Boy, 10, arrested over kick to head in soccer match

Juvenile bailed on suspicion of assault causing actual bodily harm after incident involving rival player, 12

Uproar over tourism plan for Buddha’s birthplace

Buddhist organisations unhappy about Maoist leader leading project

Chongqing officials rally around Hu

Chongqing officials have closed ranks with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership, pledging loyalty to President Hu Jintao amid mixed feelings among the city’s residents about the dramatic sacking of their leader Bo Xilai.

Bo’s fall brings out his fans - and also the harsh critics

Commentators split after dismissal of controversial party boss in Chongqing by central committee

With Bo Xilai down, nine leaders who may soon run China

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French tennis pro Michaël Llodra apologizes for screaming "Fucking Chinese!" during match

French tennis player Michaël Llodra (ranked No. 41 in the world) recently pulled off a Vincent Chin-esque double-whammy of racial insensitivity, after he reportedly screamed "****ing Chinese!" at a Korean-American woman in attendance during his first round match against Ernests Gulbis at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. He has since taken to his website to apologize in a classically non-apologetic fashion, by qualifying that he is not a racist, and that he lost his temper because the Indian Wells court being uncooperative, and also because tournament organizers scheduled his matches poorly.

Yasukuni shrine urinals in Harbin

Official Translations of Chinese Food Names

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Is this how white trash play soccer?

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Premier Wen chides Chongqing

Party leader says authorities must ‘learn lessons’ of Wang Lijun scandal and that results of inquiry will be made public - but he doesn’t mention Bo Xilai

China removes top leadership contender Bo from post

The Communist Party boss of China's southwestern city of Chongqing, Bo Xilai, has been removed, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday, following a scandal involving a senior aide who took refuge in a U.S. diplomatic mission last month.

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Israel Betrays America into War with Iran

Dealer in US accused of selling counterfeit wine

Indonesian taken into custody in LA on mail and wire fraud charges

Samsung bases new iPad

Tax case loss caps bad week for Tony Chan

Court of Appeal backs government’s claim for HK$330 million in late dues, rejecting the fung shui master’s excuse of mishaps in the mail

Deputy held after threat to tell all on ex-police chief

A deputy to Chongqing’s People Congress has been detained by police after threatening to speak out about the city’s former police chief, who is rumoured to have attempted to defect to the United States last month, the deputy’s lawyer said yesterday.

Bo Xilai absent from top meeting

A high-flying Chinese politician dogged by a scandal involving a subordinate possibly seeking U.S. asylum missed an important session of the national legislature Thursday, raising speculation about new setbacks to his political ambitions.

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China gambles on Cambodia's shrinking forests

It was once the unspoiled jungle home for tigers, elephants, bears and gibbons. But today Botum Sakor National Park in southwest Cambodia is fast disappearing to accommodate a much less endangered species: the Chinese gambler.

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Professor rebuked by ministry for Hong Kong insults

Disciplinary action may be taken against a Peking University professor whose disparaging remarks against Hongkongers has triggered a cross-border war of words, the Ministry of Education says.

Shanghai car parks ... a space odyssey

Drivers can spend an hour hunting for somewhere to leave their vehicles, with 367,000 more spots needed

Plagiarism claims hound ‘running dogs’ professor

 

Peking University professor Kong Qingdong, who hit the headlines recently for calling Hongkongers “running dogs”, has been accused by a scholar of plagiarising a book he wrote 17 years ago.

Singapore's version of locusts advertisement

“Do you want Singapore to spend $36,000,000 yearly to sponsor at least two thousand foreign scholars?

Singaporeans have also had enough!

The locust plague has spread from Hong Kong to Singapore.

We strongly request the PAP government to tighten the overly lax immigration policy!

Stop immigrants from ‘invading’ Singapore unrestricted!

Protect the rights of Singaporeans and defend local culture.

We strongly request NUS disciplinary committee to mete out the most severe punishment to ingrate MOE scholar Sun Xu!”

Wealthy people more likely to cheat

Greed, unethical behaviour exposed in experiments

Singapore’s Prime Minister Ponders Tricky By-Election Test

These are increasingly prickly questions for Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to ponder, after the dismissal of an opposition lawmaker two weeks ago threw up the potential of a third electoral fight for Singapore’s ruling establishment within a year.

Judge slams Tony Chan as dishonest and immoral

A judge called Tony Chan Chun-chuen “thoroughly dishonest and untrustworthy” yesterday while explaining his decision to freeze the fung shui master’s assets and stop him from dodging a HK$130 million legal bill to the late billionaire Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum’s estate.

Death penalty for selling ‘gutter oil’

China cracks down on production, sale and use of tainted recycled oil in cooking

Mainland developers escalate price war as sales fall

Mainland developers have started another round of large-scale price cuts after property sales slumped in January.

A taste of China in Bordeaux

Chinese snap up five more chateaux in the past few weeks

Chinese collecting Bordeaux chateaux

Investors buy up venerable producers in famous region to supply French wine to newly affluent mainlanders who are increasingly developing a taste for it

Taiwan Denies Singapore Cutting Military Ties

Taiwan denied reports Monday that Singapore is suspending its long-standing military cooperation with the island after news of a rare visit by Taiwan’s defense minister to the city state was made public.

Mother of girl set on fire vows court action

Despite huge medical bill, family refuses private settlement as online appeal gathers momentum

Young Girl Burned & Disfigured By Son of Government Official

17-year-old boy Tao Rukun (陶汝坤), whose father is a government official in the Audit Office of Hefei City, forced into 16-year-old girl Zhou Yan’s(周岩) house, and poured lighter fluid over Zhou Yan’s head then lit it on fire, resulting in over 30% burned area and disfigured face, neck and chest.

 

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Tokyo governor backs rape of Nanking denial

 

Tokyo’s outspoken conservative governor said yesterday he agreed with the mayor of Nagoya’s statement that the 1937 rape of Nanking by Japanese troops never happened.

Pawnbrokers for prosperous accept wine as collateral

Loans were also secured on various vintages of the five First Growths Bordeaux: Chateau Haut-Brion, Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Chateau Haut-Brion, Chateau Margaux and Chateau Mouton Rothschild - top wines regularly sold at auctions where cases fetch tens of thousands of dollars.

$3.6m - Singapore’s most expensive car

Singapore’s most expensive car is being launched this weekend and its distributor aims to sell as many as three units a year. The Pagani Huayra starts from $3.6 million and Melvin Goh of Euro- Sports Auto believes he can move ‘one to three cars a year - maximum’.

Location, location, location: Myanmar’s the hot new neighbourhood

Property agent Kyaw Saw leafs through a thick pile of real-estate listings in Myanmar’s faded commercial capital, Yangon.

“Our customers used to be all people from the east -- from China, Taiwan and Japan,” said the portly businessman.

That’s changing fast.

Row over denial of massacre rages on

Nagoya mayor unrepentant even after Beijing complains to Tokyo about his comments, and incident threatens to cloud anniversary of Sino-Japanese ties

China complains to Japan over Nanjing massacre denial

China said Wednesday it had made an official complaint to Tokyo after the mayor of a Japanese city denied the well-documented massacre of Chinese civilians by Japanese troops in 1937.

China decries Japan mayor for denying Nanjing massacre

China denounced a Japanese mayor on Wednesday for denying that Japanese troops inflicted a wartime massacre on Nanjing, and warned Tokyo to tread carefully over sensitive historical terrain that has long soured ties.

See this mother fucker face? His people dared to murder, rape and torture but dare not own up.  That's why Japs cannot be forgiven like the Germans. The last earthquake and tsunami to hit Japan was perhaps too gentle - they deserve more.

Chinese city halts ties with Nagoya over massacre denial

Chinese authorities in Nanjing have suspended official contacts with Nagoya after the Japanese city’s mayor cast doubt over the well-documented massacre of Chinese civilians by Japanese troops in 1937.

China’s unofficial lending falters, savers protest

Ms. Zhang, a schoolteacher in the central city of Anyang, lent $43,000 last year to entrepreneurs who couldn’t get loans from state banks. Now as growth cools and Beijing cracks down on informal credit, Zhang and thousands of other small lenders are unpaid and angry.

Economic miracle in Myanmar may take time to materialise

Country has great potential, analysts say, but its currency and banking problems will slow growth

Top mainland resorts get back to peasant roots

Once a maligned style, traditional Chinese architecture is making a comeback as hotels and homes follow elegant designs of imperial past

It’s full speed ahead for sgCarMart

Online car portal sgCarMart’s annual turnover is some $5m with over 10,000 listings on its site

Shanghai dialect fights to survive in modern China

When professor Qian Nairong published his dictionary of the Shanghai dialect in 2007, he was in some ways documenting a dying language.

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Pain of integration

Anthony Cheung says the acrimony in Hongkongers’ relations with the mainland can be traced to a loss of local pride and direction as the city grapples with its changing role in a surging Chinese economy

Some retailers worry buyers will abuse law

Consumers welcome move, but some wonder about its effectiveness

‘Lemon law’ to protect consumers

Those stuck with faulty goods can get them repaired or replaced

Chinese snap up Aussie vines in hunt for top drop

The coal-rich hills of Australia’s Hunter Valley have long fed China’s steel furnaces but the winemaking region is riding a fresh boom as the Asian power’s middle classes toast their new wealth.

Rules on expert opinion, hearsay evidence eased

The law was liberalised yesterday to allow greater use of hearsay evidence and expert opinion in court.

Where bitterness reigns

The animosity that has flared over the flood of mainlanders coming to Hong Kong is nasty and worrying but also not surprising, some observers say

Extremists christians in National University of Singapore (NUS)

Christians often accused the Muslims of creating troubles, but the christians are themselves trouble makers too. Only difference is Muslims use guns and the hypocritical christians use pens.

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New China landing vessels point to Pacific rivalry

As looming budget cuts force the Pentagon to plan for a smaller U.S. navy, China is accelerating the launch of new, increasingly capable warships as part of a sustained drive to become a major maritime power.

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Whitney Houston, I will always love you

Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48

Legendary pop singer Whitney Houston was found dead at a Beverly Hills, California, hotel at age 48, officials said Saturday night.

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Singapore warns US on anti-China rhetoric

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USA and Israel are both hypocrites

So much negative western media reporting of China and Russia vetoing the US resolution on Syria. Time for those white trash to look at the mirror on how many times USA veto UN resolutions on Israel.  Why USA has no balls to admit Israel has nuclear bombs? So Bush bombed Iraq because of suspected non existence WMD. Would any US president bomb Israel to cave age because Israel has hidden WMD? Of course not, because Americans has no balls when it come to face with Israel. Why? Because American economy, media and financials are controlled by the Jews. Oh yes, don't forget the Jewish money involved in the presidential campaign funds.

Counterfeit bottles put a dint in China’s lust for Lafite

The international wine industry is casting a nervous eye towards China following reports that the country’s love affair with the finest vintages might be going through somewhat of a rocky patch.

Auction houses outfox Chinese antiquity fakers

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Apple's iPhone hot but Android handsets 'on fire'

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Sales slide after vintage year for bogus Bordeaux

Fears over bootleg booze end three-year boom and send mainland market for fine wines into freefall

Artist with a touch of erotic magic

Painter Liu Yi believes it is an artist's job to "torture" himself when he closes the door to work, yet "startle" others when he opens the door to show off that creation.

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蝗蟲天下 Locust World

Hotel chains show interest in Myanmar

But most say it’s still too early to make concrete moves

Made-in-America seen making a return in 5 years

The notion of America winning back jobs from China in a big way seems as likely as In-n-Out opening a store in Hong Kong. Oh, wait.

New Asian buyers thirst for fresh wine tastes

Global economic uncertainty has hit the Asian wine market, with demand falling for top Bordeaux at Sotheby’s first Hong Kong wine auction of the year in mid-January, leaving many bottles unsold.

Falling wine prices hint at a hard landing ahead

Hong Kong auctions of top drops have been disappointing this year, pointing to a squeeze on liquidity on the mainland and wider implications for the economy

China’s reality lost in translation, Davos told

The West has a skewed view of China which Beijing has to fix if it wants a better reception when it goes shopping abroad, business and political leaders said at the Davos forum Thursday.

China’s Hidden Wealth Feeds an Income Gap

The Chinese economy is a little like the Milky Way: we keep discovering it’s larger than we thought, the difference may run in the trillions, and much is hidden from view.

Big bad China? US crying wolf

Despite the political posturing, Americans still hold most of their country’s debt, and still make most of the profit off everything that’s sold there

Singapore PM Lee does not see children joining politics

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the son of Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew, said Thursday that he does not think that his children will enter politics.

1.2b yuan payout for oil spill ‘an insult’

CNOOC and US partner’s deal with ministry to compensate fishermen in Bohai Sea dismissed as a drop in the ocean considering extent of damage

Foreign investors waking up to risks in China firms

Chinese government uneasy over loophole firms use to raise funds

Black Water Dragon ‘to cause trouble’

As if there was not already enough doom and gloom in the world, we now have to contend with the appearance of a Black Water Dragon.

Beijing targets trusts to stem shadow banking risks

China is intensifying its cat-and-mouse pursuit of the 4 trillion yuan ($635 billion) investment trust industry, with credit risks on the rise as economic growth slows.

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Popular file-sharing website Megaupload shut down

One of the world's most popular file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company officials were accused of facilitating millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content.

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Photography pioneer Kodak files for bankruptcy

Eastman Kodak Co, the photography icon that invented the hand-held camera, has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to shrink significantly, capping a prolonged plunge for one of America's best-known companies.

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Megaupload.com site shut down, seven indicted in US

Megaupload.com, one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down and seven people charged with copyright infringement and other crimes, US authorities announced.

Middle class in Africa grows to 34.3% on solid economic growth

Africa's middle class has tripled over the last 30 years, with fully one in three now considered above the poverty line but not among the wealthy, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Battle for control of Asia’s seas goes underwater

It’s getting a bit more crowded under the sea in Asia, where Andrew Peterson commands one of the world’s mightiest weapons: a $2 billion nuclear submarine with unrivaled stealth and missiles that can devastate targets hundreds of miles (kilometers) away.

Lamborghini’s roaring decade in Singapore

Melvin Goh sells cars to people who do not intend to drive them. As his dealership EuroSports Auto celebrated a decade of officially distributing Lamborghinis last year, all Mr Goh would have needed as a progress report was a languid wave at a Lamborghini Reventon Roadster.

English Premier League finds China a struggle

English soccer’s Premier League may have to give away its television rights for free to build its fan base in China.

DBS’s disclosure on ATM security in the spotlight

Two Bugis ATMs in Nov card-skimming scam didn’t have key security feature on

Chinese New Year launch for Watertown at $1,080 psf

The residential component of Watertown, a mixed-use project in Punggol, will be hitting the market this Chinese New Year, with an indicative pricing of $1,080 per square foot (psf).

Deals to dig Down Under

The year ahead promises fierce competition for Australian mining assets, with Japanese, South Korean and US firms challenging Chinese buyers

China foreign inflows drop in December

Foreign direct investment in China rose 9.7 per cent last year to a record US$116 billion, though December’s inflow of US$12.24 billion was down 12.7 per cent versus year-ago levels, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday.

Prices plunge as China turns sour on top Bordeaux

Speculators and China’s super-rich have turned sour on Bordeaux’s most prestigious, investment-grade wines, causing a deep dip in prices, year-end figures have revealed.

Italian fashion house says sorry to Hong Kong

Italian clothing chain Dolce & Gabbana on Wednesday apologised to the people of Hong Kong for allegedly discriminating against them in favour of wealthy mainland shoppers.

Porsche Buyer Demands Refund, Beseiges Dealership with Protest

Porsche accused of “quality problems”, denounced by hundreds of protestors besieging showroom

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China Must Reform to Beat Shadow Lending, Loan Sharks

China must bring to heel an estimated $1.6 trillion shadow banking system if it is to deflate enormous asset bubbles fuelled by unregulated lending and stop small firms from getting forced to look to loan sharks for working capital.

How China’s model is moving from boom to bust

Even China? Could the world’s economic juggernaut, having grown an average of 10 per cent annually for three decades, face a slowdown or what for China would be a recession?

Does it have a real estate ‘bubble’ about to ‘pop’? What would be the global consequences? Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visits China and Japan this week. These questions form a backdrop. With Europe’s slump and America’s sluggish economy, a sizable Chinese slowdown would be bad news.

Red wine may inhibit breast cancer: US study

Red wine may have some effect in inhibiting the hormone that causes breast cancer, a study has found.

What China Can Teach Europe

From the outside, China often appears to be a highly centralized monolith. Unlike Europe’s cities, which have been able to preserve a certain identity and cultural distinctiveness despite the homogenizing forces of globalization, most Chinese cities suffer from a drab uniformity.

Spectre of ‘ghost hotels’ haunts China

5-star inns rise, but there are few guests

Local govt loans threaten China’s financial system

Several provinces’ debt-to-GDP ratio tops national figure

Malaysian Opposition Leader Acquitted in Sodomy Trial

Ending a politically charged two-year trial, Malaysia’s High Court acquitted the country’s opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, of sodomy charges on Monday.

A new leadership takes root

A rush of appointments sees a host of new, highly educated under-60-year-olds graduate to top posts - and a springboard to China’s ultimate power base

Marriage headed for the rocks on mainland

While men want passion, women want money and the sums just don’t add up, survey shows

Chinese held for firebomb attack at Japan embassy in Seoul

A Chinese man who reportedly said his grandmother was one of many thousands forced into prostitution for the Japanese army during World War Two was arrested on Sunday for a firebomb attack at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, police said.