New space launch center to be built in country's south

The China Post - China is planning to build a new satellite launch site -- the country's fourth -- to boost its burgeoning space program, state media reported Sunday. Full Story

Merkel meets Dalai Lama despite China's opposition

The China Post - Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the Dalai Lama to the German chancellery on Sunday for a meeting that has annoyed China and underlined her willingness to address awkward issues in relations with Beijing. Full Story

Szavay wins China Open in thriller

The China Post - Hungarian teenager Agnes Szavay staged an astonishing comeback from a set and 5-1 down to beat world number three Jelena Jankovic 6-7 7-5 6-2 in an enthralling China Open final on Sunday. Full Story

Food poisoning strikes 300 children in China

The China Post - The number of children hospitalised with food poisoning after eating school meals at a kindergarten in northwest China has risen to 307, up from an earlier figure of 260, state media said Saturday. Full Story

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing denies bid for Inter Milan

The China Post - Asia's second-richest man Li Ka-shing has denied plans to take over soccer giant Inter Milan, Hong Kong media reported Sunday, after an Italian Web site reported details about a possible deal. Full Story

China's General Chen Bingde appointed to key military post

The China Post - China has appointed a military officer with deep knowledge of its space program and its plans for potential war with Taiwan to a key job in the People's Liberation Army, a report said Saturday. Full Story

Iranian, Chinese weapons seized in Afghanistan

The China Post - Afghan authorities said they had seized dozens of Iranian and Chinese-made weapons after a brief battle Saturday with Taliban fighters near the border with Iran. The weapons found in the western province of Herat included about 40 mines and rocket propelled grenades, the government's intelligence agency said in a statement. Full Story

Arroyo suspends deal with Chinese firm

The China Post - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the indefinite suspension Saturday of a national broadband network deal between the Manila government and a Chinese firm. Full Story

Dalai Lama says China has 'arrogance of power'

The China Post - The Dalai Lama has accused China of showing "the arrogance of power" in objecting to his meeting on Sunday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. Full Story

China observes 'Car Free Day' with usual gridlock

The China Post - More than 100 Chinese cities including Beijing staged a "Car Free Day" Saturday to fight congestion and pollution, but the streets of the capital remained defiantly clogged with traffic jams. Full Story

China issues strict new rules for TV talent shows

The China Post - China has issued strict new rules for TV talent shows, banning "American Idol"-style mass audience voting by mobile phone text message and the Internet and forcing the programs out of prime time. Full Story

China says it's a cyber-attack victim, not villain

The China Post - China has been the target of a big increase in cyber-attacks in recent years and faces more of a threat from hackers than any country in the West, a military researcher said Saturday. Full Story

Hong Kong prison clerk who stole inmates' girlfriends avoids jail

The China Post - A prison clerk in Hong Kong who dated inmates' girlfriends by hacking into a computer to get their phone numbers has been sentenced to community service, a news report said Saturday. Full Story

Chinese ex-banker gets death sentence for graft

The China Post - A Chinese court has sentenced a former bank manager to death for taking payoffs that led to losses of 700 million yuan (US$93 million), the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. Full Story

Pope Benedict approves Chinese bishop of Beijing

The China Post - Pope Benedict XVI on Friday formally approved the ordination of Father Joseph Li Shan as new bishop of Beijing, the second of two appointments in China over the past month, said a Vatican newspaper cited by ANSA agency. Full Story

Two missing Russians canoeists rescued in China

The China Post - Rescue teams on Friday found two members of a missing Russian canoeing expedition who had survived for nearly three weeks without food in remote gorges in western China. Full Story

Aussie kids may have to study Chinese

The China Post - Studying Mandarin could become compulsory in some Australian public schools next year, as China's national language begins to elbow out the older favorites of Latin, French and Japanese. Full Story

North Korea nuclear talks set for Sept. 27-30

The China Post - Talks between North Korea and regional powers on ending Pyongyang's atomic weapons programme will resume in Beijing from Sept. 27 to 30, China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Full Story

China orders inspections after three toddlers die

The China Post - China has ordered tougher inspections of the country's mushrooming private preschools and kindergartens after the deaths of three toddlers who were left on school buses for up to seven hours, state media said Friday. Full Story

Chinese immigrant injured fleeing French police

The China Post - A Chinese illegal immigrant woman was seriously injured on Thursday after jumping from a first floor window in eastern Paris to avoid a police check, officers said. Full Story

Semifinal set for Jankovic, Davenport

The China Post - Former world number one Lindsay Davenport won her eighth consecutive match on the comeback trail by beating Russian Elena Dementieva 7-6, 6-1 to reach the semi finals of the China Open on Friday. Full Story

United States college coach inks China exchange deal: NYT

The China Post - University of Memphis basketball coach John Calipari and Chinese Basketball Association officials have struck a deal that could boost China awareness of U.S. college teams, the New York Times reported. Full Story