Hu promotes close ally, bolsters position

The China Post - Chinese President Hu Jintao has promoted one of his closest aides to a key post in another sign of his growing political clout ahead of next month's landmark Communist Party congress. Full Story

Beijing bans explosives ahead of party congress

The China Post- Police in the Chinese capital have launched a crackdown on illegal explosives as a security precaution in the run-up to the Communist Party congress in mid-October. Full Story