Topic: China

Thousands of refugees flee fighting in Somalia

The UN says more than 100,000 have now been displaced. Two Islamist militias may have joined forces for a new offensive.

Guantánamo Uighurs: pack your bags for Palau

The tiny Pacific nation agreed Monday to accept the detainees – along with $200 million in US aid.

UN Security Council poised to punish North Korea

Economic sanctions are designed to send a strong message without prompting a belligerent backlash.

As P&G CEO looks abroad, Home Depot cuts costs

A primer on the science of global warming

New Orleans mayor, quarantined in China, is curiously quiet

Mayor Ray Nagin, on a business trip, was confined to his hotel in Shanghai after a fellow plane passenger exhibited symptoms of swine flu.

Today's coverage: Sotomayor faces new rules, Shell strikes deal, Globe doesn't

Here comes the recession-chic bride

US weighs options to free journalists in North Korea

A tougher stance toward Pyongyang may complicate efforts to negotiate the release of the two women, who were sentenced Monday to 12 years of hard labor.

North Korea sentences US journalists to 12 years

The regime found the two reporters guilty of unspecified 'grave' crimes and sentenced them to 'reform through labor.'

In China, a new era of Web censorship looms

UN, US close to imposing sanctions on North Korea

The UN Security Council is close to approving action in response to the North's latest nuclear test. The US also plans separate sanctions for illegal weapons sales and counterfeiting.

North Korea silent on American journalists' trial

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg met with Chinese officials in Beijing Friday after having met S. Korea's president in Seoul. Sanctions against the North were a central topic.

Battle over the baby bottle: Should containers with bisphenol A be banned?

A number of states are moving to curtail the sale and use of bottles that have this chemical. But industry groups say BPA's risks are overblown.

Opinion: Apple smackdown: Red Delicious vs. Braeburn

A family taste test of apple varieties revealed as much about how my husband and I make decisions as it did about our tastes.

Opinion: North Korea's defiance puts Obama in a corner

Its nuclear and missile tests are a setback for the president's concept of engagement with rogue nations.

The Monitor's View: Reframing the jobs picture

Higher unemployment but slower layoffs hints at a need for Washington to switch from rescuer to reformer.

ECONOMIC SCENE: Can the US manage China’s economic comeback?

The giant’s revival will help cushion the blow of falling global output. But the Obama administration will need to take care in its dealings.

Shanghai Girls

A pair of Chinese sisters battle their way through the Japanese occupation of Shanghai and on to America.

Review: 'Summer Hours'

This finely drawn French family drama is a meditation on our changing relationship to possessions.

Tiananmen Square: Workers bore brunt of repression

On 20th anniversary of massacre, few remember the key role state employees played in supporting students – and the price some paid for organizing.

Chinese first: Tiananmen Square mentioned in official newspaper

The article referencing the June 4, 1989, 'incident' appeared only in an English-language publication.

China cracks down on activists, journalists on Tiananmen anniversary

Beijing also lashed out at the US after Secretary of State Clinton said China should examine the "dark events" of its past.

China: Never out of touch

Tianamen's legacy of boldness

Citizens have grown more vocal about their rights, even though China's political outlook hasn't changed much since 1989