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CHINA A cult leader in southern China accused of selling toxic food, swindling followers and seducing dozens of women with promises of supernatural powers has been convicted of rape and
CHINA’s leaders yesterday affirmed plans to double the size of the country’s economy by 2020 from 2010 levels, a goal that sets up a potential clash with efforts to nurture
TAIWAN China won’t get involved in Taiwan’s upcoming elections, a government spokesman says, underscoring the sensitivity surrounding polls in which the island’s pro-independence opposition is expected to make a strong
CHINA Guinness World Records has denied a Chinese city’s attempt at a new mark for the biggest serving of fried rice ever cooked, saying Yangzhou violated rules by wasting 150
CAMBODIA Two members of Cambodia’s opposition party are beaten up outside the National Assembly by protesters demanding that the deputy opposition leader step down as parliamentary vice president. BANGLADESH Police in
ISRAEL An Arab citizen of Israel using a paraglider flew into neighboring Syria, the Israeli military said yesterday, in what appeared to be an intentional attempt to join a rebel
PAKISTAN says airstrikes have killed 21 “terrorists” in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border. INDIA One of the world’s most polluted capitals, New Delhi, closed a major stretch of
CHINA A Chinese journalist and policeman have been detained over accusations of bribery and the leaking of documents relating to the case of a disgraced spiritual guide linked to celebrities
CHINA The third unit of the Yangjiang nuclear power plant in Guangdong province began operation on Sunday, China General Nuclear Power Corp. (CGN), the owner of the plant, said yesterday.
UKRAINE The number of people who died when a Ukrainian excursion boat capsized in the Black Sea has risen to 14. Emergency services say the accident was caused by the
AUSTRALIA Two men will be charged over the fatal shooting of a police accountant outside a Sydney police building two weeks ago as investigators continue to probe an extremist network
CHINA A former vice minister of public security goes on trial in northern China for alleged bribery, the latest senior figure linked to the country’s former security czar to be
CHINA The port city of Tianjin in northern China is rocked by a warehouse blast two months after massive explosions in the city left 173 people dead or missing. More on p10 NEPAL-CHINA
CHINA Two senior Chinese officials — one who led the country’s biggest petroleum company and the other a deputy party chief in populous Sichuan province— are convicted of corruption and
CHINA A Japanese woman in her 50s has been detained in Shanghai since June over her suspected involvement in spying activities, Kyodo news agency said yesterday. It’s the fourth Japanese
CHINA Tourism officials have closed a newly opened glass walkway in a central China tourism spot after cracks appeared in the structure at the height of the weeklong National Day
CHINA-US A man has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for importing counterfeit electronic components from China and Hong Kong for use by American customers, including builders
AFGHANISTAN Fighting erupts anew in the embattled northern city of Kunduz after the Taliban attacked a police headquarters overnight and officials warned that food and other emergency aid cannot get
IRAQ A series of car bombings across Iraq yesterday killed at least 36 people and wounded dozens as the government continued its efforts to combat extremism across the country. The
US-CHINA A Chinese-American researcher has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets from his U.S. employers, but his attorneys are hoping to limit the time he serves in prison. Xiwen Huang
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