Global Fund halts payments to China

  The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has halted payments for programmes in China amid mismanagement by a public agency, a spokesman said on Monday. “In May, we froze all disbursements in…

How Food Explains the World

From China’s strategic pork reserve to a future where insects are the new white meat, 10 reasons we really are what we eat. They say you are what you eat. And that applies to countries…

Beijingers name public order concerns

Illegal taxis, people passing out advertising fliers, pickpockets and drunken drivers top the list of Beijing residents’ public order concerns, according to a survey by the city’s police. Bike thieves, street beggars, nuisance dogs and…

Health risks posed by rice additives

An expert has stated that newly published regulations allow for dangerous antiseptics to be used in rice production, that could be harmful to human health, the Beijing News reported Friday. The new Standards for the…

Dalai’s retirement to have little impact on Tibet

A top official from Tibet regional government said yesterday that the Dalai Lama’s retirement will have a very limited impact on Tibet, and the official ruled out any talks with the Dalai’s “government-in-exile” in northern…

Volunteer lawyers helping abused children

8,900 trained professionals volunteer time to protect kids BEIJING – China has formed the world’s largest network of volunteer lawyers in a bid to protect minors’ rights. The network, which now has 8,900 lawyers on…

Fake liquor sale rampant in Hainan

A shadowy fake liquor industry that sees cheap spirits poured into bottles bearing expensive brand labels and chemicals added to cheap wine masquerading as high-end foreign wine has been uncovered during a police investigation in…

Families say Foxconn not cooperating

  The official death toll rose to three Sunday from the Friday explosion at a Foxconn factory in Chengdu, Sichuan Province as authorities announced an investigation was still under way and provided no information on…

Civic spirit of angry youth

In China, I often speak at a variety of colleges and universities around the country and talk with the students, which is meaningful I think, as there is no doubt that communication is good for…