¤ Expert Says China’s Oil Spill Figure May Be Much Too Low
Rick Steiner of Greenpeace said that the figure of 11,000 barrels of crude released into the Yellow Sea after an explosion in Dalian could in fact be more than 430,000 barrels. |
¤ China Imprisons 3 Men Who Maintained Uighur Web Sites
The sentences are the latest indication that Beijing is intensifying its crackdown on any dissent that questions Chinese rule in Xinjiang. |
¤ A Popular Chinese Blogger Finds a Place to Speak Openly
Critics of Beijing's politics and social policies, like the popular blogger Han Han, embrace the Hong Kong Book Fair for the chance it offers "to say whatever you want.'' |
¤ Police Toss Out Arrest Warrant for Chinese Reporter in Hiding
For China’s investigative journalists, who grapple with censors, the case of a Shanghai reporter appears to offer a positive turn. |
¤ Hong Kong Book Fair Seeks to Develop Global Profile
The event, which attracted more than 920,000 people this year, is a raucous commercial affair that is extending its offerings to include more international authors and more English-language material. |
¤ In China, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts
 China continues to suffer the downsides of its rampant economic growth, with new figures showing an increase in pollution in the air and along its waterways. |
¤ North Korean Opera Draws Acclaim in China
 The recent Chinese tour of the North Korean Sea of Blood Opera Company, which Kim Jong-il is credited with helping to establish and direct, was met by a veritable media and audience frenzy. |
¤ A Scholar’s Insight Into China’s Budding Legal System
Jerome A. Cohen has been observing China’s legal system for decades. He says the country, in building its system from scratch, has some notable successes but often ignores its own laws. |
¤ China Seeks End to Public Shaming of Suspects
 The Ministry of Public Security has ordered the police to stop parading suspects in public after a growing outcry. |
¤ In Shanghai, an Expatriate’s Hunt for a Traditional Apartment
 A Los Angeles native’s move to Shanghai and her hunt for a traditional apartment. |
