Veronica Wang

Widespread fraudulence and outright fabrications are rife in officially-sponsored environmental reporting in China, according to experts.

A husband and wife team of water experts advise against drinking tap water in Beijing.

China’s anti-corruption campaign, said to be urgently needed to save the Party and the state, and launched with much fanfare, may turn out to be a toothless measure, after all.

A former Beijing University professor, Zhang Weiying, told a public forum last week how corruption could be solved in China, and emphasized that it only poses a serious threat to the Communist Party and not the nation.

A recent major social study in China reveals that city dwellers have mostly lost trust in China’s social institutions, are concerned about public security, and are more ready to believe anonymous online “microblogs” over traditional newspapers.

A well-regarded diplomatic worker has been missing for over a month and is reported to have been tortured in detention, while friends appeal on his behalf.

Nearly 10 thousand Tibetans gathered outside Tawu Nyitso monastery in Ganzi, Sichuan Province, China, on Nov. 6 to commemorate a Tibetan nun who immolated herself on Nov. 3 and to protest against the Chinese rulers’ harsh policies towards Tibet.

At least five people died in an accident caused by a drunk police chief in Henan, causing a mass street riot.

President of Foxconn International Holdings Ltd said that within three years the company will import one million robots to increase productivity and efficiency.

Kashgar, Xinjiang has been rocked by a wave of violent attacks in the past two days, leaving nine dead and at least 28 people injured. Five of the 14 suspects were killed and five arrested.