Court ready for killer of disabled twin sons

Live online on Thursday: A mother stands trial for killing her disabled twin sons at a central Guangdong Province city. The first of its kind, the trial at Dongguan No.1 People’s Court will be broadcast…

Inequality in China:O brother, where art thou?

CHINA has enjoyed (and suffered) more than its fair share of social mobility in recent decades. Between 1981 and 2005, over  600m Chinese moved out of poverty, according to Shaohua Chen and Martin Ravallion of…

China must rise to the social management challenge

On Monday, President Hu Jintao chaired a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, discussing the issue of effective “social management.” According to the minutes, the country is facing a surge of…

Reporter alleges threats for toll road story

A Beijing Capital Airport Expressway manager threatened her for a story about toll trickery, a China Central Television (CCTV) reporter claimed on Sunday. Feng Lei, deputy director of the Capital Airport Expressway Development Company, told…

China Slowly Adopts Tobacco-free Laws

The northeastern city of Harbin has banned indoor smoking in public areas just before World No Tobacco Day, which falls on Tuesday, but health experts say enacting and enforcing laws in China that are consistent…