China's finance minister sacked

The China Post-Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday sacked his finance minister amid a major political shake-up ahead of the ruling Communist Party's crucial five-yearly gathering. Full Story

Taiwan approves visit by NBA star Yao Ming

The China Post-The Houston Rockets' basketball star Yao Ming was given the green light Thursday to visit Taiwan next month, an official said. Full Story

China military 'not a threat': defense chiefmilitary 'not a threat': defense chief

The China Post-Chinese military growth is not aimed at threatening any state, China's defense chief said in Tokyo on Thursday, as he stressed that Beijing was working to become more transparent about defense matters. Full Story

China frees priests jailed over Vatican trip

The China Post-China has freed two underground Catholic priests jailed for flying to the Vatican on false passports, a Hong Kong-based group said on Thursday. Shao Zhumin and Jiang Sunian, from Wenzhou in the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang, were arrested shortly after returning from a September 2006 trip to Europe during which they met Vatican officials in Rome. Full Story

China beefs up vaccination law amid rabies surge

The China Post-China's top legislature beefed up its animal vaccination law on Thursday, making it clear that even urban pets need to be vaccinated amid a surge in deadly rabies cases nationwide, state media reported. Dog ownership is rising quickly among China's urban residents, and lawmakers said they were causing "a string of social problems," including attacks on humans, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Full Story

Rising sea threatens China's south: report

The China Post-Over 1,100 square kilometers (440 square miles) of land in economically booming southern China will be inundated by rising sea-levels by 2050 due to global warming, state press said Thursday. Full Story

Heroin-addict elephant to rejoin herd

The China Post-A once drug-addled elephant fed heroin laced bananas by illegal traders will soon return to the wild after being weaned off his addiction through methadone and round-the-clock care. Full Story

Philippine court grants former first lady permission to travel

The China Post-Philippine courts granted former first lady Imelda Marcos permission on Thursday to leave the country for 15 days to travel to Hong Kong and China for medical treatment and to attend a trade show. Full Story

Don't take mooncakes to Oz, Chinese told

The China Post-China told its people on Thursday not to take mooncakes containing egg yolk or meat to Australia because of the threat of bird flu and other diseases. Full Story

Top mainland designer blends East and West

The China Post-One can probably be forgiven for failing to recognize a celebrity from mainland China, the other side of the Taiwan Strait. Full Story