On March 1st, the official Xinhua News Agency reported that Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who also serves as president of the Central School of the Chinese Communist Party, made a speech emphasizing that cadres must improve …

Another Beijing-based blogger, Laohumiao [aka Zhang Shihe] has worked in the past with …

In the nine-day session of the National People’s Congress, about the only suspense involves whether the government will propose to add still more stimulus spending to the $584 billion that China’s leaders already have pledged to …

The spokesman for the National People’s Congress – China’s rubber-stamp parliament, which begins its annual session tomorrow – told reporters it was a « modest » increase which would increase capabilities and improve conditions for the 2.3 million …

China’s economic growth is slowing at an alarming pace and it is facing anti-government protests in some of its largest cities. Wen’s online comments reflect …

Six months into what economists and labor experts say is China’s worst job crisis since it began market reforms 30 years ago, many among the most vulnerable — an estimated 20 …

Sri Lanka, the once self-trumpeted « island of paradise, » turned into the island of bloodshed more than a quarter-century ago. But even by its long, gory record, the bloodletting since last year is unprecedented. The United Nations estimates that some 1,200 noncombatants are getting killed each month in …

In the nine-day session of the National People’s Congress, about the only suspense involves whether the government will propose to add still more stimulus spending to the $584 billion that China’s leaders already have pledged to …

The Yunnan official who turned the national media spotlight onto the case with his unprecedented decision to involve bloggers, however, has kept a low profile since the real cause of Li’s death came to light.

When asked what was behind his move, Wu Hao, 39, …

« We encourage people from the non-public sector … to shoulder their share of social responsibilities and work hard to ensure that no employees in their …

With a population of 1.4 billion, the People’s Republic of China is vitally important to the planet. China’s rapid …

His portrait hangs on the living room wall, where he is forever smiling, sturdy – and 17.

His ashes are kept in a wooden cabinet just below.

On it, his father has inscribed: « In these short 17 years, you lived like a real man. Your humanitarian nobility and integrity …

The number of labour-related law suits nearly doubled in China last year as layoffs spiked due to the global economic crisis, while a new employment law also kept the courts busy, state media reported Tuesday.

The number of lawsuits triggered by labour disputes across the country surged by 95 percent …

A new state security law has taken effect in Macau to punish crimes of treason, secession or subversion against the Chinese government.

It also punishes what it calls « preparatory acts » of these crimes, and the theft of state secrets.

Rights watchdogs have criticised the ambiguous, catch-all language …