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Chinese activist’s brother flees guarded village

By AP News Thu, May 24, 2012 4:58PM UTC

BEIJING (AP) — The brother of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has fled his closely guarded village to seek legal advice Thursday in Beijing on how to protect his son from what their supporters call retaliation by local officials, an attorney said. Chen sought protection of U.S. diplomats last month after

Couple in China accused of burying woman alive

By AP News Thu, May 24, 2012 3:21PM UTC

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities arrested a man and his girlfriend in the death of an elderly woman he knocked down while driving drunk and whose body was later found buried at a construction site. Police say the woman likely was alive when buried. The official Xinhua News Agency reported

Macy’s partners with Chinese online retailer

By AP News Thu, May 24, 2012 1:51PM UTC

NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s Inc. said Wednesday that it acquired a stake in the operator of a Chinese online retailer, which will start selling some of the department store chain’s private label merchandise next spring. Macy’s said it had invested $15 million in VIPStore Co., which operates omei.com, a

Nuclear power: No consensus in Asia or the West

By Graham Land Thu, May 24, 2012 9:02AM UTC

The Fukushima disaster put nuclear power under the microscope throughout the world. But in the aftermath of the worst nuclear incident in 25 years, countries acted differently. Some stopped to reconsider their nuclear programs, while others pushed on with vigor. A few nations reacted sharply against nuclear, especially Japan, where

Philippines accuses China anew of flaring tensions

By AP News Wed, May 23, 2012 7:00PM UTC

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines accused China on Wednesday of sending more government and fishing vessels to a contested shoal in the South China Sea despite ongoing talks to resolve a 2-month-old naval standoff. Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said the number of Chinese vessels at Scarborough Shoal increased