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