Chinese farmer jailed for Forbidden City theft

Luke BrowneMarch 19, 2012 08:25

The audacious theft, which Shi Baikui said he carried out on the “spur of the moment” last May, has highlighted lax security at the Forbidden City, an ancient imperial place in the heart of the capital.

Amy SilversteinMarch 17, 2012 23:27

McDonald's in Beijing sold expired food to customers

A McDonald's in China was suspended for selling expired food, including rotten cheese that had sat out for hours.

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McDonald's french fries sit under a heat lamp at a McDonald's restaurant on April 19, 2011, in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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"All of the germs will die if you just fry the meat in oil."

Urban pollution will be top environmental cause of early death by 2050, new report says

Amy SilversteinMarch 16, 2012 11:48

"Action needs to be taken now to prevent irreversible damage to the environment."

China online video companies create an internet giant

Alexander BesantMarch 13, 2012 16:13

China's leading online video company Youku is buying its smaller rival Tudou to create the largest video platform with more than one third of market share.

Water pollution from agriculture is worsening in California, new study says

Amy SilversteinMarch 13, 2012 12:26

Agriculture is also worsening water contamination in China.

Ecuador natives begin two-week march to protest Chinese mining company

Amy SilversteinMarch 9, 2012 14:05

"Chinese companies get out of Ecuador."

Michael GoldfarbMarch 9, 2012 05:44

BMW says: Thank you, China

Massive rise in company's profits thanks to China sales

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You think China is the world's workshop (or sweatshop, if you're manufacturing Apple products)?

Well, when it comes to luxury goods, Europe is the world's workshop.

Nothing proves the symbiotic relationship between China's rapidly growing upper-echelon consumer demand and Europe's luxury goods industries than sales figures released yesterday by BMW.

EADS accuses China of blocking Airbus sales over EU carbon tax

Luke BrowneMarch 8, 2012 09:39

Louis Gallois’s comments come a month after Airbus chief executive Thomas Enders warned that the EU's controversial emissions scheme could lead to a trade war.

Global poverty in decline, says World Bank report

Alexander BesantMarch 6, 2012 17:01

A new report by the World Bank released Tuesday says that global poverty is in decline despite a world economic slump.