Tag: China
China arrests 137 over organ-trafficking
Chinese police arrested 137 people, among them doctors, suspected of trafficking human organs in a nationwide crime ring that profited from the huge demand...
Sex doll slows traffic at crosswalk in China
Why settle for a boring-old stop sign when you have a highly realistic sex doll on hand? An unidentified elderly woman was getting fed...
Lee makes cycling history for Hong Kong
China's Guo Shuang and Sarah Lee Wai-Sze of Hong Kong led the Asian charge in the Olympic track cycling events Friday by taking silver...
China gold rush sparks wave of patriotism
China has been swept by a wave of patriotism sparked by the country's success at the London Olympics -- and headline-grabbing scandals have not...
China hits back at US over South China Sea
China on Saturday voiced “its strong dissatisfaction and opposition” after the United States accused Beijing of raising tensions by setting up a new military...
This Bolt may strike again
A much anticipated weekend beckons. After a sensational and controversy-laden, with mostly China at the receiving end of the latter, the London Olympic Games...
China ‘regrets’ Syria envoy Annan’s resignation
China expressed regret Friday over former UN chief Kofi Annan's resignation as international envoy for Syria and said it would continue to "work for...
China table tennis power goes global
China's table tennis dominance has gone truly global at the Olympics with Chinese-born players making up half the team draw and representing outposts such...
China restricts Ramadan fasting in restive Xinjiang
Authorities in China’s restive northwestern region of Xinjiang have banned Muslim officials and students from fasting during Ramadan, prompting an exiled rights group to...
China hits back at new US sanctions over Iran
Beijing reacted furiously Wednesday to new US sanctions imposed on a Chinese bank over transactions with Iran, urging Washington to revoke them and saying...
China’s Huawei responds to US hackers
Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies on Wednesday responded to US hackers' claims that its routers were easily cracked, saying its security strategies were...
China hits back at ‘biased’ critics of Ye
The father of Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen and the country's anti-doping chief have hit out at "biased" suspicions over her record-breaking performance at the...
Japan warns over China military-political ties
The shifting relationship between China's one-party government and the military is a "risk management issue" for Japan, while North Korea poses a "significant threat,"...
Exchanges between Pak, China forces strengthen ‘strategic ties’: Masood
Regular exchanges between the armed forces of Pakistan and China would ‘deepen the existing strategic ties’ and give ‘further push’ to the all-weather and...
China’s Yi wins air rifle title for Games’ first gold
LONDON
AFP
China's world number one Yi Siling won the first gold of the London Olympics in the women's 10m air rifle competition at London's Royal...
Taiwan, China set for key investment deal
Taiwan and China are expected to forge a much-anticipated investment protection agreement in the next round of high-level talks in August, officials and media...
Pollution protestors clash with police in China
Thousands of demonstrators protesting against alleged pollution from a paper factory in east China clashed with police Saturday, an AFP photographer said.
The protestors overturned...