Building for '08 on track

The China Post - With less than one year to go until the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, organizers say construction work on the sports facilities in China's capital are proceeding according to plan. Full Story

China triathlete banned after positive doping test

The China Post - China's top female triathlete Wang Hongni has been banned for two years for doping, which will keep her out of next year's Beijing Olympics. Full Story

China suspends two soccer players for lewd question

The China Post - China has suspended two members of its Olympic soccer squad for posing a "lewd question" to an army officer during a military-style boot camp, the Soccer News paper reported on Thursday. Full Story

Myanmar rulers lash out at West, foreign media for stoking protests

The China Post - Myanmar's ruling military angrily accused Western powers and foreign media Thursday of inciting recent protests that were crushed by soldiers, and China urged the world to back U.N. mediation efforts to reconcile the junta and the pro democracy movement. Full Story

United States: Warfare tech being smuggled to China, Iran

The China Post - U.S. missile technology, fighter jet parts and other wartime equipment increasingly are being illegally smuggled to China and Iran, the federal government said Thursday. Full Story

Corruption threatens China's stability: report

The China Post - Corruption costs China more every year than it spends on education and is one of the most serious threats to the country's political stability, according to a report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Full Story

Shanghai official quits congress amid graft probe

The China Post - A former top official for Shanghai's stunning new financial district has quit the city's local congress and is facing investigation for alleged corruption, state media reports said. Full Story

Beijing police brawl over pastor; 5 injured

The China Post - Police from two districts in China's capital brawled Thursday over a Christian activist, leaving four officers and the dissident injured, witnesses said, in an incident that highlights pressures police face in tamping down on dissent. Full Story

China decries United States award for Dalai Lama

The China Post - China has complained to the United States over a decision to award exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama a U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday. Full Story

China defends police in arrest of North Koreans

The China Post - China on Thursday defended the actions of police who physically restrained South Korean diplomats trying to stop the arrest of North Korean refugees in Beijing. Full Story

China willing to hold talks on yuan, ministry says

The China Post - China's foreign ministry said it's willing to discuss the yuan with European Union officials, who have complained the currency is too weak. Full Story

Raffles Education buys Chinese university

The China Post - Raffles Education Corp., a Singapore- based private education provider with 26 schools in Asia, will buy China's Oriental University City Development Co. for S$392 million (US$267 million). Full Story

Hong Kong's Tsang says growth is city's priority

The China Post - Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang insisted on Wednesday that economic development would remain the city's top priority in an annual address that skirted the thorny issues of pollution and democracy. Full Story

China detains activist before Communist Party meet: son

The China Post - A well-known Chinese human rights campaigner has disappeared and is probably in secret detention, his son said on Wednesday, as the government imposes strict controls on dissidents ahead of a key Communist Party meeting. Full Story

Bush to attend award ceremony for Dalai Lama

The China Post - U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife will attend a ceremony next week to award a Congress medal to the Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, despite the risk of angering China, the White House said Wednesday. Full Story

Bush to attend award ceremony for Dalai Lama

The China Post - U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife will attend a ceremony next week to award a Congress medal to the Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, despite the risk of angering China, the White House said Wednesday. Full Story

Tibetans infiltrate Chinese embassy

The China Post - Some 30 Tibetan exiles protesting Chinese religious policies stormed the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday, with several breaching the front gate and chaining themselves to the flag pole inside, police and witnesses said. Full Story

Officials defend new Beijing theater

The China Post - Beijing's National Grand Theatre, which opens in December, has sparked a torrent of criticism for its futuristic oval shape but officials insist it will become a popular landmark. Full Story

China float in Rose Parade protested

The China Post - A handful of Chinese Americans on Monday protested the Rose Parade's decision to include a float honoring the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, arguing that China should not be represented in the New Year's Day procession because of its human rights record. Full Story

Leadership on agenda at China meet

The China Post - China's ruling Communist Party met behind closed doors on Tuesday for a final gathering that will decide the fate of Shanghai's sacked Party boss and hammer out a new leadership line-up ahead of a critical five yearly congress. Full Story