Freedom House: Russia, China like their authoritarian ways

The China Post - Russia and China, regional powers trying to restore Cold War-size importance to their roles in the world, are having a difficult time leaving the path of authoritarian government, a Freedom House analysis says. Full Story

China names new air force commander

The China Post - China has named a new air force commander, a military spokesman said Tuesday, as part of the country's major personnel reshuffles ahead of a crucial political meeting next month. Full Story

Shanghai Party boss tipped for higher position

The China Post - Shanghai Communist Party boss Xi Jinping has emerged as a dark horse to join China's top echelon of power, sources with ties to the leadership said, as jockeying intensifies ahead of next month's key Party meeting. Full Story

Ethiopia inks US$208 million loan accord with China

The China Post - Ethiopia on Tuesday signed a US$208 million loan agreement with China, to finance new power generation and expand a cement factory, the Horn of Africa country's finance minister said. Full Story

New system for protection of whistle-blowers

The China Post - Whistle-blowers who report crimes and corruption in China will be better protected as the country establishes a new Internet and phone reporting system, state media said Tuesday. Full Story

China discovers 'new' glaciers on roof of world

The China Post - China has discovered 42 glaciers on the roof of the world, the Qinghai-Tibet plateau where ice is shrinking due to global warming, and the group could be the biggest of them all, state media said on Tuesday. Full Story

Producer denies Oscar-winner fired from new John Woo epic

The China Post - John Woo's producer denied Tuesday a magazine report that Oscar-winning art director Tim Yip had been fired from the director's Chinese historical epic "Red Cliff" on the orders of insurance executives who monitor the movie's budget. Full Story

Leehom Wang says role stirs interest in acting

The China Post - Chinese-American pop star Leehom Wang said he caught the acting bug after appearing in Ang Lee's award-winning spy thriller "Lust, Caution," news reports said Tuesday. Full Story

Johnnie To's 'Exiled' is HK Oscar entry

The China Post - Johnnie To's gangster thriller "Exiled" is Hong Kong's choice for the best foreign movie Oscar submission for next year, an industry official said Tuesday. Full Story

Arroyo nixes telecom deal, blames politics

The China Post - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo blamed political concerns on Monday for her decision to suspend a US$330 million telecommunications deal with Chinese group ZTE. Full Story

China denies being source of blue ear disease outbreaks

The China Post - China is not the source of blue ear disease outbreaks among pigs in Vietnam and Myanmar, Ministry of Agriculture officials said Monday, adding that the disease in China closely resembles that found in the United States. Full Story

Chinese artwork set to break new record at auction

The China Post - Prices for work by contemporary Chinese artists are likely to set a new record at auction in October, as the booming mainland art market shows no sign of slowing despite fears of a bubble and rampant fakes. Full Story

Batman to film first scenes out of Gotham in Hong Kong

The China Post - Hollywood's Caped Crusader is to film his first scenes outside Gotham City in Hong Kong with the International Finance Center and the Peninsula Hotel used for key scenes, a newspaper said Monday. Full Story

Dalai Lama offers his support to Myanmar monks

The China Post - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama offered his support to protesting Myanmar Buddhist monks Monday and urged the military government not to react with violence. Full Story

Germany seeks to calm tensions with China

The China Post - Germany sought Monday to smooth tensions with Beijing over Chancellor Angela Merkel's weekend meeting at her office with the Dalai Lama, stressing that the encounter did not mean Berlin was questioning China's "territorial integrity." Full Story