Ethics

China's claim to greatness must rest on its ethics

22 Feb 2013

China has the potential to be a force for tremendous good in the world. Already, it is using its considerable fiscal reserves to invest heavily in economic and transport infrastructure in Africa...

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Parents of children in Hunan GM rice trial were lied to

8 Dec 2012

Parents of children who unwittingly took part in a controversial testing of genetically modified rice on children in Hunan five years ago - which resulted in the sacking of three scientists on...

Children with bright parents less happy, survey finds

28 Sep 2012

Children with siblings and better educated parents tend to be less happy than their peers, a study by Lingnan University found.

The results surprised researchers, who said the survey...

Anti-smoking activists in row over China Tobacco Museum in Shanghai

27 Sep 2012

Anti-smoking activists are angry at the controversial designation of Shanghai's China Tobacco Museum as a "patriotic education base".

Clause in new privacy law a threat to press freedom, journalists group says

27 Sep 2012

A journalists' union says a "big shadow" has been cast over the media by a clause in the newly amended privacy law - to be enacted next month. It will put reporters at risk of imprisonment if they...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Funeral held for slain Brazilian teens

The mother of one of six teenagers found dead in Mesquita, a town north of Rio, reacts during their funeral on Tuesday. The bodies of the six youths aged 15 to 19 were found naked with gunshot...

Four refugees, torture claimant seek ruling on right to work in Hong Kong

Four refugees and a successful torture claimant who are demanding they be allowed to work in Hong Kong brought their fight to the Court of Appeal yesterday, after being stranded in the city for...

Keeping companies out of harm's way

Tougher global rules against corruption and money laundering have sparked an increased demand for advice by companies in Asia trying to stay out of trouble.

Risks of Muslim pressure over Rohingya

Leaders of the Muslim world are putting pressure on Myanmar over the treatment of Rohingya Muslims in the country and calling for urgent action by the government.

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Put on a brave face and drive off bullies

There are bullies in every school and the bullying victims we hear about are only the tip of the iceberg. We cannot imagine the actual...

Who said it?

We have human rights issues in the US, but we also have a very strong system to respond to them

U.S. diplomat Michael Posner, at a briefing on the U.S.-China human rights dialogue...