Story Archive
2009-03-09
China's women have legal protection against workplace discrimination—at least in theory, they say.
2009-03-07
China's media czar takes aim, but experts wonder if anyone can rein in Web 2.0.
2009-03-04
Petitioners in an eastern Chinese village say they were forced to attend reeducation sessions or “law study groups.”
2009-03-03
Petitioners report tight security and heavy surveillance in Beijing as two major meetings get under way.
2009-03-02
China gets a badly needed food safety law, but critics say freer media and better enforcement are also necessary.
2009-02-24
Official media are relieved after a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, while protesters describe a huge operation to prevent public protest.
2009-02-19
A new book describes how some Chinese who complain about the government are mistreated in psychiatric settings, while the author calls for better regulation of mental health services in China.
2009-02-16
A major new study shows how China does, and doesn't, control bloggers.
2009-02-13
Chinese parents rush to get babies checked as new kidney stone cases are reported. Companies and government labs insist they find no contamination.
2009-02-12
Chinese officials are warned to take measures to prevent mass protests as the economy worsens.
2009-02-09
Chinese authorities have sent scholars to talk to house church pastors; but detained worshipers are denied contact with their lawyer and are yet to be charged.
2009-02-04
A Chinese-language equivalent of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, known as WikiLib, has been taken offline temporarily, with no further explanation.
2009-02-04
Scientists warn of further disasters as dam reservoirs are blamed for the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Their voices are finally being heard.
2009-01-28
Blind lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng's wife says he is ill, but authorities have not responded to a request for medical parole.
2009-01-28
The families of political prisoners across China say they have been refused permission to visit their loved ones in jail over the traditional Lunar New Year holiday period.
