Foreign players head to Chongqing to seek assurance as well as opportunities in the wake of former party chief’s fall from grace
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Shandong officials must pay in Chen Guangcheng case
Blind activist’s daring escape highlights need for mainland leaders to accede to his cause and case
Supply of cheap foreign labour drying up
More demanding higher pay; companies going further afield to recruit
Bo's wife dressed as Chinese army general after Heywood death
A woman at the centre of China's biggest political scandal in two decades, wife of deposed political leader Bo Xilai, had once dressed as a military commander last year in a bizarre episode that shines new light on the collapse of Bo's inner circle.
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Sunday, 29 April 2012
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Bo Xilai Is Said to Have Spied on Other Top Officials
When Hu Jintao, China’s top leader, picked up the telephone last August to talk to a senior anticorruption official visiting Chongqing, special devices detected that he was being wiretapped — by local officials in that southwestern metropolis.
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Hong Kong Probes $2.5 Million Payment in Kwok Case
Hong Kong's anti-graft agency is looking into payments totalling more than US$2.5 million to a former top public servant as part of the city's corruption investigation involving two billionaire brothers who run Asia's largest property developer.
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Statement from Bo Guagua to The Harvard Crimson
Harvard Kennedy School student Bo Guagua corresponded with Crimson staff writers Hana N. Rouse and Justin C. Worland on Tuesday via his Kennedy School and Google email accounts and sent The Crimson a statement, which is published verbatim below.
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Chinese students beaten, robbed in Australia
Australia, land of racists.
Australia's Mandarin-speaking ex-leader Kevin Rudd on Tuesday weighed into the case of two Chinese students who were burned and beaten in Sydney, sparking a media storm in their homeland, reports said.
Australia's Mandarin-speaking ex-leader Kevin Rudd on Tuesday weighed into the case of two Chinese students who were burned and beaten in Sydney, sparking a media storm in their homeland, reports said.
Monday, 23 April 2012
Probe into Bo family’s Hong Kong links
Beijing sends task force to investigate allegations the disgraced former party boss has assets hoarded here
Review of jail term cut for good conduct
A longstanding scheme that gives prisoners an automatic and unconditional one-third reduction of their jail term for good conduct is set to be replaced, in a move to cut down the number of convicts who keep returning to a life of crime.
Showflats to show fact, not fiction, come May
Developers will have to provide drawn-to-scale plans, inform buyers of changes
After Scandal, China Takes a Moral Inventory
Pleading with mafiosos who had cornered him while he was on a study tour of Italy, Wang Lijun, the former police chief of the Chinese city of Chongqing whose dramatic bolt to a U.S. consulate in February set off China’s biggest political crisis in two decades, explained his mission.
Disgraced Chinese Official’s Loyalists Are Rounded Up for Questioning
Officials in critical Communist Party and government posts in Chongqing who are considered loyalists of Bo Xilai, the city’s deposed party chief, are being detained as part of the wide-ranging investigation into Mr. Bo and his family, according to a Chongqing official and other people with knowledge of political appointments in the city.
Flamboyance of Bo’s son ‘a factor in family’s fall’
His antics are said to have angered leaders of Communist Party
Brazen and eccentric, the cop at centre of China scandal
The raucous diners in a hilltop restaurant in southwest China ignored a waiter’s request to quieten down after a complaint from a petite woman at a nearby table.
Frenzied Hours for U.S. on Fate of a China Insider
On the evening of Feb. 6, a vice mayor of a major Chinese city who had a reputation as a crime fighter turned up at the American Consulate in Chengdu in an agitated state, telling a tale of corruption and murder that has ensnared the Obama administration in a scandal it wants nothing to do with.
Master of the Media Spotlight Is Now Its Victim in China
Intimidating and courting Chinese journalists, Bo Xilai, an ambitious Communist Party official, fuelled his political career by ably shaping his public image and seizing the spotlight in a way no peer had as he governed a Chinese city. But with his purge from the party’s top ranks this month, Mr. Bo has suddenly found himself the target of the same media apparatus that he once so carefully manipulated, and that now vilifies him in the name of the party’s leaders.
Torture claims emerge in China’s Bo Xilai scandal
The Chinese politician who launched an attack on organised crime is accused of heading a police apparatus that carried out “evil” operations against its enemies.
Party rethinks twin-role postings
Bo’s downfall prompts calls to stop awarding powerful regional positions to Politburo members because the system lacks checks and balances
Political fallout of Bo Xilai probe shows up China’s outdated system of government
Lanxin Xiang says the political fallout of the Bo Xilai investigation exposes a major flaw in China’s governing model - secretive decision-making at the top that is badly out of step with society today
The homes China builds may make or break it
Nine years have passed since Beijing embarked on a programme to cool China’s overheating housing market. Only recently have its tightening measures started to work with new supply stalled and prices no longer rising.
China scandal ‘exposes elite’s impunity’
A sensational political scandal unfolding in China has exposed the high level of impunity enjoyed by elites at a time when social tensions are rising, highlighting the need for change, observers say.
Sunday, 22 April 2012
Princelings still rule despite Bo’s ouster
Corruption rampant in state-owned enterprises in mainland China
For talented young mainlanders, they have proved to be secure, safe ... and great avenues for illicit gain
China’s selective reading of history weakens its South China Sea claims
Philip Bowring says China’s ethnocentric reading of the past neither bolsters its territorial claims in the South China Sea, nor helps to promote peace with its neighbours
KMT spies infiltrated colonial police
Special Branch - the counter-espionage arm of the colonial police - was infiltrated by Kuomintang spies plotting terrorist attacks on the mainland and in Hong Kong, intelligence reports released by the British government reveal.
Shoddy schools, grand offices
Audit in wake of Sichuan disaster points to school building
flaws, overspending on vanity projects, but fails to mention scale of
misconduct nor any sanctions
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Briton killed after threat to expose Chinese leader's wife
The British businessman whose murder has sparked political upheaval in China was poisoned after he threatened to expose a plan by a Chinese leader's wife to move money abroad, two sources with knowledge of the police investigation said.
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Sunday, 15 April 2012
Gu sisters' US$126m business web
The sisters of Gu Kailai, who is suspected of murdering Briton Neil Heywood, controlled a web of businesses from Beijing to Hong Kong to the Caribbean worth at least US$126 million, regulatory and corporate filings show.
Bo’s links to armed forces probed
Ties between ousted Chongqing party boss and senior officers investigated
An English ‘fixer’ out of his depth in murky waters
Neil Heywood, allegedly murdered by the wife of Bo Xilai, was almost as mysterious in life as in death
Friday, 13 April 2012
China Inquiry Widens to Wealth of Powerful Couple
What began as a scandal involving the mysterious death of
Neil Heywood, the British businessman whose body was found in November in a
Chongqing hotel room, appears to be evolving into a broader investigation into
the wealth of a politically powerful Chinese couple, Bo Xilai and his wife, Gu
Kailai, and their financial interests.
Thursday, 12 April 2012
After-sales services set to boom
Frenzied growth in car purchases is abating on the mainland,
creating room for repair chains to expand
China: Developers dangle promise of retirement paradise
Invest at least 350,000 yuan (S$70,000) a year in an
insurance policy and get to live for free when you retire in a high-end elderly
home at various places across China.
Chinese buy German firms with knowhow
The buyers are looking for growth engines, and not just raw
materials or patents
Blinded by prejudice
Chen Yiyu, chief of central government research fund, says
that despite enormously improved standards, Chinese research still faces
discrimination on world stage
Aussie lawyer found guilty over insult in Perth
An Australian lawyer who abused a security officer at a
Perth courthouse and told him to go back to Singapore was found guilty of
professional misconduct by a tribunal in her country.
Pressure on local cadres to combat counterfeit goods
The central government has pledged to combat fake and shoddy
products by monitoring local governments’ efforts to counteract them as part of
their annual achievement appraisals.
Taoist robe in fashion show: Police reports filed
At least two Taoists have filed police reports over the use
of a Taoist priest’s robe in a fashion show organised by the Floral Designers
Society Singapore (FDSS) last month.
We deserve red card for expat package, says StarHub
StarHub yesterday apologised for running an expatriates-only
football promotion that offered gifts worth $50.
Wealthy foreigners can’t ‘buy’ PR status anymore
MAS ending scheme allowing those who parked $10m here to
fast-track applications
Bo’s sacking adds new twist to leadership reshuffle
Crisis has led to much speculation over which party faction
will gain as horse-trading continues
Robert Parker report: 'Appearance of impropriety' in Campo/Miller arrangements
The Wine Advocate's arrangements in Spain last year created
'inappropriate ambiguity' and fell short of the high standards the
organisation sets itself, an investigation has found.
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Betrayal, murder and graft
When the crime-fighting exploits of Mr Wang Lijun inspired a
TV series in China more than a decade back, few could have predicted that the
real-life adventures of the protagonist would be so much more exciting.
Wife said to be holding foreign passport
Being a murder suspect may not be the only trouble for Madam
Gu Kailai, 53, wife of purged Chinese leader Bo Xilai.
Bo’s fall sparks shock, scepticism in China
Many express support for him; media rally people behind
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‘Resolute’ decision to expel Bo is praised by media
The mainland’s media yesterday rallied behind the decision
to expel Bo Xilai from the Communist Party’s top echelons, hailing his
dismissal as a victory for party discipline and the rule of law.
Legal eagle’s fall from grace
The former top lawyer who married a princeling, then became
a ‘stay-at-home mother’, is now under arrest
Bo a victim of his own ambition
Rising star, destined to become a key member of the new
leadership, who went the way of countless others in history and failed in the
pursuit of ultimate glory
Briton’s Wanderings Led Him to Heart of a Chinese Scandal
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think most of us who knew Neil felt that the truth was probably much more
mundane, and that whatever happened to him will turn out in the end to be the
result of some kind of romantic venture, something that took him into a realm
that others hadn’t been, that ended up getting out of hand.”
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Bo Xilai ousted, wife probed for Briton's murder
Chinese politician Bo Xilai, once a rising star, has been stripped of his elite Communist Party post while his wife is probed for the murder of a British national, state media said Tuesday.
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Penang's famed food hawkers see tradition lose steam
For well over a century, Penang's food hawkers have been conspicuous by the clouds of steam, pungent aromas and devoted crowds surrounding them. But some fear it is a dying art as a new generation shuns taking over their parent's modest curbside stands, threatening beloved recipes and a slice of the island's multi-cultural character.
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First US Marines arrive in Australia
The first batch of an expected 2,500 US Marines to be deployed in Australia began work Wednesday as Washington bolsters its presence in a strategically vital region, to the irritation of China.
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Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Lawyer seeks court order to probe DPP
A lawyer has sought a court order to investigate his complaint of alleged misconduct by a deputy public prosecutor (DPP).
ICAC arrests tycoon brothers
Sun Hung Kai bosses Thomas and Raymond Kwok detained with former chief secretary Rafael Hui in unprecedented probe into bribery and misconduct
Monday, 2 April 2012
Leaders signal accord on Bo
Crackdown on internet rumours of a coup shows that a consensus has now been reached about how to deal with the former Chongqing boss
Executive reportedly held over links to Bo Xilai
Shide Group chairman who allegedly paid school fees for son of ex-party boss fails to show at Boao Forum
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Arms sales to China: Russia in a quandary
Such deals are lucrative and help maintain ties but security is a risk
Tony Chan in move to halt trial over forgery charges
Tony Chan Chun-chuen, the businessman accused of forging a will he claimed to be from late Chinachem chairwoman Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum, is seeking to halt his trial for good, a court heard yesterday.StarHub unveils price plan for Euro 2012 matches
StarHub, Singapore’s official broadcaster of Euro 2012, will offer all 31 tournament matches ‘live’ across its pay TV, online and mobile platforms. Viewers can purchase the Euro 2012 Pay-Per-View Pack from Tuesday, March 27.
U.K. Seeks Probe Into China Death
The U.K. has asked the Chinese government to launch an investigation into the death of a British businessman who claimed to have close links to the family of Bo Xilai, the Communist Party leader whose downfall has thrown Chinese politics into turmoil.
Monday, 26 March 2012
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Health worries may cloud fun of shisha smoking fad
“Depending on the type of shisha tobacco, in one session the smoker can inhale the equivalent of 100 to 400 cigarettes,” said James Middleton, director of non-profit organisation Clear the Air, in an e-mail to the South China Morning Post.
Sun Yee On crackdown was six years in the making
A Shenzhen police crackdown last week on a gang linked to Hong Kong’s Sun Yee On triad was six years in the making. And it has cost some officials their jobs because of their suspected ties to organised crime, according to mainland media.
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Police bust sex camp on Luofu Mountain
Farmhouse ran expensive courses to help those in unhappy marriages to achieve sexual liberation
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Party steps up efforts to keep generals in line
An ideological campaign led by Hu Jintao continues to seek the unequivocal allegiance of the military ahead of party’s leadership reshuffle later this year
HDBs more unaffordable than private homes
Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale homes in Singapore are more unaffordable than private homes, PropertyGuru can exclusively reveal. They are also classed as being ‘severely unaffordable’.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Ferrari Crash Death in Beijing Might be Party Official’s Illegitimate Son
Can you still recognise this car, let alone Ferrari?
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
China official account ties toppled Bo to police inquiry
China's government sacked an ambitious senior official, Bo Xilai, after his attempt to block a criminal investigation involving his family, according to two former officials.
Report on Ousted China Official Shows Effort at Damage Control
Communist Party leaders sacked Bo Xilai, the powerful party chief of metropolitan Chongqing, after being told that he had schemed to remove his police chief and impede a corruption investigation involving his family, according to a preliminary report on Mr. Bo’s actions circulated among government officials.
Bo Xilai sacking tied to probe
The reports on numerous online news sites, including dwnews.com and Boxun.com, said Bo transferred his police chief, Wang Lijun, in late January after Wang informed him of an investigation into one of Bo’s relatives.
Monday, 19 March 2012
Marine Cove tenants say final goodbyes
Remaining outlets at East Coast Park enclave shut their doors for good
Sunday, 18 March 2012
China’s palate ripens for European vineyards, chateaux
Chinese state-owned firms, private corporations and wealthy individuals are buying European vineyards as they look to capitalise on a growing domestic thirst for foreign wine.
Chan faces punishment over failure to disclose assets
Embattled fung shui master Tony Chan Chun-chuen could be jailed for allegedly failing to disclose his assets, if a new legal action succeeds.
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
Friday, 16 March 2012
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.
Thursday, 15 March 2012
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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Sunday, 11 March 2012
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