Mainland doctors: What we need is respect and understanding

To Doctor Qin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, that tension brought burns to 34 percent of his body, and will probably lead to permanent disfigurement. Qin, 54, with the

2 more officers fall in military anti-graft drive

Kou Tie and Liu Zhanqi were placed under investigation in November and their cases forwarded to prosecutors last month, the Defense Ministry said in a brief notice yesterday. Kou had been

Police kill ethnic Uighur man in train station drama

Chinese police say they fatally shot a man from the country’s Uighur ethnic group after he tried to attack travelers at a train station with a cement block, reviving memories

Hong Kong | Boom-to-bust stocks show challenge of Shanghai link

Wild gyrations in Hong Kong share prices are raising concerns that a new trading link with mainland China is a conduit for questionable trading practices that could undermine the city›s reputation as

South China Sea | Gov’t says island building to finish soon

China will complete land reclamation projects on its disputed South China Sea territorial claims as planned within days, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday, in an apparent bid to reassure its neighbors over moves

Hong Kong | Beijing official: Rejection of election plan hurts prospects

Hong Kong faces a “very worrying” future should lawmakers fail to pass a China-backed bill to overhaul elections in the city, a Chinese official said ahead of a planned legislative

Hong Kong | Police arrest 9, seize explosives before election vote

Hong Kong police said yesterday they have arrested nine people and seized materials for making explosives at a suburban former TV studio. Police arrested five men and four women for alleged

Senior officials find comfort in mythical masters

The former Chinese security czar recently convicted of leaking state secrets did not pass classified documents to a foreign spy or a political rival. Rather, Zhou Yongkang, a former member of

Head transplant experiments spark mainland debate

A surgeon in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province has triggered public debate after announcing plans to perform a head transplant on primates after successfully operating on mice. Ren Xiaoping, a doctor with

Authorities revise boat sinking survivors to 12, down from 14

Chinese authorities slightly revised the number of people who survived when a river cruise ship capsized this month, saying that 12 of 454 people on board lived, down by two

Mainland to lift entry-permit requirement for Taiwan residents

The Chinese mainland will remove entry permit requirements for Taiwan residents, as top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng vowed to boost exchanges across the Taiwan Strait yesterday. Yu, chairman of the National

US Officials: Second hack exposed military and intel data 

Hackers linked to China appear to have gained access to the sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel for security clearances, several U.S. officials said Friday, describing a second cyberbreach

Hong Kong | Thousands march against Beijing-backed election plan

Thousands of people joined a march in Hong Kong to demand that lawmakers reject a China-backed plan for the city’s first direct chief executive election amid growing public opposition to

Gov’t punishes local officials over deaths of 4 siblings

Several local Chinese officials were fired or suspended following the deaths of four siblings, aged 5 to 13, who were abandoned by their parents and neglected by government workers in one

Emerging stand-up comedy scene draws young people

Under rotating ceiling fans in hot, crowded bars, an edgier form of entertainment is emerging in China that reflects greater cultural freedom: stand-up comedy. The jokes told in these settings depart sharply

Former security chief Zhou Yongkang sentenced to life for corruption 

China’s former security chief was sentenced yesterday to life in prison on corruption charges, in a victory for President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft campaign seen as further cementing his authority by removing

Police probe apparent suicides of 4 ‘left behind’ kids

Chinese police yesterday were investigating the apparent suicides of four young siblings aged five to 13 who had been abandoned by their parents in one of the country’s poorest regions,

Olympics and human rights | Tibetan protesters disrupt Beijing bid at Lausanne hotel

A small group of Tibetan protesters on Wednesday disrupted a display of Beijing’s bid plans for the 2022 Winter Olympics. A handful of protesters chanted slogans and carried banners outside the

Top leaders to host Suu Kyi on 1st Beijing visit

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with Chinese leaders in Beijing this week to build ties with her country’s giant neighbor, while China hopes to shore up its declining

Gov’t assembles 60-strong team to probe deadly ship sinking

China has assembled a team of 60 investigators to look into last week’s river cruise ship sinking following orders from President Xi Jinping to find the cause of the country’s worst

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