Pakistan slams US for unilateral action, warns India too
The tension between America and Pakistan peaked a little more today, with the Pakistani government taking on America for not consulting it ahead of the military operation that led to Osama bin Laden’s death on Monday. The terrorist was shot in his house in Abbottabad near Islamabad. America has said it did not let Pakistan know about its plans because of fear of leaks.
Workers enter Japan reactor for first time since quake
The crews will install six ventilation machines that will lower radiation levels in Fukushima’s No.1 reactor so that cooling systems can be replaced.
Beijing’s population tops 19.6 mln, migration key contributor to growth
Beijing’s population hit 19.6 million as of Nov. 1, 2010, with migrants from other provinces mainly contributing to the rapid growth, the city’s statistics bureau said Thursday.
Chinese Tech Giants Fight Over 4G Phones
Two of China’s biggest technology companies have launched a court battle in Europe over mobile phone patents in a rare public clash between firms Beijing is promoting as national champions.
Sinkhole Opens in Beijing Road, Swallows Truck
Onlookers in Beijing, China, keep a safe distance from a giant sinkhole that opened in the middle of a busy street last Tuesday, swallowing a truck. Several news reports say the sinkhole formed above a tunnel being dug for construction of a subway line.
Off the Deep End — Beijing’s Water Demand Outpaces Supply Despite Conservation, Recycling, and Imports
The 200-kilometer drive from Beijing to the Guanting Reservoir in Hebei Province takes you from the urban jungle of China’s capital to the dry farm fields and tumble-down villages of one of the country’s major agricultural regions. On this early December morning, the air is breezy and tinged with cold, and the sun gleams on the frozen Guanting water through thin, wispy clouds.
Commodities no cure for China’s cash problem
You know the feeling, you have $3 trillion (S$3.7 trillion) in foreign currency burning a hole in your pocket and you are itching to spend. But on what? A mountain of gold, a sea of oil or a pile of paper?
China voices opposition to actions beyond UN authorization in Libya
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Is getting rich still glorious in China?
Most Chinese are growing old before getting rich. The country’s census results, published last week, show that of the country’s 1.4 billion people, the number of those over the age of 60 ballooned by more than the population of Spain in a decade。
Beijing supports nursing home expansion to care for rising elderly population
In an effort to cater to the rising demands of its aging population, Beijing authorities are increasing subsidies to support nursing home expansion.
