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Entrepreneur creates work benefits to achieve happiness

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:03 AM PST

A member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from Henan province recently came under fire in China's cyber world for his comments on the incapability of people in purchasing thei...

Baidu CEO: 2012 a 'tough year' for internet giant

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:19 AM PST

"For Baidu, the year 2012 might have been the most difficult year in a long time," said the internet search engine giant's CEO Robin Li at a year-end party attended by more than 20,000 employees. "Ba...

Online shopping in Taiwan averages US$570 per person: poll

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:19 AM PST

Taiwanese spend an average NT$16,586 (US$570) per person annually on web-based purchases, and more than 60% of internet users in the country shop online, a poll indicated Saturday. The survey by the...

70,000 railway police deployed in China ahead of holiday rush

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:03 AM PST

More than 70,000 police have been deployed to train stations across China to ensure travelers' safety and orderliness of expected huge crowds on Saturday, when the nation begins the biggest annual hum...

China CNR becomes world's largest subway-equipment manufacturer

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 03:55 AM PST

With subway networks spanning a vast web across the country, China has become the leading subway-equipment manufacturer in the world. According to the latest study, China CNR and CSR have become the t...

Apple drops Qihoo products from App Store without notice

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 03:55 AM PST

A number or apps from Qihoo 360 Technology Company, a Beijing-based software firm known for its antivirus products, were withdrawn Apple's app marketplace without explanation on Jan.26, Chinese web po...

China carries out land-based missile interception test

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 03:39 AM PST

China again carried out a land-based mid-course missile interception test within its territory Sunday. Xinhua learned the news from the Information Bureau of China's Defense Ministry. "The test has ...

Japanese developers to attend Taipei video game show

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 03:31 AM PST

Japanese mobile game developers DeNA and Gloops will participate in an annual video game exhibition in Taipei for the first time, according to the organizers. During the five-day Taipei Game Show, re...

Xinjiang displays growth, sticks to counter-terrorism

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 03:27 AM PST

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Saturday showcased its double-digit economic growth and promised to take preemptive action against opponents of China's Communist Party to mainta...

Chinese netizen detained for questioning beauty queen promotion

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 03:27 AM PST

Internet user Duan Xiaowen was detained for 10 days after questioning the hidden mechanisms behind former beauty queen Wu Juan's placement as secretary-general for the mayor of Lengshuijiang city in s...

Transport strengthened for Chinese New Year travel boom

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 03:27 AM PST

Authorities in China have boosted the number of trains traversing the nation's railway network to ensure Saturday's smooth start to the world's largest annual migration. With 3.41 billion trips expec...

Matsu Islands population jumps after casino referendum passes

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 03:27 AM PST

The population of Taiwan's outlying Matsu Islands recorded the strongest growth nationwide in 2012 after island residents voted to allow Taiwan's first casino to be built, according to government figu...

Hackers clear out online gamers bank accounts with trojan

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 03:03 AM PST

Cases of hackers gaining access to online gamers' bank accounts via new trojan computer viruses affecting gaming accounts have spiked in China over the past two months, reports Shanghai's First Financ...

Bo Xilai corruption trial not likely until after March

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 07:00 PM PST

State-run newspaper says claims the trial of the disgraced Chinese politician would begin on Monday are false

The trial of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai is not likely to begin until after annual political meetings in March, a state-run newspaper has said.

The report, which cited a source close to the country's top judicial body, came in response to claims that the case would open in the southwestern city of Guiyang on Monday.

A court official there told Reuters that news of an imminent trial was "fake information", adding: "It is definitely not happening today."

Bo, 63, was a charismatic but divisive leader who some had tipped for a spot on the country's highest political body in last year's leadership transition.

But he endured a spectacular fall after his former police chief Wang Lijun fled to a US consulate last February claiming Bo's wife Gu Kailai had poisoned a British businessman. She was later convicted of Neil Heywood's murder.

State media said in September that the former party secretary of Chongqing faced prosecution. No formal charges have been announced but official news agency Xinhua said at the time that he bore major responsibility in relation to the murder, had abused power and taken massive bribes. It also accused him of maintaining improper relationships with women.

The suggestion his trial would begin this week gained ground because it appeared in Ta Kung Pao, a newspaper published in Hong Kong but backed by Beijing.

But the unnamed source in the Global Times report, which appears to have been published only in English, said: "The information in terms of the date and location for the trial will certainly be made public in advance, and it's unnecessary to make speculations [sic]."

He said that the trial might be very complicated and could last up to ten days, adding: "Due to the complexity, the case is likely to be heard after the annual 'two sessions'."

The hearings for Gu and Wang lasted just two days, with judgements delivered around a week later.

Global Times also said that Bo's lawyers, from the Beijing Dehang law offices, had yet to receive confirmation of when and where the trial would take place, according to an employee of the law firm.

On Saturday, the mayor of Chongqing said local authorities had worked to eradicate any repercussions of the "extraordinary" events of the last year.

Speaking at a political meeting in the city, Huang Qifan said: "Against such an exceptional backdrop and complex circumstances, we resolutely followed the decisions of the party ... and worked hard to banish the serious impact of the Bo Xilai and Wang Lijun cases."

He added: "Chongqing citizens have weathered storms and withstood ordeals."

According to reports of his speech, carried by Chinese news sites, he warned that Chongqing could only enjoy real success by following the party's leadership, adding that it must not allow "vanity projects" that "tire the people and drain money".

Bo made waves nationally with his populist campaigns, which ranged from a "sing red" campaign promoting the mass performance of revolutionary songs to the "strike black" drive against organised crime and a billion pound tree-planting scheme. But while many in the city lauded his leadership, others accused him of trampling over the law and ruthlessly attacking critics.

"We must strictly define authority in accordance with the law and ... never allow any group or individual to have special rights which exceed the constitution or the law," Huang told the meeting.


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Master Kong parent targets instant smartphone success

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 02:55 AM PST

The parent company of Master Kong, a leading instant noodle and beverage brand in China, is breaking into Taiwan's smartphone market, reports China Economic Net, a web portal sponsored by the state-ru...

China carries out anti-missile test

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 06:24 PM PST

Chinese military performed a 'land-based mid-course missile interception test within its territory', according to Xinhua

China tested emerging military technology aimed at destroying missiles in mid-air after an initial test in 2010, state media said, in a move that will unnerve its neighbours.

A brief report by the official Xinhua news agency said the military carried out a "land-based mid-course missile interception test within its territory".

"The test has reached the pre-set goal," the report quoted an unnamed defence ministry official as saying. "The test is defensive in nature and targets no other country."

It did not specify whether any missile or object had been destroyed in the test.

"Although no other detailed information about the test was released from the military authorities, weapon system experts said such a test could build shield for China's air defences by intercepting incoming warheads such as ballistic missiles in space," the report added.

People's Liberation Army officials and documents in recent years have said developing anti-missile technology is one focus of defence spending, which has grown by double-digits over many years.

The latest flexing of China's maturing military hardware comes as Beijing is involved in increasingly bitter territorial disputes in the East China Sea with Japan and in the South China Sea with several southeast Asian nations.

Beijing says its military spending is for defensive purposes and the modernisation of outdated forces.


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Top China Stories from WSJ: Sex Scandal, Isle Spat, Chicken Blame

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 05:48 PM PST

Ten officials in Chongqing were fired after they appeared in secretly filmed sex videos; a Japanese official met with new Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping; Shanghai authorities blamed Yum Brands suppliers for recent problems with alleged antibiotics in chicken.

China’s new carrier extends military modernization drive

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 02:05 PM PST

China successfully tested an indigenously-built freight plane capable of airlifting tanks and troops to inaccessible mountainous areas like its Tibet border with India.


Chongqing sets new roadmap in post-Bo Xilai era

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 01:11 AM PST

Chongqing's municipal government vowed Saturday it would shake off the impact of the Bo Xilai scandal and make law-abiding governance the priority alongside further reform. Huang Qifan, mayor of the ...

Taiwan's DOH testing NZ milk powder, will release results soon

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 01:11 AM PST

Taiwan's Department of Health said Saturday that it is testing samples of milk powder imports from New Zealand for residue levels of a toxic substance and will release the results next week. "We have...

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