Austrian chancellor meets Dalai Lama

The China Post -- Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer said Thursday that he had met the Dalai Lama, defying Chinese warnings against seeing the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader. "One thing needs to be clear-- Vienna and Austria are places for dialogue," the chancellor said on ORF public television, referring to the Chinese protests. Full Story

Wipha whips China; 2 mil. evacuated

The China Post - Typhoon Wipha weakened Wednesday as the storm swept through eastern China, bringing torrential rains that flooded streets and disrupted air traffic but caused little damage in China's financial center of Shanghai. Full Story

China and Russia spying at Cold War levels: United States spy chief

The China Post - Chinese and Russian spies are stalking the United States at levels close to those seen during the tense covert espionage duels of the Cold War, the top U.S. intelligence officer warned Tuesday. Full Story

China tests real-time battlefield data system

The China Post - The Chinese military has begun a two-day drill testing a system that provides commanders real-time battlefield data, signalling the continued modernization of the nation's massive armed forces. Full Story

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

Interpol hunts father who dumped daughter in Melbourne

The China Post - Authorities said Tuesday they hold grave fears for the mother of a 3-year-old girl who was abandoned by her father at a train station in Australia during a bizarre flight across at least three countries. Full Story

United States, China urged to stop hindering atom test ban

The China Post - The United States and China should show leadership and ratify the decade-old Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty so it can take effect, the president of a CTBT review conference said on Tuesday. Full Story

Russia, China worried by French PM's remarks on Iran threat

The China Post - Russia and China expressed alarm on Tuesday over comments by France's foreign minister raising the spectre of war with Iran, and Washington said diplomacy was key to ending a standoff with Tehran over its nuclear program. Full Story

China plans to lend Congo US$5 billion in Africa foray

The China Post - China plans to lend the Democratic Republic of Congo US$5 billion to modernize its decrepit infrastructure and rich but deteriorated mining sector in another huge Chinese investment foray in Africa. Full Story

Canada's Prime Minister Harper to meet with Dalai Lama

The China Post - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet with the Dalai Lama next month in a move likely to peeve Beijing which views the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader as a separatist, the daily Globe and Mail said Tuesday. Full Story

Typhoon Wipha disrupts women's World Cup in China

The China Post - Matches at the women's World Cup have been postponed as a typhoon, bringing gale-force winds and driving rain, bears down on China. Full Story

China urged to keep politics out of sports

The China Post - China should keep politics from interfering in sports, Executive Yuan spokesman Shieh Jhy-wei said yesterday. Full Story

Biodiversity at risk in China's Yangtze river

The China Post - Rat infestations, dying fish and algae outbreaks signal a severe deterioration in the biological habitat of the Yangtze, China's longest river, state press said Tuesday. Full Story

'Deliberate' China restaurant blast kills nine

The China Post - An explosion at a restaurant in central China killed nine people and injured 25, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday, citing police who said the blast appeared to have been deliberate. Full Story

China scrambles to save heritage

The China Post - Chinese heritage officials are scrambling to save thousands of cultural relics dating back 3,000 years and threatened by a US$25 billion project to pump water from the country's southern rivers to its arid north. Full Story

India paves way for Prime Minister's visit to China

The China Post - India's senior foreign ministry official opened talks Monday in Beijing to prepare for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first visit to China, expected later this year, an official said. Full Story

Malaysia tests for bear bile in China medicine

The China Post - Malaysia has begun using kits, similar to pregnancy tests, to check for bile and other ingredients made from bears in traditional Chinese medicines, officials said Monday. Full Story

China to initiate first-ever 'no car day' on Saturday

The China Post - China will initiate its first-ever nationwide "no car day" this weekend in an effort to promote environmental health and alleviate increasingly gridlocked urban roads, state press said Monday. Full Story

China man dies after 3-day Internet session

The China Post - A Chinese man dropped dead after playing Internet games for three consecutive days, state media said on Monday as China seeks to wean Internet addicts offline. Full Story

Hong Kong must cut pollution to attract investors: study

The China Post - Hong Kong must take drastic action to slash pollution to keep attracting foreign investors and protect public health, a new study released Monday said. Full Story