Syria crisis: China defends veto of UN resolution BBC News Chinese state-run media have defended Beijing's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on anti-government protesters. | China's top newspapers said the Western push for a regime change in Syria was erroneous, citing previous campaigns in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. | The US earlier de...
China morning round-up: Wen Jiabao on 'rural democracy' BBC News On Lantern Festival day, most newspapers in China focus on the latest comments by Premier Wen Jiabao. | Mr Wen pledged "unwavering support for reform" and called for better laws to protect the voice of farmers in rural communities, reports the China Daily. | The premier also admitted that it was a c...
China morning round-up: Wen Jiabao on 'rural democracy' BBC News On Lantern Festival day, most newspapers in China focus on the latest comments by Premier Wen Jiabao. | Mr Wen pledged "unwavering support for reform" and called for better laws to protect the voice of farmers in rural communities, reports the China ...
Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive' Al Jazeera | The Syrian army has stepped up its attacks on opposition fighters in Homs, activists and witnesses have said, a day after a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria was blocked by Russia and China. | Vide...
Pet stores struggle to cope with dogs abandoned China Daily A worker cares for dogs that are boarding at a "pet hotel" in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, on Jan 25. Boarding services for pets were busy around the Spring Festival as many people planned to travel during the week-long holiday. Wang Jianka...
Violence mounts in Syria as U.N. peace plan fails San Francisco Chronicle | United Nations -- | A U.N. Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria ended in acrimony and a veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after the Syrian military atta...
Russia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria The Star | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global eff...
China's Wen Calls for Better Land-Right Protections Wall Street Journal By BRIAN SPEGELE | BEIJING—Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for better protection for the land rights of farmers during a visit to southern Guangdong province, where a reformist leader has grabbed national attention by defusing a violent land ...
Mass slaughter in Syria: UN holds urgent vote - but Russia and China veto it ... The Daily Mail | More than 200 people have been killed by Syrian forces after a barrage of mortars and artillery was unleashed on the battered city of Homs overnight. | Activists claim the military carried out a night of shelling on the city in the latest clash to ...
Canadian PM Stephen Harper looks to diversify oil exports with trip to China Star Tribune | TORONTO - Canada's prime minister heads to China next week where he'll discuss Canada's vast oil reserves in a visit that's being viewed as an "open warning" to the United States, which rejected a pipeline from Canada to Texas. | Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be in Beijing and two other cities for bilateral meetings with top Chines...
Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive' Al Jazeera | The Syrian army has stepped up its attacks on opposition fighters in Homs, activists and witnesses have said, a day after a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria was blocked by Russia and China. | Video received by Al Jazeera from opposition activists on Sunday showed the apparent devastation ca...
