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China detains six over coup rumours, halts microblog posts

Mar 31, 2012, 11:14 GMT

China detains six over coup rumours, halts microblog posts
Beijing - Chinese authorities have detained six people for spreading rumours that fuelled speculation of a possible coup attempt, and have ordered microblogging websites to suspend their comment functions to allow a 'clean-up,' media reports said Saturday. ... more

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Chinese dissidents hail late democracy activist Fang Lizhi

Apr 8, 2012, 10:48 GMT

Beijing - Chinese dissidents praised democracy activist and astrophysicist Fang Lizhi on Sunday following his death in exile in the United States. ... more

China "worried" over planned North Korea rocket launch

Apr 8, 2012, 9:48 GMT

Beijing - Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his South Korean and Japanese counterparts that China was 'concerned and worried' about the potential impact of North Korea's planned rocket launch this month, state media said on Sunday. ... more

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Karen rebels

Apr 8, 2012, 7:53 GMT

Yangon - Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi met Sunday with leaders of the six-decades-old Karen insurgency with whom she said she shared a common vision for achieving peace. ... more

Chinese schoolboy sells kidney to buy iPad, iPhone

Apr 7, 2012, 10:30 GMT

Beijing - A 17-year-old Chinese schoolboy bought an iPad and an iPhone after selling one of his kidneys for 3,500 dollars to a gang organizing illegal transplants, state media reported Saturday. ... more

Myanmar president invites Karen rebels to form party

Apr 7, 2012, 7:36 GMT

Yangon - Myanmar President Thein Sein on Saturday invited leaders of the Karen insurgency to form a political party and join parliament as a means of governing their own territories. ... more

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ANALYSIS: Myanmar's by-elections sets tone for real thing in 2015

Mar 28, 2012, 14:01 GMT

Bangkok - If Myanmar's by-elections on Sunday are not quite a breakthrough for democracy in a country that has seen five decades of military rule, they should not be written off as an April Fool's joke. ... more

ANALYSIS: Populist's demise dooms China's 'leftist' governance model

Mar 16, 2012, 4:23 GMT

Beijing - The removal of populist leader Bo Xilai on Thursday appeared to spell the end of his controversial experiment to turn a major city into a model of tough policing and socialist-inspired cultural activities. ... more

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