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China quake activist jailed for subversion
Tan Zuoren, who was documenting shoddy construction that contributed to deaths in the 2008 earthquake, was sentenced for his e-mailed comments about the pro-democracy crackdown in 1989
Chinese aim for Olympic gold in curling
The country has never competed in the sport at the international event, and has no tradition or home audience for it
Sotheby’s sues Chinese buyers for ‘non-payment’
Sotheby’s is suing two Chinese buyers for HK$2.1m in Hong Kong after they allegedly failed to pay for five Chinese paintings and an antique incense burner won at auctions
Chinese province raises wages 13%
A decision by the province that is China’s second-biggest exporter to raise minimum wage rates has heightened expectations other provinces and cities will follow, just as Beijing’s attention is moving from economic stimulus to inflation
Shares in RCG Holdings drop 11%
Hong Kong police had visited its office in connection with this week’s court judgment on the Nina Wang estate
David Pilling: Confucianism has its limits
The decision to restrict Avatar in favour of a film based on the life of Confucius was a mis-step by authorities straining to understand – and control – public opinion, writes David Pilling
China’s mobile ‘grey market’ adopts Android
Google’s Android mobile operating system has found an unlikely source of support in China among phonemakers keen to turn legitimate
China to crack down as tainted milk returns
Chinese authorities say they are preparing to launch a crackdown on melamine-laced milk after the scandal over tainted products, which made hundreds of thousands of children ill two years ago and damaged China’s brand reputation overseas, resurfaced
Nina Wang’s $4.2bn fortune to go to charity
A charity foundation run by the siblings of Nina Wang, the late property tycoon who was once Asia’s richest woman, wins control of her $3.9bn estate
China flexes its diplomatic muscles
Its threat of sanctions on Boeing, which has been at the crux of US-China relations, is one of the most concrete signs yet that Beijing is adopting a more assertive stance
