| China Party votes for fresh leadership http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id... China Articles MSNBC - BEIJING - China's Communist Party closes a five-yearly Congress on Sunday that will acclaim President Hu Jintao's policies and start to install a new leadership crucial to shaping his legacy. After a week of rhetorical displays of unity around Hu ... |
| China's future: a nation of single men? http://www.latimes.com/news... China Articles Los Angeles Times - On a smoggy morning in Lanzhou, a gritty industrial city in China's Gansu province, crowds of young men gather outside a half-built construction site. Dressed in torn jeans and dirty shirts and carrying thermoses of tea, they push toward the exterior ... |
| China's Communist elite list names for top posts http://www.philly.com/inqui... China Articles Philadelphia Inquirer - BEIJING - China's Communist Party elite approved a list of candidates for top positions yesterday, setting the stage for final negotiations whose outcome will be a key indicator of President Hu Jintao's political strength. With the list of an ... |
| Women a rare sight in China's corridors of power http://www.reuters.com/arti... China Articles Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - There are women to be found in China's halls of power, but most of them are serving tea. Nearly 60 years after Mao Zedong's Communists came to power championing women as an economic force, giving them rights to hold land and seek ... |
| China Vice President Steps Down http://www.newsday.com/news... China Articles Newsday - BEIJING - China's politically powerful vice president stepped down Sunday amid a reshuffling of the Communist Party leadership, removing from office a potential challenger to President Hu Jintao's unrivaled authority. Closing out a weeklong party ... |
| China's master problem-solver retires, leaving hole in Beijing's ... http://www.iht.com/articles... China Articles International Herald Tribune - BEIJING : For the past decade, when Chinese leaders had a mission of national importance, they gave it to one woman. Wu Yi oversaw negotiations in the 1990s on China's entry to the World Trade Organization, winning a reputation as tough but ... |
| China has the inside shot http://www.boston.com/sport... China Articles Boston Globe - Got Mongolian Milk? The NBA does. The largest milk seller in China represents one of six new NBA marketing partners signed since the start of last season. Why did that merit mention by commissioner David Stern during a recent press conference in ... |
| China, UN talk of Sudan, Myanmar http://www.boston.com/news/... China Articles Boston Globe - BEIJING -- China has discussed tensions in Sudan and Myanmar with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday. But a ministry statement did not release details of the Saturday night telephone call between Foreign Minister ... |
| China Communists Narrow in on Leadership http://www.foxnews.com/wire... China Articles FOX News - BEIJING — Delegates to a pivotal Communist Party congress whittled down a list of candidates for senior committee assignments on Saturday, a prelude to selecting China's new leadership. The state-run Xinhua News Agency reported that a 237-member ... |
| Magic beat Cavaliers 100-84, sweep two-game preseason series in China http://www.sportsline.com/n... China Articles CBS Sportsline - MACAU (AP) -Dwight Howard scored 17 points to help the Orlando Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 100-84 and sweep a two-game preseason series between the NBA teams in China. Howard and Cavaliers star LeBron James both sat out the fourth quarter of ... |