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

Hong Kong's Tsang says growth is city's priority

The China Post - Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang insisted on Wednesday that economic development would remain the city's top priority in an annual address that skirted the thorny issues of pollution and democracy. Full Story

China detains activist before Communist Party meet: son

The China Post - A well-known Chinese human rights campaigner has disappeared and is probably in secret detention, his son said on Wednesday, as the government imposes strict controls on dissidents ahead of a key Communist Party meeting. Full Story

Bush to attend award ceremony for Dalai Lama

The China Post - U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife will attend a ceremony next week to award a Congress medal to the Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, despite the risk of angering China, the White House said Wednesday. Full Story

Bush to attend award ceremony for Dalai Lama

The China Post - U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife will attend a ceremony next week to award a Congress medal to the Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, despite the risk of angering China, the White House said Wednesday. Full Story

Tibetans infiltrate Chinese embassy

The China Post - Some 30 Tibetan exiles protesting Chinese religious policies stormed the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday, with several breaching the front gate and chaining themselves to the flag pole inside, police and witnesses said. Full Story

Officials defend new Beijing theater

The China Post - Beijing's National Grand Theatre, which opens in December, has sparked a torrent of criticism for its futuristic oval shape but officials insist it will become a popular landmark. Full Story

China float in Rose Parade protested

The China Post - A handful of Chinese Americans on Monday protested the Rose Parade's decision to include a float honoring the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, arguing that China should not be represented in the New Year's Day procession because of its human rights record. Full Story

Leadership on agenda at China meet

The China Post - China's ruling Communist Party met behind closed doors on Tuesday for a final gathering that will decide the fate of Shanghai's sacked Party boss and hammer out a new leadership line-up ahead of a critical five yearly congress. Full Story

Cold War secret: United States envisioned radiological weapons

The China Post - In one of the longest-held secrets of the Cold War, the U.S. Army explored the potential for using radioactive poisons to assassinate "important individuals" such as military or civilian leaders, according to newly declassified documents obtained by The Associated Press. Full Story

Japan to deploy F-15s amid concern over China

The China Post - Japan said Tuesday it would deploy F-15 fighter jets on the southern island of Okinawa for the first time amid growing concern about China's military presence in the region. Full Story

Chinese nab North Koreans seeking refuge: report

The China Post - Chinese security forces took into custody four apparent North Korean defectors trying to seek refuge at a South Korean-run school in Beijing, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday. Full Story

China city bans cars over holiday, lauds results

The China Post - A Chinese city saved almost US$160,000 and its residents had a respite from polluted air during a week-long ban on private cars over the recent National Day holiday, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. Full Story

India-China joint army exercises delayed

The China Post - The first ever joint India-China army exercise, scheduled for November, has been delayed because the giant Asian rivals cannot decide on a date or venue, an Indian official said Tuesday. Full Story

Chinese rights activist tortured in prison: sister

The China Post - A Chinese land rights activist who was imprisoned after circulating a letter rejecting the Olympics has been chained for days in the same position and forced to clean up the waste of other inmates, his sister said Monday. Full Story