Topic: Henan Province

Is China cleaning up its illegal 'black jails'?

Ten men have been sentenced to prison for illegally detaining people who traveled to Beijing to appeal to the government, in a possible sign the government is trying to rein in abuses.

China fireworks truck explosion causes deadly highway collapse

The official Xinhua News Agency said nine people were confirmed dead and another 13 injured, including four in serious condition. It said the collapse smashed and buried at least 25 vehicles.

Global sympathy for Newtown, antipathy for US gun laws (+video)

Even as observers around the world mourned the teachers and children killed in Newtown, many expressed frustration with a US political system that has left guns so easily accessible.

Chinese police suspect man who stabbed 23 kids 'influenced' by doomsday rumor

Just hours before the Newtown, Conn., massacre, a man stabbed 23 children in a rural Chinese elementary school. 

Who are China's next leaders?

On Nov. 15, the new Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party – the group that rules China presented itself to the world. Here are the bios of the seven men who take the reins of China.

China's first female astronaut: Who is she? (+video)

Liu Yang, a fighter pilot, is slated to become China's first female astronaut to travel into space on Saturday.

Fighter pilot set to become first Chinese woman in space (+video)

Liu Yang will be part of a three-person crew aboard a Chinese spacecraft set to launch Saturday night. She will become China's first woman in space.

Global News Blog Will the Occupy Wall Street protests come to China?

Occupy Wall Street protests spread to four continents over the weekend, but China's involvement was conspicuously absent.
10/17/2011 09:41 am

Global News Blog Rumors of vice rattle China's Shaolin monastery and the home of kung fu

Shi Yongxin, abbot of China's Shaolin monastery, where kung fu and Zen Buddhism were born, has been attacked by Internet rumors alleging improper behavior. The abbot has long been a controversial figure in China.
10/14/2011 10:32 am

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In China, residents shiver as government shutters power plants to save energy

Nevermind the frigid temperatures, residents in China are told. The effort to build cleaner power plants is for the greater good, so interim shivering is just part of the deal.
01/12/2011 07:59 am

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Attack on China whistleblower shows risk of unveiling corruption, fraud

China whistleblower Fang Zhouzi was mugged after his criticism of a Chinese hospital. 'I’ve had threatening phone calls and e-mails before, but this was the first time I have been attacked,' he says.
08/30/2010 11:08 am

China flood and oil spill response improves. Prevention? Not so much.

A China flood, oil spill, and chemical factory explosion highlighted the country's improved crisis response. But China still faces challenges as it tries to strike a balance between economic growth and protecting the environment.
07/29/2010 09:39 am

China floods leave 30,000 trapped

China floods caused by heavy rains have left 30,000 trapped in their homes.
07/28/2010 05:02 pm

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Another AIDS activist, Wan Yanhai, flees China

Wan Yanhai has left China for the United States, soon after fellow AIDS activists Gao Yaojie also left and Hu Jia was sentenced to jail. Beijing is putting more pressure on nongovernment organizations (NGOs).
05/10/2010 10:34 am

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In Pictures Destructive Oil Spills

China's Ant Tribe: millions of unemployed college grads

Despite China's fast-growing economy, many Chinese college grads are struggling to find jobs or scraping by on meager salaries. Beijing worries that this new group - the "Ant Tribe" - could pose a threat to political stability.
12/21/2009 06:04 am

China cracks down on human rights lawyers

A Beijing firm known for defending famous activists is told to close. Attorneys elsewhere have been detained or tried.
02/25/2009 12:00 am

Drought threatens China’s wheat crop

The region that produces 95 percent of the country’s wheat is facing its worst drought in 50 years.
02/11/2009 12:00 am

Migrant workers struggle as China's factories slow

The global recession is shuttering manufacturers and pushing millions out of work or into lower wages.
01/28/2009 12:00 am

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