Thursday, September 13, 2007

Terracotta army set to invade Britain

The China Post - China's terracotta army is set to invade Britain on Thursday as the famous warriors go on show in London. Full Story

Chinese mistress charged under new anti-graft rule

The China Post - The mistress of a former high-ranking official in eastern China was on Wednesday charged with corruption in one of the first prosecutions under tougher anti-graft rules, state media reported. Full Story

Hong Kong revives massive HK$19 bil. cultural hub project

The China Post - Hong Kong has sought to resurrect an ambitious plan to build a multi-billion dollar harborfront cultural project to transform the financial city into an Asian cultural hub by 2016, officials said on Wednesday. Full Story

China suffering 'massive' losses from Net spies

The China Post - China has suffered "massive" losses of state secrets through the Internet, a senior official said, as China faces reports that it has raided the computer networks of Western powers. Full Story

Focus on Sino-Vatican ties as Pope approves bishop

The China Post - A bishop has been ordained in China's state controlled Catholic church with the Pope's blessing in a sign of a thaw in Sino Vatican relations -- but the death in detention of an "underground" bishop loyal to Rome shows a divide remains between the two sides. Full Story

North Korea gives experts full access to nuclear facilities

The China Post - North Korea has given full access to experts from the United States, Russia and China on a rare visit to the reclusive nation to examine ways to disable its nuclear weapons program, the State Department said Wednesday. Full Story

Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan explore energy export routes

The China Post - The presidents of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, two energy-rich ex-Soviet Central Asian nations, met Tuesday to discuss ways to diversify their export routes, which are currently controlled by Russia. Full Story

China close to signing Petrovic as nat'l team coach

The China Post - China is in advanced talks with Vladimir Petrovic to hire the former Yugoslav international footballer as coach of the troubled national side, Chinese football officials and media said Wednesday. Full Story