Bush seeks to change U.S. image on global warming

The China Post - President George W. Bush called on the world's worst polluters Friday to come together to set a goal for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing the climate to heat up. He did not exempt the United States from the list. Full Story

North Korea edging closer towards giving up nukes: U.S. envoy

The China Post - North Korea has agreed to take further steps towards ending its nuclear weapons programmes but more needs to be done in pushing forward a landmark deal, the U.S. envoy to disarmament talks said Friday. Full Story

China commutes life sentence of Hong Kong spy

The China Post - A Hong Kong resident and naturalized British citizen jailed in China for life as a spy has had his sentence commuted to 19 and a half years, a human rights watchdog said on Friday. Full Story

3 more jailed in Shanghai finance scandal

The China Post - China has jailed three more people, including a relative of disgraced Shanghai Communist Party boss Chen Liangyu, for their parts in a financial scandal that rocked the country, Hong Kong media said on Thursday. Full Story

Ally of Arroyo may face impeachment

The China Post - An ally of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo faces impeachment over allegations he offered bribes to seal a US$330 million telecoms deal with a Chinese firm. Full Story

Australia, United States in talks on military satellite deal

The China Post - Australia may join an advanced U.S. military communications satellite network and foot part of the bill for expanding it, said an executive of Boeing Co. which is building the system. Full Story

Beijing detains five illegal foreigners after bar raid

The China Post - Beijing police detained five foreigners during a raid on a fashionable bar area last week for being in China illegally, police said on Thursday. Full Story

Chinese lover to die for kiss-and-kill pill

The China Post - A Chinese woman who killed her lover with a rat poison-laced kiss when she suspected him of being unfaithful has been sentenced to death, a newspaper said on Thursday. Full Story

Hong Kong pop star fired '21 maids in three years'

The China Post - Hong Kong Canto-pop star Jacky Cheung has been banned from hiring any more maids from the Philippines after firing 21 in three years, a newspaper said on Thursday. Full Story

Hong Kong's 'Dragon Lady' to run in support of democracy

The China Post - Hong Kong's former security chief, once dubbed the "Dragon Lady" for her fierce temper, said Thursday she would stand in a direct election to show her support for full democracy. Full Story

China's communists to set new Taiwan policy at party congress

The China Post - Delegates to the 17th Congress of the Communist Party of China will come up with a new policy to prevent Taiwan from declaring independence, a senior party official said. Full Story

Philippines senator accuses China of 'inventing corruption'

The China Post - A Philippine senator publicly berated China during a hearing Wednesday into an allegedly overpriced broadband project with the Philippines, accusing it of "inventing corruption." Full Story

Abandoned girl may live with family in China

The China Post - The future of the New Zealand toddler found abandoned this month in an Australian train station became clearer Wednesday when a close relative supported a plan for the child to live in China with her grandmother. Full Story

35% of Malays have sex three times a week

The China Post - Some 35 percent of Malaysians have sex at least three times a week compared to a global average of 10 percent of people, a report said Wednesday. Full Story

Chinese nightclub fire kills 12 people, injures six: report

The China Post - A nightclub fire in southeastern China killed 12 people and left six others injured, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday. Full Story

China bans 'sexual sounds' on airwaves

The China Post - China has banned "sexually provocative sounds" on television and pulled the plug on a show reconstructing infamous crimes by women ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next month. Full Story

'Petitioners' houses in Beijing knocked down

The China Post - Chinese authorities knocked down part of a rundown neighborhood in Beijing on Wednesday where people live, sometimes for months, while petitioning the central government for help fighting grievances in their hometowns. Full Story

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