Tag: China

This aerial photo shows buildings toppled down by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake at the quake's epicenter in the town of Longtoushan in Ludian County of Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. Rescuers dug through shattered homes Monday looking for survivors of the strong earthquake in southern China as the death toll rose to hundreds of people, with more than 1,800 injured. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Xue Yubin) NO SALES

Lakes formed by quake in China threaten flooding

Christopher Bodeen · August 5, 2014 5:27 am

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2013 file photo, members of Japan Self-Defense Forces march during the Self-Defense Forces Day at Asaka Base, north of Tokyo. Japan's annual defense white paper approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, expresses strong concern about China's military build-up, citing its neighbor's increased airspace and maritime activities. But officials said separately that Japan's defense budget may be insufficient to achieve the goals set by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to bolster the country's military. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

China top worry in annual Japan defense report

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 4:30 am

China investigates 2 Canadians for secret stealing

China investigates 2 Canadians for secret stealing

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 3:30 am

This photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency shows the damaged workshop following an explosion at an eastern Chinese automotive parts factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. Dozens of people were killed Saturday by the explosion at the factory that supplies General Motors, state media reported. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhu Guigen) NO SALES

Death toll rises to 75 in Chinese factory blast

Jack Chang · August 4, 2014 11:25 am

This photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency shows the damaged workshop following an explosion at an eastern Chinese automotive parts factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. Dozens of people were killed Saturday by the explosion at the factory that supplies General Motors, state media reported. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhu Guigen) NO SALES

Death toll rises to 75 in Chinese factory blast

Jack Chang · August 4, 2014 3:18 am

This photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency shows the site of an explosion at an eastern Chinese automotive parts factory in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. Dozens of people were killed Saturday by the explosion at the factory that supplies General Motors, state media reported. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wang Hengzhi) NO SALES

China car parts plant blast kills 69, hurts 187

Gillian Wong · August 3, 2014 5:11 am

China bladder trade sending porpoise to extinction

Mark Stevenson · August 1, 2014 10:02 pm

In China, an Irrational Indictment

Ellen Bork · August 1, 2014 5:40 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C Orion surveillance plane flies over the disputed islands, called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea. Japan says it will give names to five uninhabited islands as part of a group in the East China Sea, Friday Aug. 1, 2014, a move likely to spark anger from other claimants China and Taiwan. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

Japan names 5 disputed islets in East China Sea

Mari Yamaguchi · August 1, 2014 2:35 pm

Black smoke billows over the skyline as a fire at the oil depot for the airport rages out of control after being struck in the crossfire of warring militias battling for control of the airfield, in Tripoli, Libya Monday, July 28, 2014. The latest violence to plague the country has so far killed scores of people and wounded hundreds as foreigners flee the chaos. Libya's interim government said in a statement that the fire could trigger a "humanitarian and environmental disaster" in Tripoli, appealing for "international help" to extinguish the inferno. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ben Khalifa)

Greece to help ‘hundreds’ of Chinese leave Libya

Derek Gatopoulos · July 31, 2014 5:56 pm

Gay rights campaigners act out electric shock treatment to protest outside a court where the first court case in China involving so-called conversion therapy is held in Beijing, China, Thursday, July 31, 2014. A gay Chinese man said Thursday he was suing a psychological clinic for carrying out electric shocks intended to turn him straight, as well as the search engine giant Baidu for advertising the center. Words on banners from left read: "Gays, no need to be treated," "Support Haidian Court, Against twisted treatment," and "Ms. Baidu promotes gay treatment by Li Yanhong (Chairman of Baidu)." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese man brings gay conversion therapy lawsuit

Louise Watt · July 31, 2014 12:26 pm

A woman looks at a menu with words " everyday half-price " in front of a KFC fast food restaurant in Beijing, China Thursday, July 31, 2014. Global fast food chains are rushing to expand in China but even experienced operators face costly pitfalls in a fast-changing food supply industry plagued by repeated safety scandals. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Fast food ambitions in China hurt by safety scares

Joe McDonald · July 31, 2014 8:54 am