BEIJING - A reporter for a U.S.-based news Web site was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of illegal weapons possession and public disorder, his lawyer said Tuesday. More »
BEIJING - A reporter for an overseas news Web site was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of illegal weapons possession and public disorder, his lawyer said Tuesday. More »
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Authorities will try to avoid confrontations between Falun Gong followers and Chinese tourists when charter flights between Taiwan and the mainland resume this week, a Taiwanese official said Tuesday. More »
BEIJING (AFP) - - A Chinese activist has lodged a complaint accusing police of beating her in custody in what her lawyers and husband said was part of a crackdown on dissent ahead of the Olympic Games. More »
ROME - The devastating earthquake in China last month caused around $6 billion in damages for farmers in Sichuan province and killed millions of farm animals, a U.N. agency said Monday. More »
BEIJING - To host the Olympic sailing events, the Chinese port city of Qingdao moved a massive boat yard, relocated industries and spent about $850 million on transport links, parks, pollution controls and coastal green belts. More »
BEIJING - Representatives of the Dalai Lama said Monday that they will sit down for talks with Chinese officials, as international pressure builds for the two sides to ease tensions following anti-government riots that rocked Tibet. More »
BEIJING (AFP) - - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed China's leaders Monday on sensitive human rights issues, but said she was encouraged by their decision to hold talks with the Dalai Lama's envoys. More »
WENG'AN, China - Authorities detained hundreds of people suspected of setting fire to police and government buildings in a furious outburst over the handling of a teenage student's death in southwest China, a human rights organization said Monday. More »
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