Topic: Anhui Province

China harasses family of Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo

Chinese officials routinely pressure family members of political activists and government critics to get them to fall in line.

Was SARS fallout a lesson for China in global citizenship?

Ten years ago the World Health Organization declared SARS a global emergency. In China, where the epidemic started, the first response was a coverup.

China crackdown underscores nervousness ahead of key Communist party meeting

Chinese authorities are issuing security edicts ranging from a ban on knife sales in the capital to requiring taxi cabs lock their windows ahead of the Communist Party’s national congress.

4 Chinese police officers on trial for helping Bo Xilai's wife

One day after Gu Kailai did not contest murder charges against her, a quartet of senior police officers are facing charges of assisting Gu to cover up the homicide.

Curator extraordinaire of Chinese art

Curator Nancy Berlinger's rare access began with shipping a humble 200-year-old Chinese home to Salem, Mass.

China: Portrait of a People

Photojournalist Tom Carter spent two years capturing China’s people and their lives through his camera lenses.

Policeman's binge drinking death in China: One official banquet too far?

The binge drinking death of a policeman at an official banquet in Shenzhen, China, has provoked fresh scrutiny of a culture of heavy drinking. Central and local government authorities are trying to rein in lavish spending on such events.

World

Asia acts to contain China's tainted milk

Japanese-brand cheesecake and cookies in Australia are among the latest products found to have melamine. Tests in China have revealed 31 more cases of contamination, the state news agency reported Wednesday.

What China's tainted milk may not bring: lawsuits

The government is giving families free care but may ban legal action over contaminated formula, which has affected more than 50,000 babies.

Unofficial schools aim to boost prospects of China's migrant children

Xingzhi School in Beijing teaches nearly 1,200 kids not allowed to attend public school say their migrant-worker parents lack residency permits.

In China, texting home for the New Year

Modern technologies update Chinese traditions as billions of text messages zing phone to phone.