China

Vatican, Citing 'Delicate Situation,' Rejects Dalai Lama Meeting With Pope

8:48am December 15, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

It's an apparent reference to the Holy See's relations with China — they haven't had diplomatic ties since 1949. Tibet's spiritual leader is in Rome for a meeting of Nobel Peace Prize winners.

An employee displays a gold bar at a gold refining workshop of the plant of Uralelektromed Joint Stock Company (JSC), the enterprise of Ural Mining and Metallurgical company (UMMC) in the town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, outside Yekaterinburg, Oct. 17.

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Oil Prices Go Down, Russia's Gold Buying Goes Up

9:39pm December 14, 2014

by Jackie Northam

Russia, China and other emerging market countries have been buying up large quantities of gold, something governments and individuals have done for centuries during uncertain economic times.

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Police Finish Dismantling Hong Kong Protest Sites

9:14pm December 11, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

The main camp, which had stood for more than two months, was the center of the city's pro-democracy demonstrations.

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Fidel Castro Awarded China's Confucius Peace Prize

11:14am December 11, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The award was set up in 2010 after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a Chinese dissident. Chinese media said the former Cuban leader was honored because he didn't use force in foreign relations.

A 2012 photo of Zhou Yongkang, the then-Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee member in charge of security. Zhou has been arrested on charges of corruption and leaking state secrets.

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China's Ex-Security Chief Arrested On Corruption Charges

8:04pm December 05, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Zhou Yongkang, a senior Communist Party official who retired in 2012, has been under investigation for bribery for months.

Relatives of deceased organ donors mourn for them at a ceremony unveiling a monument for the organ donors in April in Chongqing, China.

China To End Organ Harvesting From Executed Inmates

11:43am December 04, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The controversial practice has long been criticized by human rights campaigners who say that it could hasten the pace that prisoners are put to death in China.

Chinese customs officials, like the ones shown here in August at the Lukou International Airport in Nanjing, have broad powers to confiscate items. One woman who had copies of her father's memoir seized has sued the government.

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In China, One Woman's Challenge To The Legal System

2:55am December 02, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

The woman is suing the government after customs officers confiscated books without telling her why they were banned. The case comes as the country is taking steps to revamp its legal system.

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A jogger goes for a run amid heavy smog in Shanghai on Wednesday. China has for the first time agreed to limit its carbon emissions, but critics are questioning whether the move goes far enough.

China Agrees To Pollution Limits, But Will It Make A Difference?

5:58pm November 18, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

China has for the first time announced a ceiling to its future carbon emissions. Critics say the commitment is primarily symbolic, and unlikely to have a significant impact in the near future.

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Federation of Students representatives Alex Chow Yong-kang (second left), Eason Chung Yiu-wa (second right) and Nathan Law Kwun-chung (right) talk to the media before trying to board a plane to Beijing on Saturday. They were told that Beijing authorities

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Hong Kong Democracy Leaders Barred From Traveling To Beijing

1:10pm November 15, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Three student activists, including Alex Chow, were stopped at the airport as they sought to board a flight in hopes of meeting with Chinese leaders.

Floor traders study stock prices in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2013.

To Lure Investors And Move Money, China Links Two Stock Markets

5:14pm November 14, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

Chinese investors will now be allowed to directly buy stock in Hong Kong and foreign investors will be able to do the same in Shanghai. Its a small move with big implications.

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