PetroChina vice chairman Liao probed by anti-graft body

The vice chairman of China’s biggest state-owned energy company has become the latest prominent executive targeted by Communist Party investigators in a spreading anti-corruption campaign. Liao Yongyuan, vice chairman of PetroChina Ltd., is

Hong Kong | Airport gets green light for USD18b third runway

The Hong Kong government gave final approval yesterday for a third runway at the Asian financial center’s airport, aiming to meet surging growth in passengers and air cargo. Officials said the

Study: PRC has grown to world’s 3rd-biggest arms exporter 

China has overtaken Germany to become the world’s third-biggest arms exporter, although its 5 percent share remains small compared to the combined 58 percent of exports from the U.S. and Russia, a

Ex-top military official Xu Caihou, facing bribery probe, dies 

The Chinese military’s former second-highest ranking officer, Xu Caihou, who was being investigated on suspicion of taking bribes and brokering promotions, has died in a hospital of cancer, the state

Land Rover, China Mobile criticized in CCTV show

  China’s state-run television reported that Tata Motors Ltd.’s Jaguar Land Rover hasn’t handled an alleged fault properly, car dealerships inflate repair costs and China Mobile Ltd. enables fraudsters. Jaguar Land Rover’s

Revamped environmental law raises hope for mainland cleanup

People in China who want to take industries to task for fouling their surroundings have been rushing to file complaints and lawsuits this year in a test of legal reforms that toughen

NPC WRAPS UP | Party to press ahead with reform as legislative session closes

Li Keqiang expressed determination yesterday to press ahead with reforms meant to reduce the Chinese government’s role in the economy in hopes of spurring growth despite what he acknowledged would

Hong Kong shouldn’t worry that Beijing is tightening grip, Li says

Hong Kong’s residents shouldn’t fear that China is tightening its grip on the former British colony, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, adding that the government is committed to granting the

Economic evolution causes small town upheaval

This city in China’s northern coal country hardly looks like it is in trouble. After three decades fueling China’s industrial boom, its wide, tree-lined avenues are filled with late model cars. Markets are crowded

RUBBER STAMP LEGISLATURE | Beijing’s biggest public political event – is it relevant? 

It’s China’s biggest public political event of the year, but with little in the way of debate to report, local media have resorted to issuing photo galleries of attractive journalists or delegates

Mainland tightens baby formula rules after NZ poisoning scare

China stepped up scrutiny on New Zealand baby formula imports as orders for the product fell, a day after the South Pacific nation revealed a plot to poison baby food. New

Beijing approves new nuclear reactors in industry revival

The Cabinet’s planning agency approved construction of two additional reactors at a power plant in the northeastern province of Liaoning, a unit of state-owned China General Nuclear Power Corp. said in an

Secret historians preserve past amid state amnesia 

In his small ground-floor apartment just a few blocks from Beijing’s landmark Bird’s Nest stadium, Chinese language teacher, writer and do-it-yourself documentary maker Xu Xing is urgently preserving what he

Lawmakers’ pollution battle adds to growth challenges

China’s Lunar New Year celebrations typically feature visits to relatives. For provincial Governor Du Jiahao, day two of the biggest holiday on the calendar found him doing something altogether different. The

Inflation returns to above 1 percent but deflation risk looms

  China’s consumer inflation slightly picked up in February but analysts say this is unlikely to be sustained, heightening looming deflationary risk, which will put pressure on policymakers to further ease

Beijing says Muslim Uighurs have joined Islamic State group 

Chinese officials said yesterday that members of the country’s Muslim Uighur ethnic minority have gone overseas to fight with the Islamic State group, which controls sections of Syria and Iraq,

Tibet | Indian police break up protest at Chinese Embassy

Indian police yesterday detained about a hundred Tibetans who were protesting outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on the anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against China’s rule in Tibet. Protesters interlocked

Hong Kong | Protesters march against day trippers as Beijing eyes action

  Hong Kong protesters rallied against traders who snap up goods in the city to sell in the mainland, as the governor of China’s second-most populous province sought to discourage people

5 feminist activists still detained

  Five Chinese feminist activists remained in police custody yesterday after authorities detained at least 10 women’s rights proponents across the country in the run-up to International Women’s Day, according to

Xi seen at center of emerging culture of praise 

His smiling visage beams from decorative plates and plastic trinkets sold in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. State television coverage is wallpapered with his signature slogans, and his every pronouncement and meeting

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