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Chinese state media implicate fallen politician in murder scandal
World NowFor the first time, Chinese state media appear to have implicated fallen Communist Party official Bo Xilai in the murder scandal that has gripped the country, reporting that he angrily rebuked the local police chief, Wang Lijun when told that Bo's wife,... -
Bo Xilai scandal: Wang Lijun on trial for bribe-taking, defection
World NowBEIJING -- Wang Lijun, the Chinese police chief who touched off a far-reaching political scandal in February when he sought refuge at a U.S. consulate, stood trial Tuesday on charges of bribe-taking and “bending the law for selfish ends.”... -
Territorial tensions flare between China and Japan
World NowChina-Japan island dispute: Angry Chinese youths overturned cars and smashed shop windows in anti-Japanese protests across the country stemming from a long-standing dispute over uninhabited islands claimed by both countries.... -
Former police chief in China gets 15-year sentence in scandal
World NowBEIJING – The Chinese police chief who fled to a U.S. consulate in February and set off a messy, sprawling political scandal involving murder was convicted Monday on charges of abuse of power, defection bribe-taking and “bending the law for... -
Chinese students make pitstop at ECC on 3-week tour
TribLocal - Elgin » NewsThe hallways were mostly quiet at Elgin Community College last week except for the 51 energetic students from China who weaved in and out of …... -
Should consumers boycott Apple?
Opinion L.A.Apple's profits may have soared last quarter, with revenue up 74% (to $46.3 billion), but I wonder how celebratory they feel in Cupertino as reports emerge about the company's business practices, specifically how it keeps production costs low so that........ -
Former police chief in Chinese boomtown disappears
World NowA crusading former police chief in the boomtown of Chongqing disappeared under unexplained circumstances. Wang Lijun may have tried to obtain political asylum at a nearby U.S. consulate.... -
Leaked tape sheds light on botched U.S. asylum bid in China
World NowA 25-minute tape recording posted on YouTube over the weekend sheds new light on mysterious and unprecedented incident last month at the U.S. consulate in Chengdu.... -
Another worker dies from explosion at Foxconn plant
L.A. Times Tech BlogThe death toll from an explosion at Foxconn Technology Group's plant in southwest China rose to three on Sunday as preliminary findings suggested that the blast was caused by combustible dust in one of the facility's polishing workshops, the company... -
Foreign investment guidelines for China's central and western regions issued
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkBEIJING (China Daily/ANN) -- China's top economic planning agency has revised its policy guidelines to encourage more foreign investment into the industrial upgrade of the country's central and western regions. The new guidelines, which will become...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, China, Germany, Asia, Marketing
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Pinellas' idyllic beaches could appeal to China's travel boom
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.Sand like sugar. Skies as blue as cornflowers. Waves of gentle turquoise. That idyllic portrait of the Pinellas beaches is one that D.T. Minich has painted all over Europe and South America. Last week the Pinellas County tourism chief introduced the...Tags: Gucci Group NV, Pinellas County (Florida), Tour Operations Industry, Beijing (China), Trips and Vacations
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Death toll in China quake hits 113
Reporting from Beijing -- A strong earthquake struck China’s mountainous Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 113 people dead and more than 3,000 injured. Chinese authorities assessed the magnitude of the quake at 7.0, while the...
Tags: China, Science and Technology, Natural Disasters, U.S. Geological Survey, Xi Jinping
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