Wu Jieping, the doctor who tended leaders, dies

The man who looked after the health of the mainland’s paramount leaders for years, Dr. Wu Jieping, died in Beijing on Wednesday night at the age of 94.

Beijing to track all mobile phone users’ movements

Government to monitor 20m people

China to revamp growth model in next 5 years

If successful, the overhaul could see a slowdown in the country’s economy

Home supply to spike in next few years

Prices and rents may drop in 2013 and 2014 as a result

Moscow turns its military gaze east

New world order has Russia considering China as the enemy, writes Thomas Grove

Property controls distort the market

After several unsuccessful attempts to rein in runaway housing prices, the central government has resorted to restricting home purchases in the hope of dealing the “killer blow” to cool the market.

The flowering of an unconventional revolution

There are no slogans, no banners and no petitions. In fact, to the uninitiated, it is difficult to spot the demonstrations at all.

China’s population now stands at 1.34b

China’s population grew to 1.341 billion by the end of 2010, the National Bureau of Statistics has announced.

Secrets of the last emperor

Pu Yi in a work unit after the revolution


Pu Yi at his marriage ceremony when he was still a teenager.


Pu Yi before his arrest at the end of the war, dressed to impress in uniform and medals.

The famed memoirs of Pu Yi were a lie, its publishers reveal as the real autobiography goes on sale

China to evacuate 30,000 from Libya

China will attempt to evacuate more than 30,000 of its nationals trapped in violence-torn Libya, with the first chartered jet taking off for the North African country yesterday.

Deportation of 14 Taiwanese not about sovereignty

The Philippines’ deportation of 14 Taiwanese to mainland China along with 10 mainlanders, who were believed to be involved in an international fraud scheme, has stirred up a hornet’s nest in Taiwan, with politicians claiming violation of the nation’s sovereignty.

Cannon wants Chinese fugitives returned

Chinese fugitives in Canada should be “repatriated,” Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said Wednesday, despite fears over their fate if forcibly returned.

Japan probes WWII prisoner experiment site

The site is linked to Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army, which carried out experiments in germ warfare on prisoners.

The excavation was ordered after former nurse Toyo Ishii spoke out

Oral sex linked to cancer risk

US scientists said on Sunday there is strong evidence linking oral sex to cancer, and urged more study of how human papilloma viruses may be to blame for a rise in oral cancer among white men.

Beijing imposes stiff rule to fight rising property prices

Non-local homebuyers must prove taxes paid for five years

Beijing quiet on venture in disputed Kurils

Chinese analysts see no reason to stop Sino-Russian sea cucumber farm going ahead

Stanley Ho files new lawsuit to reclaim casino stake

Lawyers for billionaire Stanley Ho Hung-sun on Wednesday filed a fresh lawsuit seeking the return of his shares in Lanceford - the company that holds the bulk of his wealth - including his stake in the Macau casino business.

Genghis Khan Red God Mask

No regrets for defiant Tiananmen general

A former People’s Liberation Army general arrested after defying a martial law order to crack down on Tiananmen Square protesters in 1989 says he has no regrets.

China proving to be saviour of the world’s poorest people

Millions benefiting from Beijing’s massive overseas spending