203...

State farms, modelled on those successful in northeastern China, could meet burgeoning grain demand in the rest of the country over the next 20 years.China already grows more than 95% of its own grain, providing food security to 22% of the world's population even

The US and China must work together in response to the sinking of a South Korean warship, Hillary Clinton says.

With most countries in Thailand's vicinity -- including China, Myanmar and Vietnam -- following one-party, authoritarian alternatives, the democratic way of doing things is looking feeble and unstable in Asia.

Wegen Spannungen in der Währungsunion legt der Dollar zum Euro kräftig zu. In China löst das Alarm aus: Peking sorgt sich um die Exporte und lässt sich mit einer Renminbi-Aufwertung Zeit. Washington hält sich mit Kritik zurück - aus Eigeninteresse.

BEIJING (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday stepped up pressure on China to back international action against North Korea for the sinking of a South Korean warship, calling peace and security on the Korean peninsula "a shared responsibility" between Washington and Beijing....

Spotted by China Mieville, and let this be a warning to you....

Die chinesischen Airlines sollen konkurrenzfähiger werden. Um im Wettbewerb mit der ausländischen Konkurrenz besser zu bestehen, fordert Peking die drei führenden Fluggesellschaften auf, ihr Frachtgeschäft zu fusionieren.

China today urged all parties involved in the crisis sparked by the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship to exercise restraint, saying dialogue was preferable over confrontation.

Today, the 11th Foxconn employee this year jumped from a factory building, and became the 9th to die. This came just hours after Foxconn's CEO Guo Tai-ming gave his first official response about the numerous tragedies. More » Foxconn - Business - Suicide - China - Shenzhen

China's new indigenously developed satellite navigation system, called Beidou, is expected to focus on storm and earthquake forecasting and disaster rescue operations, scientists said.

&$&$ U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) on Capitol Hill in Washington May 6, 2010.(Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) China and the United States still needed "Feng Yu Tong Zhou" -- the Chinese idiom meaning "to stand together regardless of situation", U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Friday. Geithn...

The most recent episode of The Ask Mr. DNS Podcast offers up some disturbing corroborating evidence as to the extent of DNS filtering and outright blocking occurring in China. VeriSign's Matt Larson and InfoBlox's Cricket Liu, who co-host the geeky yet engaging and extremely informative show, held a roundtable discussion including technical experts from dynamic name service providers (better kn...

The United States reached agreement Tuesday with Russia, China and other major powers on a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would modestly expand and stiffen sanctions on Iran for its failure to abandon its nuclear ambitions. 0 - g - I

The recent New York sales were a wholly American affairTHE dominant characteristic of the art market over the past ten years has been the globalisation of collecting. From London to Los Angeles, sales that once featured work exclusively by European and American artists now include new names from India, Africa and China. Anish Kapoor, Chris Ofili and Cai Guo-Qiang are now regularly shown alongsi...

Das Tiger-Team kommt auf die Leinwand: Biggi, Patrick und Luk lassen sich auf der Suche nach einer Drachenfigur in China nicht durch die machthungrige Lady Q und ihre Männer abschrecken. Detektivabenteuer im James-Bond-Stil

Video software developer Baofeng Inc. has entered a content delivery partnership with China Network Television (CNTV).

Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, the global hydraulics business of Wipro has signed a contract with Wujin Hi-tech Industrial Zone in China to set up a large manufacturing facility for the manufacture of hydraulic cylinders.

Unter der Leitung des Vorsitzenden des Ausschusses für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung, Winfried Hermann (BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN), wird eine Delegation von sieben Abgeordneten vom 25. Mai bis zum 3. Juni 2010 nach Shanghai und Peking reisen. Ziel der Reise ist es, sich über neue Technologien auf dem Gebiet der Verkehrs- und Wohnungspolitik zu informieren. Bei dem Besuch der EXPO sind für die...

Smartphone-Hersteller RIM wird unter Druck gesetzt. Mehrere Länder fordern, er solle E-Mails und Verkehrsdaten weniger gut sichern – man will sie abhören.