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Seoul, Buriram United into ACL quarterfinals

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:15:13 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - FC Seoul advanced to the Asian Champions League quarterfinals for the third time in five years Tuesday, while Buriram United became the first Thai team to reach the last eight in 10 years.

Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:49:29 -0400

BEIJING - Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded.

China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:56:39 -0400

BEIJING - China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea.

China's Li seeks stronger economic ties with India

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:17:18 -0400

NEW DELHI - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge benefits for both sides.

More wealthy Chinese buy Seattle-area real estate

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:51:43 -0400

HUNTS POINT, Washington - Real estate agent Joseph Ho climbed the gilded staircase of a Hunts Point mansion listed for almost $5?million, shooting video on his iPad and narrating in Chinese.

China arrests man over fake plane bomb threats

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:13:04 -0400

BEIJING - A man has been arrested for allegedly making fake bomb threats against several domestic flights bound for Shanghai, Chinese officials said Saturday.

Harvard's Nieman Foundation announces Class of '14

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:02:37 -0400

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University has announced its 24-member class of 2014.

Slower Chinese growth adds to pressure on leaders

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:10:28 -0400

BEIJING - Global economic malaise has knocked the stuffing out of Luo Yan's business making toy animals.

Before visit, China downplays frictions with India

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:59:40 -0400

BEIJING - China downplayed border tensions with India on Thursday, days before the new Chinese premier visits the neighboring country on his first foreign visit since taking office in March.

China detains man over fake airline bomb threats

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:40:05 -0400

BEIJING - Police in southern China detained a man early Thursday who is suspected of calling in fake bomb threats that grounded five domestic flights the previous day.

Woman: China police ask to ax White House petition

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:13:34 -0400

BEIJING - Upset about plans for a petrochemical plant near her hometown in China, a woman turned to a new method that Chinese are using to air their complaints: she posted a petition on the White House's website. Then, Chinese police asked her to remove it.

BizProf: Growing your business abroad

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:17:14 -0400

By BRUCE FREEMAN - Dear Professor Bruce: My small business has seen some rapid growth recently. I think it's time to begin selling in other countries, but I'm not sure how to begin. What's the best first step?

US envoy: China content to continue NK sanctions

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:56:15 -0400

BEIJING - The top U.S. envoy on North Korea says China has indicated it will continue to implement sanctions against Pyongyang.

China questions Japan rule over Okinawa

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:05:45 -0400

BEIJING - China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than a million Japanese along with major U.S. military installations. The tactic, however, appears to have done little but harden Tokyo's stance.

China tightens grip on discourse, ideology

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:01:28 -0400

BEIJING - Chinese authorities have shut down or frozen the microblog accounts of several prominent liberal intellectuals and harassed rights lawyers lobbying against unofficial "black jails," underlining the determination of the country's new leadership to control dissent even as it vows to root out corruption.

Mystery substance sent to US Consulate in China

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:04:04 -0400

BEIJING - U.S. officials say an envelope containing an unidentified substance was sent to the U.S. Consulate General in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, disrupting operations at the diplomatic building.

HRW: Sex workers in China subject to police abuse

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:38:48 -0400

BEIJING - Police in China frequently beat, torture and arbitrarily detain suspected sex workers, often with little or no evidence that they engaged in prostitution, Human Rights Watch said in a report Tuesday calling on the government to discipline abusive officers.

US envoy praises China's penalty against NKorea

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:59:06 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - The top U.S. envoy on North Korea is calling a Chinese bank's decision to close the accounts of Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank a "very hopeful sign" in efforts to end the North's nuclear ambitions.

China wins 4 more to sweep USA diving grand prix

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:09:18 -0400

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - Chinese divers won all four events on the final day to sweep the 2013 FINA USA Diving Grand Prix on Sunday.

'Django Unchained' back in Chinese movie theaters

Sun, 12 May 2013 07:11:08 -0400

BEIJING - Quentin Tarantino's violent slave-revenge movie "Django Unchained" returned to Chinese theaters on Sunday, about a month after it was pulled on opening day for unspecified "technical reasons."

Chinese air their cases by petitioning White House

Sun, 12 May 2013 04:32:34 -0400

BEIJING - The poisoning of a college student 18 years ago recently re-emerged as a hot topic in China, but censors soon squelched the politically sensitive online discussions over whether the culprit may have eluded punishment because of Communist Party connections.

NKorea nuke arsenal seen as matter of when, not if

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:06:27 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - For 20 years, fears about North Korea's headlong pursuit of nuclear bombs have been deflected by admonishments not to overestimate an impoverished dictatorship prone to bragging and tantrums.

Editorial: Chinese turn to White House website...

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:21:15 -0400

An editorial / By Dale McFeatters - Police officers in foreign countries are no longer nonplused when people they've arrested demand to be read their Miranda rights -- the result, perhaps, of overexposure to U.S. cop shows in foreign syndication.

Chinese activist's brother says he was beaten

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:20:54 -0400

BEIJING - The oldest brother of a Chinese activist who fled house arrest and later settled in the U.S. said he was beaten up Thursday by unidentified men, part of an increase in harassment possibly linked to the activist's plans to visit Taiwan.

China investigates director alleged to have 7 kids

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:22:15 -0400

BEIJING - Authorities are investigating whether one of China's top film directors fathered seven children in violation of the country's strict family planning laws, state media and a local official said Thursday.