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China earmarks billions for internal security, 'stability maintenance'

Mannequins in riot gear, armoured cars and drones line a police equipment and “anti-terrorism technology” trade fair in Beijing. The ruling Communist Party spends vast sums on ensuring order -...

11:59AM

Activists' families targeted in harassment campaign

The elder brother of blind activist Chen Guangcheng was woken when a torrent of rocks, bricks and beer bottles flew into his family's courtyard, smashing roof tiles and windows.

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Taiwanese investigators quit shooting probe, calling Philippine officials 'dishonest'

The 17 Taiwan investigators, led by Chen Wen-chi, a senior justice ministry official, returned to Taipei yesterday empty-handed a day after arriving in Manila for what was originally meant to be a...

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Poultry farms may be H7N9 source, study finds

The study, compiled after a week-long field assessment of the influenza by a panel of experts commissioned by the WHO, was publicised by the National Health and Family Planning Commission...

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Landmark decision sees China join Arctic Council as an observer

China's diplomats have won a long-running cold war with the country's marine officials over the Arctic. For years they debated whether China should join the Arctic Council as an observer, giving...

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State Council orders probe into pricey buildings

According to its "urgent notification", the State Council ordered thorough checks to see whether central or local government agencies had used public funds to build extravagant offices, halls or...

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EU trade chief alleges subsidies to Huawei, ZTE

The European Union's top trade official has raised the rhetoric in a brewing telecoms trade row with China, citing Huawei and ZTE for violating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy guidelines, but...

6:12AM

Sino-India border row 'on table' for Li Keqiang visit

At the same time New Delhi thinks "very highly" of Li's decision to make India his first overseas stop since taking charge as premier, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said...

7:50AM

Guangzhou reveals details on cadmium tainting as public pressure mounts

Guangzhou's food-safety authorities have revealed some details about the sale of rice and rice noodles contaminated with cadmium, a heavy metal, in the face of enormous public pressure.

10:22AM

Three new suicides at Foxconn China factory

Three Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in China in the past three weeks, a labour rights group said on Saturday.

All three jumped to their deaths at a plant in the...

8:03PM

Philippines rejects Taiwan ‘murder’ claims

The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan’s allegations that its coastguards had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat.

3:34PM

Pakistan adopts Chinese rival GPS satellite system

Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use China’s domestic satellite navigation system which was launched as a rival to the US global positioning system, a report said on Saturday...

8:17PM

LGBT activists detained during celebrations of International Day Against Homophobia

Activists in at least two Chinese cities were detained by police as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates across China, with unprecedented enthusiasm, took to the street...

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