May 10 2008
A deadly strain of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed two more children in China, bringing the death toll in recent weeks to 32, state media said on Friday, as it praised a doctor who alerted authorities to the epidemic.
Apr 22 2008
A Chinese man has survived a record-breaking 90 minutes immersed in a tank of ice.Wang Jintu, 43, from China’s southern Fujian province, performed his stunt at a club in Beijing, reports the Legal Evening Post.
Mar 19 2008
Since the protests began, the Chinese government has consistently denied the high death tolls in Tibet. Exile groups claim as many as 100 people have died, many of them shot. The Chinese government claims only 16 have died, and they have denied shooting...
Mar 16 2008
he Dalai Lama on Sunday called for an international probe of China’s treatment of Tibet, which he said is causing “cultural genocide” of his people. The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet spoke at a news conference Sunday in Dharmsala,...
Mar 13 2008
Chronic corruption in China, Vietnam and India could erode their economic competitiveness if they fail to reduce it, warned a report released Wednesday. The three countries ranked among those seen as most corrupt in Asia in an annual survey of 1,400...