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Chinese leader Xi Jinping steps up anti-terrorist rhetoric  - Chinese leader Xi Jinping steps up anti-terrorist rhetoric ... terrorism, just days after regular police in many Chinese cities started wearing firearms.

More care urged for parents losing only child  - Statistics show there are 190 million children from 15 to 30 years old, born under the policy, in China now. The annual rate of death for the group is ...

Chinese toddler peeing on Hong Kong street sparks social media war.  - Did this family go too far in allowing their child to urinate in the middle of a ... That said, the practice is relatively common in mainland China with few ...

No Compensation for Parents Who Have Lost Their Only Child  - Last week more than 240 parents, drawn from about one million Chinese families whose only child has died, gathered in Beijing from around the ...

Chinese kindergarten teacher caught 'kicking and beating' toddler students on security camera  - After parents approached school administrators with doctors' notes and pictures of their children's injuries, the Beijing school released the vision.

Wedding bells sound alarm for China's unwed women  - But it's even more jarring when it comes from the Chinese government. ... That's especially odd, because China's one child policy has resulted in an ...

Recipe for democracy  - My godmother told me Sanmao stood as a representation of all the children in China , children who didn't have much,” recalled Sinsawat. He has ...

50 dead in Thailand H1N1 outbreak  -  Thailand Public Health Ministry has confirmed that 50 people have died as a result of the deadly H1N1 virus, which has affected up to 30,000 people  ...

Ex-monk's reflection of Thais and Buddhism  - It's hard to believe that the man used to be one of Thailand's most revered spiritual leaders, and that people once sprinkled his footpath with flowers ...

Flu cases rise by 36%: Ministry of Health  - -The incidence of flu in Thailand has grown worse with a ... Thai people have low immunity to this strain of the virus.

North Korea to conduct firing drills near disputed sea border: South Korea  -  North Korea said it will conduct live fire drills on Tuesday in two areas near a disputed sea border with South Korea, the South Korean ..

U.S. investigating possible detention of American citizen in North Korea  - It is highly unlikely that Todd went to North Korea in order to seek asylum, as North Korea's far-left authoritarian regime has an abysmal human rights  ...

Chinese cities ' four modernizations  - Managing Director of the Brookings Institution and the author of Inside Out, India and China . Among the most significant developments driving China's  ...

50% of China's tap water fails national pollution standards  -  China's water quality continues to deteriorate, with 50% of the tap water in cities across the country not meeting national pollution standards, reports ...

China must manage the largest urbanization in human history  - And where does it draw the line in making big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai bigger? In the past 30 years, China's urbanization rate rose to 57 ...

Chinese cities have most mall space being built  -  China is still the largest retail construction site in the world, with eight out of the 10 most active cities globally. Mainland cities account for over half of all ...

China city loosens property rules amid market cooling  - House prices in China rose at double-digit rates in most cities last year, but the pace of gains have slowed since the start of the year as central ...

The 10 days in China that shook me   - In China there are eight cities as big as New York: Guangzhou, a city I had never heard of, has 13 million; Beijing, the capital: 18 million; Shanghai: 23 ...

Shenzhen the birthplace of China's economic miracle  - Buildings under construction in Shenzhen: the city is one of China's fastest growing. ... Two years earlier, China's first McDonald's opened in the city .

East China may go to voters  - Michael McNamee, secretary of the East China Board of Education , suggested the board ask voters for a bond to pay for buses the district needs to ...

Housing problem pains young workers in Beijing  - A survey conducted among 5,000 members of China's "post-80s" generation revealed that nearly 80 percent of young workers cannot afford a ...

Young man gets death sentence for stabbing wife  - A wealthy young man from Nanjing, China , has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for stabbing his 22-year-old wife to death, a court in ...

Look at the great cities and regions  - You cannot go wrong with hosting a business meeting, conference or incentive trip in Beijing or Shanghai, as they are world-class cities with much to ...

Climate adaptation advice for cities in global South  -  Cities in developing countries with quality health, housing and water drainage systems, can more easily adapt to a changing climate, says the new ...

Chinese emigrants seek better education for children  - Many Chinese families have emigrated so their children can receive a better education, but growing numbers are rethinking whether the outcome is ...

Taiwan to prolong nuclear facility dilemma  - Construction of the fourth plant began in 1998 in New Taipei City on the ... Many people have called for suspension of the construction of the fourth ...

Wuxi takes lead in easing policy to boost home sector  - The policy bears no political risk and may well become a major choice for other small cities to revive local property markets," said China Real Estate ...

Chinese immigrants debunk de Blasio's 'tale of two cities '  - In recent decades, hundreds of thousands of mostly poor and often undocumented immigrants from China's Fujian province have arrived in Sunset ...

Imagining and Enacting Chineseness in the Context of Chinese Adoption  - In the context of globalization and the acute awareness of adopted children's connections to China (however fraught), how do adoptive parents ...

Charity in Beijing brings classical music to migrant children  - And yet, a charity in China is defying the stereotype, by introducing it to the children of migrant workers, one of the most underprivileged groups in ...

Chinese toddler urinating on Hong Kong street sparks social media war  - However, the practice is relatively common in mainland China . ... 'Bring children to Hong Kong and let them urinate in Hong Kong's streets. Let's see ..

Parents Lost Only Child Ask for National Compensation - Such compensation is needed, as China's elderly care system relies heavily on Children taking care of their elderly relatives. Families who have lost a ...

Three children among six dead after driver with 'marriage problems' rams after-school crowd  - Three children were among six people killed when a man drove his car into a crowd of schoolchildren and their parents in Fuzhou, police said today.

Chinese Puzzle': A puzzled Frenchman finding his path to happiness  - A scene is shown from the 2013 French movie “ Chinese Puzzle,” which ... Xavier doesn't want to be separated from his children so on a whim he ..

Lego builds presence in China toy market  -  Chinese parents are concerned about their children's competitiveness to survive in society. Their focus is on the children's learning," Knudstorp said.

China's new civil rights movement  - Gongmeng provided legal assistance to victims of injustice and spread the idea of human rights while spearheading China's rights movement.

Human Rights Nomination a Boost For Chinese Activism  - Her entire life was a persuasive account of [ China's ] human rights situation." ... "She basically gave her life in the cause of human rights in China."

Bhutan's Human Rights Record Defies 'Happiness' Claim  - The UNHRC is looking at Bhutan's record on human rights . .... It initially sought security in its relations with India after China “annexed” Tibet, Bhutan's ...

China abolishes petition system  - more conflicts between members of the public and the government,” human rights ... China's ombudsman-type agencies at both the local and central ...

Thousands form human shield to protect church from demolition  - Thousands of Chinese Christians have united in the city of Wenzhou to form a 24-hour human shield around the Sanjiang Christian Church, amidst ..

PHL to thank Taiwan for Yolanda aid at Independence Day event in Taipei  - Philippine resident representative Antonio Basilio said the Philippine government will particularly thank the Taiwanese people for helping with relief ...

Turning blind eye on N. Korea human rights issue is acting like Sewol-ho ferry captain"  - South Korean politicians, who refuse to pass a North Korea human rights act, are like the captain of the sunken Sewol-ho ferry, says North Korea ...

Dangers of a slowing Chinese real estate market  - The slow down in Chinese realty is not critical at least in first tier cities . But many smaller cities are severely overbuilt and a correction is likely. And any ...

Which Chinese cities have the largest bubbles?  - A hot topic in the news today: researchers in China devised a method for quantifying overvaluation in real estate. Among the factors are disposable ...

Chinese immigrants could save Detroit: governor  - Although is was seeking Chinese investment, the city's chronic problems with public disorder, racial conflict, and chaos in urban planning may still put ...

A young Buddhist monk stages protest in Ngaba County Tibet  - A young Tibetan monk of the Kirti Monastery in Ngaba ... " Chinese security personnel arrived at the site of the protest and quickly ...

Taiwan's young people are right to be angry  - more than three weeks in opposition to a controversial services trade pact with China , ... How can the country's young people not be disappointed?

Modern vocational education urged  - Modern vocational education urged ... Political Consultative Conference earlier this year and triggered a heated debate in China's education system, ...

Only 1% of US and UK Study-Abroad Students Interested in China  - Only 1% of American and British students contemplating study-abroad options want to go to China , a new report produced by Education Intelligence, ...

Chinese emigrants seek better education for children  - Many Chinese families have emigrated so their children can receive a better education, but growing numbers are rethinking whether the outcome is ...

China threatens women who have 'illegal' children  - 

How children learn about opera in China  - How to help kids love opera ? These days every decent house needs "outreach" partly to develop genuine interest and partly to justify funding.

The Chinese take Manhattan: replace Russians as top apartment buyers  - Some are buying homes near top colleges - even though their children are so little they can't walk yet. More than 80 percent of wealthy Chinese want ...

The High Cost of Teaching Kids Chinese  - If famed investor Jim Rogers is known for one trait above all, it is for spotting themes early--and betting on them big. So when the co-founder of The ...

Concern over Safety of drugs Hampering China's Disease Control Mission  - By the end of last year, vaccination numbers for children against hepatitis B in 10 Chinese regions had already witnessed a decline by 30%, said Li ...

Shanghai Education Commission helps college grads find jobs  - Millions of college students in China will be graduating in less than three months, including thousands who have been studying art and design.

Chinese emigrants seek better education for children  - Chinese emigrants seek better education for children ... A mother and her child at the China Dream-Beautiful China photo exhibition held in New York, ...

American man aged 24 detained in North Korea after arriving in secretive country 'demanding ...  - A 24-year-old American man has been detained in North Korea after ... special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, to discuss Bae's case.

Signs of hope in North Korea as people ditch their 'voluntary servitude' for the free market  - A good example is North Korea — a country the United Nations calls “a state ... parallel in the contemporary world” due to its abysmal human rights record, ... In North Korea , this often entails painting the rest of the world as worse-off ...

Engage or isolate? How the world should deal with North Korea , according to its citizens  - Kim Boon-Nye, 73, who defected from North Korea to South Korea in 2001, participates in a protest over North Korean human rights in Seoul.

Uni funding change on the cards  - Concerns that Australia has fallen behind China in tertiary education are reported to be fuelling moves to alter the current model. The government will ...

Oversupply is a big issue for China  - The group has hotels in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and is eyeing second-tier cities in China for future development, he said. China's cities are ...

China's Pollution Police Are Watching  - As air pollution in China becomes a national crisis—only three of the 74 cities monitored last year had acceptable air quality, according to a March ...

China urban jobless rate edges down to 4.08 percent at end-March  -  China created 3.44 million new jobs in cities in the first three months of this year, bringing the urban jobless rate down ...

Massive Sandstorms Sweep Though Parts of China  - Sand storm shrouded the city of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region since early morning on Thursday, causing five flights ...

China's Wuhan Hit by Drinking Water Pollution Scare  - uthorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan have launched a probe into the contamination of a major river supplying drinking water to 300,000 ...

Cervical cancer increases among young Chinese women  - More young Chinese women are contracting cervical cancer, with nearly a third of new cases now in women 35 and ...

A Young Feminist's Journey  - Meili literally means beautiful in Chinese . After I read all the fascinating stories about the girl I was about to interview, I was, somewhat surprisingly, ...

Marijuana may cause heart problems in young adults  -  Young adults who smoke marijuana may be at risk for serious or even fatal heart problems, according to a study by French ...

Young Chinese Maoists set up hippy commune  - Down at the Righteous Path farm, a gangly city kid wearing a Red Army hat dug his shovel awkwardly but enthusiastically into a huge pile of pig ...

I Sold Out: Self-Censorship in China's Media  - Always Chinese mainland, never mainland China . We weren't allowed even to write ' gay ' in a listing for a gay bar, but one competitor had a regular ...

Shanghai residents reluctant to have 2nd child  -  Shanghai people who were born in the 1980s are not rushing to have a second baby, with 40 percent of them saying one child is enough, according to ...

Luxury automakers scramble to woo young Chinese  - 

Rights group calls on Obama to address LGBT rights during visit to Malaysia this weekend  - Malaysia's claims of being a tolerant and rights-respecting democracy don't stand up to scrutiny,' said John Sifton, Asia advocacy director. 'President ...

Six countries, nine adopted children , one Ashland family  - Adoptions of foreign children by Americans tapered off by 60 percent ... Among the top three countries for adoption – China , Russia and Guatemala ...

Beijing education deal signed  - There are no other cities in China that have as many good educational resources as Beijing," Liu said. "Yet Beijing also faces challenges in promoting ...

China harnessing culture's magical power  -  China has made public commitments to promoting its culture, improving national education and preserving its heritage. What issues are UNESCO ...

The Chinese take Manhattan: replace Russians as top apartment buyers  - Some are buying homes near top colleges — even though their children are so little they can't walk yet. More than 80 percent of wealthy Chinese  ...

Building a better future  - In rural China , some children walk several hours through rugged mountain terrain to go to ...

Push to reunite Gay Games and World Outgames  - A push to reunite the Gay Games and the World Outgames is being reignited by queer sport alliance group Team Melbourne ahead of the 3rd Asia  ...

Chinese Bank Launches Credit Card for Young Moms  - The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) has developed a credit card specifically for moms of younger children . Women with children under the age of 6 ..

Why more kids are learning Mandarin  - I am spending a lot of time, money and energy to be sure my kids do it," ... Many take place in Beijing, such as those offered by China Study Abroad ...

Centenarian role model values her filial children  - Because of the war, each of Yang's nine children was born in a different place, ranging from China's Henan and Shandong provinces to an ancestral ...

Shanxi Launches Charity Programs to Help Poor Women, Children  - Shanxi Launches Charity Programs to Help Poor Women, Children ... Women and Children's Foundation in Taiyuan, capital city of north China's  ...

The Young Guns of China : Beijing steps up efforts to recruit a new generation of soldiers  -  China's military has used annual budget increases of more than 10 per cent to buy precision-guided weapons, fighter jets and its first aircraft carrier.

Chinese drivers hesitant to adopt electric cars  - A joint venture between German giant, Daimler, and Chinese electric ... and style still trump environmental concerns for most of China's young car ...

Young Han Chinese turn to Tibetan Buddhism  - While more young people in the US are moving away from religion, in China , ostensibly a nation of atheists, many young adults like Liu say they feel a ...

Luxury automakers scramble to woo young Chinese  - At age 32, Jason Jia already is the kind of customer luxury automakers are seeking as competition grows in China's lucrative but crowded ...

North Korea Condoles with South Korea on Sea Tragedy  -  North Korea finally found the time condole with the South Korean families of the sea tragedy victims, mostly school children, after more than a week ...

A nuclear North Korea is unacceptable: Barack Obama  - Maintaining that a nuclear North Korea is unacceptable, US President Barack Obama has asked Pyongyang to take concrete steps to ...

North Korea propaganda failing? | Watch the video  -  North Korea propaganda has been filled with lots of Kim Jong-un, military parades and crying residents but reports suggests internal anger is growing.

Kim Jong Un's favorite girl group, Moranbong Band, back crooning for North Korea  - After a six-month hiatus, the queens of North Korea's pop scene are once again playing to standing-room-only crowds and rave reviews in the state ...

Brunei Delays Gay Death Penalty Bill  - To update our recent post on the shocking proposed anti- gay bill in Brunei, a small island country in Southeast Asia , the bill has been delayed.

Norway's Dalai Lama dilemma  - In Tibet, the situation in terms of human rights hasn't changed an inch, but our economic dependence on China got in the way," he told AFP, adding ...

Obama meets with relatives of Japanese abducted by North Korea  - While it is clear China will veto such a move, human rights advocates — as well as some government officials — have argued the only way to ensure ...

Most Chinese tourists want to revisit Taiwan  - Another finding was that compared with those from China's first-tier cities , visitors from the second- and third-tier cities not only have higher salaries but ...

Chinese look to Australia for their overseas home  -  Chinese investors had already started buying outside key gateway cities in the US, Britain and Germany and were expected to follow suit in Australia, ...

China's 'syngas': Bad economics, bad science and an environmental catastrophe  -  China's cities need gas. But coal now has become irresistibly cheap, especially from the landlocked mines in western China, which must freight a long ...

60% of China underground water polluted: Report   -Water quality measured in 203 cities across the country last year rated “very poor” or “relatively poor” in an annual survey released by the Ministry of ...

China says quality of its groundwater has worsened  - Last year, the government also began to release hourly air pollution readings for most Chinese cities . Excessive use of nitrogen fertilizers on farmland, ...

Chinese spending accelerating in smaller cities  - That compares with 35 percent today and creates opportunities in second- and third-tier cities , findings from Nielsen Holdings BV show. "The upper ...

Global NGO Project HOPE Launches Education Initiative on HPV Infection Prevention in China  - The global NGO, Project HOPE today launched a wide ranging program in China to raise awareness about HPV infection in an educational program ...

China , UK hold forum in Beijing  - UK- China collaboration has reached new heights, with a wave of new ... "From education to the arts, from science to sport, the UK and China are ...

Festival of India in China - Launch of Logo, Release of Posters and Webpage  - and webpage for the Festival of India in China which will be celebrated from ...

China's Foreign Policy, by Stuart Harris  - t is four-square – the book's first sentence, in case one missed the title, is “This is a book about China's foreign policy”. Considerable information and ...

Hong Kong Howls, But 88% of Mainland Chinese Don't Mind Public Urination  - If you've ever wondered why there are so many young children who urinate freely on the streets of Chinese cities, wonder no more. Apparently it's ...

Is population growth really a bad thing?  -  China's one child policy has prevented nearly half a million births since it was introduced, the government says, resulting in a deficit of 30 million ...

Dance Exchange Event between Chinese and Russian Children Held in Beijing  - The Russia Children's Art Troupe, composed of 71 children from Moscow and Yakusike came to participate in an exchange event with China  ...

Family take great steps to boost children's unit  - THE Bassett family will start their Great Wall of China trek this weekend ... two bits of kit would change the lives of some of their most disabled children .

Wealthy childless Chinese seek US surrogates  -  Chinese couples who are unable to have children are going to ... America. By hiring American surrogates, they get around a ban on surrogacy in their ...

Gambling houses for children , which apparently exist, are target of new crack-down  - Damn those children's casinos! Gambling is illegal in China (except in Macau) and Beijing police are starting a crack-down on illegal betting centers in ...

Potential for human superbugs in cow manure, study claims  - Cow manure is commonly used to fertilize vegetable crops, and a U.S. study out Tuesday found it contains a high number of genes ...

Chinese dissident who died in detention nominated for rights 'Nobel'  - European countries and the US regularly condemn China on human rights , citing cases including its jailing of dissidents. Beijing argues that its ...

China prevents prominent human rights lawyer Mo Shaoping from meeting German minister  - Chinese police blocked a prominent human rights lawyer from meeting Germany's vice-chancellor, the lawyer said on Wednesday, in the latest ...

China's Exploding Christian Population Still Facing Persecution  - By 2030, China's total Christian population, including Catholics, would exceed ... However, we should also pray against China's terrible human - rights  ...

China -UK human rights dialogue builds bridges to understanding  -  China cancelled the April 16 session of the bilateral human rights dialogue with Britain, accusing the UK of making irresponsible comments and of ...

North Korea diversifies its drug smuggling and counterfeiting through crony capitalism, China trade ...  - The ruling family despots of North Korea, always desperate for hard currency to finance their lifestyle and loyalties, are now funneling increasing amounts of drugs, counterfeit goods and currency, as well as legitimate trade, through China, according to a study released last week that is sponsored by  a committee that monitors the country’s boggling human rights abuses.

Chinese Christians form human shield to protect church  - Chinese Christians form human shield to protect church ... leader at Sanjiang Church told Texas-based Christian human rights group China Aid. “Then ...

Engaging China on Human Rights  - The Human Rights Watch China Director highlighted the role of “civil society groups and advocates,” who “continue to slowly expand their work ...

The Source of Conflict Between China and Japan  - Current tensions between China and Japan have their roots in different ... For the current generation who received an education in China , the war ...