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China quake activist jailed for three years
A Chinese man was sentenced to three years in prison for breaking China’s ‘state secrets’ laws after he tried to provide legal advice to parents whose children died in the Sichuan earthquake last year
China coal mine death toll reaches 104
Relatives of the victims of a gas blast at a coal mine have scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners as state media put the number of dead at 104
Chinese white weddings boost platinum
Chinese brides, who value platinum partly because it goes so well with a white wedding dress, are on course to snap up enough of the metal to make up for a fall in demand from the auto components industry
China’s banks face overseas pitfalls
Torture case brought in the US reveals the perils that could threaten the overseas’ expansion dreams of China’s government-owned entities
India losing English advantage to China
India is rapidly losing an economic advantage, with the number of Chinese able to speak English now on a par with its rival, a British Council study shows
China moves to quell dissidents
Chinese police have detained dozens of dissidents and human rights activists to stop them from staging protests or trying to meet Barack Obama, the US president, who has requested personal meetings with at least one prominent human rights lawyer during his three-day visit to China
China detains dissidents ahead of US visit
Chinese police have detained dozens of dissidents and political reform advocates ahead of US President Barack Obama’s first visit to China, according to family members and human rights activists
Shenzhen hardens rules on detaining citizens
The government of one of China’s most progressive cities says it will imprison citizens in the country’s labour camps if they file “abnormal” complaints against state departments or officials
Asian growth boosts sales at Synergy
Strong demand for the decontamination of hospital equipment in Asia and Europe has buoyed revenues at Synergy Healthcare, the health services company.
Opinion: Beijing seeks a head start in the race to go green
A low-carbon road map proposed for inclusion in China’s 12th five-year plan (2011-2015) has been developed by a task force of Chinese and international experts, writes its co-chair Gordon Conway
