| 07 Sep 08 |
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Hong Kong votes in legislative races HONG KONG - Hong Kong voters went to the polls Sunday in legislative elections that threatened to set back the opposition camp and its push for democratic reform in the Chinese-ruled territory. |
| 04 Sep 08 |
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Chinese media report says 23 killed in mine accident BEIJING - A Chinese news agency has reported that 23 people have been killed in a gas explosion in a mine in the country's northeast. |
| 03 Sep 08 |
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U.S. prof guilty of passing military secrets A federal jury has convicted a retired University of Tennessee professor of passing secrets from a U.S. Air Force contract to two research assistants from China and Iran. |
| 01 Sep 08 |
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China quake kills 27 people and destroys an estimated 180,000 homes  BEIJING - Chinese rescue teams carrying tents, quilts and sacks of rice rushed to reach survivors of an earthquake that killed at least 27 people, turned tens of thousands of homes into rubble and cracked reservoirs. |
| 31 Aug 08 |
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Japan: China launches contaminated dumplings probe Chinese authorities are conducting a criminal investigation into Chinese-made dumplings that sickened 10 people in Japan and touched off a food-safety scare, Japan's Foreign Ministry said Sunday. |
| 30 Aug 08 |
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6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 3 in southwestern China BEIJING - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck China's southwestern Sichuan province today, killing at least three people. |
| 30 Aug 08 |
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Dalai Lama fasts for peace from hospital bed  MUMBAI, India - The Dalai Lama participated in a 12-hour fast for peace in Tibet on Saturday despite being hospitalized in western India, his spokesman said. |
| 30 Aug 08 |
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6.1-magnitude earthquake hits southwestern China BEIJING - Chinese official media say a 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck southwest Sichuan province. |
| 29 Aug 08 |
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Asian nations won't support Russia DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - China and several Central Asian nations rebuffed Russia's hopes of international support for its actions in Georgia, issuing a statement Thursday denouncing the use of force and calling for the respect of every country's territorial... |
| 26 Aug 08 |
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Detained Chinese activist returns to Beijing BEIJING - A Chinese human rights activist detained by police during the Olympic Games has returned to Beijing, a human rights group said Tuesday. |
| 25 Aug 08 |
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Castro: Corrupt judges hurt Cuban Olympians Fidel Castro on Monday defended the Cuban taekwondo athlete who kicked a judge in the face at the Beijing Olympics, saying Angel Matos was rightfully indignant over his disqualification from the bronze-medal match. |
| 25 Aug 08 |
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6.3-magnitude quake reported in Tibet The U.S. Geological Survey says Tibet has been hit by a magnitude-6.3 earthquake. |
| 24 Aug 08 |
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Dalai Lama to join prayers and fast for Tibet DHARMSALA, India - The Dalai Lama will join Tibetan exiles around the world in a 12-hour prayer service and a symbolic fast to fight against oppression in the world, especially in Tibet, a statement from the Tibetan government-in-exile said. |
| 23 Aug 08 |
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Beijing full of reminders that old ways still pock mark China's new face BEIJING - To put on the Olympics, China used brute strength and appealed to nationalist sentiment in order to cast a spell that would change itself from beast into beauty. |
| 21 Aug 08 |
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5.9-magnitude earthquake kills 1, destroys homes in southern China BEIJING - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted southern China near the border with Myanmar today, killing a woman - one day after another quake damaged homes in the same area. |
| 21 Aug 08 |
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Human rights groups left frustrated by reaction to China during Olympics BEIJING - The Beijing Olympics have left the world's human rights groups frustrated and angry - convinced that China has been let off the hook for serious abuses, and adamant that future hosts like Russia must be held to a higher standard. |
| 20 Aug 08 |
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Bolt races to 200-metre world record  Usain Bolt was every bit as fast as his surname would suggest, racing to another world record at the Beijing Olympics. |
| 20 Aug 08 |
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2 sentenced for Olympics protest request Two Chinese women in their 70s who applied to hold a protest during the Olympic Games were ordered to spend a year in a labour camp, a relative said Wednesday, as more foreign activists were detained. |
| 20 Aug 08 |
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Hua Guofeng, who succeeded Mao as China's leader, dead at 87  BEIJING - Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong's successor but was quickly pushed aside in the prelude to reforms that launched the country's economic boom, died Wednesday at the age of 87, the state-run media reported. |
| 19 Aug 08 |
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18 killed in latest Chinese mine accident, officials say BEIJING - Government officials say 18 of 25 miners trapped in a coal mine after an explosion on Monday have died. |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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China nixes all Olympic protest requests Chinese authorities have not approved any of the 77 applications they received from people who wanted to hold protests during the Beijing Olympics, state media reported Monday. |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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Explosion in Chinese mine traps at least 24 miners underground BEIJING - The Official Xinhua News Agency says a gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northeast China on Monday, leaving 24 workers trapped. |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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China confiscates Bibles from U.S. Christians BEIJING - A group of U.S. Christians who had more than 300 Bibles confiscated by Chinese officials when they arrived in China is refusing to leave the airport until the books are returned, their leader said Monday. |
| 15 Aug 08 |
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Phelps grabs 6th gold  BEIJING - The Canadian Olympic team might want to ask Michael Phelps for a handout. |
| 14 Aug 08 |
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Criticism over protest-free Games prompts fiery plea from Beijing official BEIJING - A Beijing Olympic organizer is rejecting media criticism over a lack of transparency at the protest parks established by the Chinese government for approved demonstrations at the Summer Games. |
| 14 Aug 08 |
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Rebuilding from deadly earthquake in China to cost $147 billion BEIJING - The Chinese government estimates it will cost about $147 billion to rebuild areas that were devastated by May's deadly earthquake. |
| 13 Aug 08 |
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Olympic girl not pretty enough for TV  A seven-year-old Chinese girl was not good-looking enough for the Olympics opening ceremony, so another little girl with a pixie smile lip-synched "Ode to the Motherland," a ceremony official said - the latest example of the lengths Beijing took for a... |
| 12 Aug 08 |
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B.C. premier grilled by international media on 2010 readiness BEIJING - It appears some of the problems facing the 2010 Winter Games are already attracting international attention. |
| 12 Aug 08 |
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Three police officers killed in attack in latest China violence BEIJING - China's official news agency say three officers have been killed in a knife attack on a security checkpoint in the country's restive western Xinjiang region. |
| 12 Aug 08 |
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China arrests 90 Uighurs after bombs: activist KUQA, China - A campaigner for independence in China's heavily Muslim far west said Tuesday that police have arrested 90 people and were torturing some following a series of bombings that left a dozen people dead - allegations a government official... |
| 11 Aug 08 |
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Two women among squad of assailants accused of killing 12 in China: official  KUQA, China - Two women were among a squad of assailants accused of killing 12 people when they hurled homemade bombs at government buildings and police this week in a Muslim region of China, officials said Monday. |
| 11 Aug 08 |
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American hurt in Beijing knife attack upgraded to stable from critical BEIJING - The condition of an American woman who was stabbed on the opening day of Olympics competition was improving Monday. |
| 11 Aug 08 |
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Seven Canadians sent packing from Beijing after pro-Tibetan protests BEIJING - Seven Canadians have been deported from China following a rash of pro-Tibetan protests in Beijing in recent days has prompted Chinese authorities to tighten security further. |
| 10 Aug 08 |
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At Beijing Olympics, rain showers bring relief from heat but not haze  BEIJING - The rain came and the heat went, but the haze remained Sunday at the Beijing Olympics. |
| 10 Aug 08 |
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Georgian athletes nervous at Olympics as conflict rages at home BEIJING - Nearly three dozen Olympic athletes from Georgia are anxiously following the news of violence in a breakaway region of their country, following a bombardment by Russian tanks, planes and artillery. |
| 10 Aug 08 |
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U.S. President Bush mixes sports and politics at Olympics in Beijing  BEIJING - In an Olympic medley of sports and politics, President Bush on Sunday called for more religious freedom in China, sought an end to an escalating conflict between Russia and Georgia and cheered U.S. athletes as they dribbled and swam for the... |
| 10 Aug 08 |
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U.S. President Bush says no one should fear religious freedom BEIJING - U.S. President Bush, in a clear reference to China's tight control of churches, said Sunday that no country should "fear the influence" of religious freedom. |
| 09 Aug 08 |
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Blasts rock restive Muslim region in western China; one death reported URUMQI, China - Several explosions rocked a county in western China on Sunday, killing at least one, a hospital official and state media said, amid tightened security after an attack earlier this week before the start of the Beijing Olympics. |
| 08 Aug 08 |
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U.S. man who spied for China gets nearly 16 years ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) A New Orleans furniture salesman who spied for the People's Republic of China and helped the Beijing government obtain secret U.S. military information was sentenced Friday to nearly 16 years in prison. |
| 08 Aug 08 |
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China tightens security in restive Muslim region after attack threats  URUMQI, China - Police shut down a bustling bazaar Friday in the capital of China's restive Muslim region of Xinjiang, tightening security there after an Islamic group seeking independence for the area threatened to attack buses, trains and planes during... |
| 08 Aug 08 |
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Beijing Games officially open  BEIJING - Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pageantry and pyrotechnics to open a Summer Games unrivaled for its mix of problems and promise. |
| 08 Aug 08 |
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Tibetan protesters detained in Nepal KATMANDU, Nepal - Police in Nepal's capital have broken up a protest by Tibetan exiles in front of the Chinese embassy visa office, detaining more than 400. |
| 07 Aug 08 |
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Canada-Chinese relations on mend, foreign minister says upon Beijing arrival BEIJING - Canada's foreign minister says relations with China have entered a period of renewal. |
| 07 Aug 08 |
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China rejects Bush's criticism of human rights record  BANGKOK, Thailand - China rejected President Bush's criticism Thursday of its human rights record and restrictions on religion, diplomatically telling him to stay out of its affairs even as he flew to Beijing to attend the Olympics. |
| 06 Aug 08 |
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French leader Sarkozy says he will not meet Dalai Lama in France  PARIS - First, French President Nicolas Sarkozy threatened to boycott the opening of the Beijing Olympics. |
| 06 Aug 08 |
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Bush arrives in Thailand BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai aviation officials say U.S. President George W. Bush has arrived in Bangkok, where he is expected to give a keynote speech on Asian policy in which he criticizes human rights in China and Myanmar. |
| 05 Aug 08 |
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Pope Benedict tells China it should open itself to Christianity  OIES, Italy - Pope Benedict is urging China to open up to Christianity as he visited the Italian birthplace of a 19th century saint who died as a missionary in China 100 years ago. |
| 05 Aug 08 |
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Strong temblor hits western China BEIJING - A strong aftershock struck a western Chinese region where a May earthquake killed almost 70,000 people, shaking buildings a few hours after the Olympic torch relay passed through the area Tuesday. The quake killed one person and injured 23... |
| 05 Aug 08 |
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China tightens security in Xinjiang  KASHGAR, China - Police tightened security in China's western Xinjiang region Tuesday and Olympic organizers sought to reassure residents and visitors after a deadly attack on police heightened jitters just days ahead of the games' opening ceremony. |
| 05 Aug 08 |
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Chinese cops slaughtered This country, after trying to anticipate and stop every possible security situation leading into the Summer Olympics, has found with deadly certainty that the Games will only magnify discontent and anger. |
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