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No radiation leak has been detected from the plant which is only 50 km from Hong Kong.
China Should Learn Soft Power from Canada | January 31, 2012, 7:34 pm
A commentary based on stories about the Canadian ambassador and Cambridge university.
Spring Festival Stats | January 30, 2012, 11:59 am
Passenger numbers from road, rail and airports, as well as UnionPay payments data.
Death sentence upheld in case of 30-year-old businesswoman charged with "illegal fund-raising."
Mayor's Apology Stuns Officials | January 18, 2012, 6:44 pm
"After the clapping died down, I began to think, should we be applauding the mayor for apologizing?"
Seeing the New Year in With a Bang | January 18, 2012, 5:43 pm
For many in China, welcoming a new year would not be complete without lighting a firecracker, whether to ward off evil spirits and shoo away bad luck from the previous year, or just simply for the "bang" of it.
Efforts to patrol shipping on the Mekong River are being tested, with two attacks taking place over the past month.
Zhu Xiaodan Now Governor of Guangdong | January 17, 2012, 5:54 pm
Acting governor officially appointed to leadership position
Head of Guangdong's United Front Work Department under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline.
Court rules on high-profile case involving the mysterious death of a wealthy businessman from Inner Mongolia
Apple Gets Egged in Beijing | January 13, 2012, 6:39 pm
With the egg yolk still wet on the glass wall of Apple's flagship store in Beijing, we spoke to the lucky few.
One Ticketing System, Two Experiences | January 11, 2012, 1:40 pm
Students on the railways website can get a ticket home in 5 minutes, but others need 5 hours.
Filipino Publisher Shot Dead | January 6, 2012, 6:16 pm
The opponents of free speech have claimed their first victim of 2012 with the shooting of a Filipino newspaper publisher.
China's attempts to encourage farmers in Myanmar to stop growing opium poppies appears to have failed.
Complacency in the Face of Disaster | December 20, 2011, 5:40 pm
It’s frightening to realize that a country which is being struck by about 20 major storms annually, can finds itself unprepared for such a storm.
Christian Bale in China | December 20, 2011, 5:12 pm
As an actor involved in a movie about the Rape of Nanking, Christian Bale was inevitably going to be involved in some mild political controversy.
Reactions to Kim Jong-il's Death on Weibo | December 19, 2011, 3:41 pm
News of Kim Jong il's death spread quickly on China's two most popular mircoblogging platforms.
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il has Died | December 19, 2011, 11:32 am
Kim Jong-il "passed away from a great mental and physical strain" during a train ride at 8.30am on Saturday.
“Are you crazy? Don’t you know next year is the year of the big snake? The elderly people don’t allow it."
Also in China by Numbers on Thursday Dec. 15, the Hebei fishermen suing ConcoPhilips.

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