From Radio Free Asia:The wife and two children of a jailed Chinese rights lawyer have been granted political asylum in the United States.Zhang Qing, the wife of jailed Chinese rights lawyer Guo Feixiong, and their two children were notified of

Oiwan Lam from Global Voices has translated updates from Feng Zhenghu, an activist who has been living in Japan's Narita Airport for nearly three weeks after the Chinese government refused him re-entry. Feng has been updated his status via a

From the Wall Street Journal Blog:President Barack Obama's first attempt to speak directly to China's people during his trip this week was marred by Beijing's failure to broadcast the remarks nationwide as promised. Now his parting words to the Chinese

Key from ChinaHush translates a Southern Metropolis Daily report on cadmium pollution in Hunan:July of this year my partner Yang Xiaohong and I went to Liuyang in Hunan province together to cover the incident of cadmium pollution. Centered at Xianghe

A colliery in Jixi City, Heilongjiang. From tarboat.

Zhang Zuhua and Jiang Qisheng, two of the original drafters of Charter 08, have written a response to what they think is the approach of the U.S. to China relations. The current administration is treading carefully on the subject of

From the Times of India:The personal wealth of the rich in China has continued to expand despite the global economic downturn, and a new study says their number could cross 450,000 by the year-end. .. "China is arguably the most

Children in Guizhou, via lumiere en juin.

A mine explosion in Heilongjiang has killed 10, and trapped 114. From Cara Anna, for Associated Press:A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 15 people and trapping another 114 nearly a third of

The resumption of hearings by the Supreme Court to trace victims of enforced disappearance is a much welcomed step, Amnesty International said today, but the Pakistan government must demonstrate political will to trace the disappeared

The number of MPs with assets worth over Rs one crore has doubled in the present Lok Sabha, a report has said.

Seven people were on Sunday killed and 53 others injured, including 34 seriously, in the two blasts suspected to have been triggered by ULFA near a police station here.

After Sena chief criticised Tendulkar for saying that "Mumbai is for all Indians", his party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut questioned the veteran batsman's contribution to Maharashtra.

Headley had vowed to 'retaliate against India' in one of his e-mail messages.

The Mumbai attack last year could have been handled in a different way had there been a "certain type" of equipment and better intelligence, says the chief of the anti-terror force which fought them.

Seeking to reach out to ULFA, the Indian government has offered safe passage to its top leaders Arabinda Rajkhowa and Paresh Barua and expressed willingness for talks if the outfit renounces violence.

The CBI, which has decided to close the case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, has refused to reveal information about him relating to Bofors payoff case under the RTI Act.

It has been quite some time since I heard about a particular wedding scandal. Nevertheless, it was atrocious to say the least and has stuck in my mind ever since. It was an Indian wedding and the groom went with

Nov 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today participated in several events at educational institutes.

Nov 22, Anuradhapura: President Mahinda Rajapaksa worshipped Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and Ruwanweliseya in Anuradhapura on his way to Kekirawa to open the housing scheme for soldiers.