Xu Zhiyong: On the New Citizens’ Movement
Rights defense lawyer Xu Zhiyong has continued his advocacy despite years of setbacks. The Open Constitution Initiative, a legal assistance NGO he and several other lawyers founded in 2003, was shut down in 2009 by Beijing officials, citing [...]
Xu Zhiyong: On the New Citizens’ Movement
Rights defense lawyer Xu Zhiyong has continued his advocacy despite years of setbacks. The Open Constitution Initiative, a legal assistance NGO he and several other lawyers founded in 2003, was shut down in 2009 by Beijing officials, citing [...]
Spy agency power increased over New Zealand citizens, residents
WELLINGTON, April 15 (Xinhua) — New Zealand’s foreign intelligence agency will be allowed to spy on New Zealanders under legislation changes announced Monday in the wake of findings that the agency had illegally helped spy on a [...]
Myanmar voices concern over death of citizens in Indonesian detention camp
YANGON, April 7 (Xinhua) — Myanmar government has voiced concern over Friday’s death of eight Myanmar nationals and injury of two in a violent clash in an immigration detention camp in Medan, Indonesia, official media reported [...]
China to safeguard its citizens, business in DPRK
Updated: 2013-04-07 11:58
(Xinhua)
BEIJING – A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said that China will safeguard the legitimate rights and safety of its citizens and business in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
“As [...]
U.S. citizens urged to oppose homeland drone surveillance
LOS ANGELES, March 2 (Xinhua) — The conservative American Political Action Committee (AmerPAC) Saturday sent out mass e-mails to citizens, asking them to put pressure on the U.S. Congress to stop surveillance of Americans using drones [...]
Some Beijing Citizens Fear Mayan 2012 Prophecy
By Virginia WuEpoch Times Created: December 3, 2012 Last Updated: December 3, 2012
One of four historic Mayan manuscripts that still exist in the world and that together suggest modern civilization will come to an end on December 21, at the [...]
Police ask citizens to respect officers
The Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau asked residents Tuesday to be nice to police officers as 212 cases have emerged this year in which they have been attacked by residents.
The law enforcement bureau’s plea illustrates the reluctance [...]
Japan citizens attacked in China amid territorial row
SHANGHAI — Four Japanese restaurant-goers were assaulted in Shanghai, a diplomat said Tuesday, prompting Japan’s consulate to renew a warning to its citizens living in China as a major territorial row rumbles on.
The four were eating [...]
Japan PM calls on China to ensure safety of citizens
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Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has called on China to ensure the safety of Japanese people and businesses amid reports of vandalism in an intensifying territorial row between the two nations.
Chinese state media reported on [...]
Safety of Japanese citizens in China protected
The personal safety of Japanese citizens in China is protected in accordance with the law, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Friday.
Hong made the remarks in response to reports saying that some Japanese people were attacked [...]
Chinese FM: Rights of Japanese citizens protected
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The Japanese government’s so-called “purchasing” of the Diaoyu Islands has sparked outrage and protests in China. Meanwhile, China has condemned provocations from Japan’s right wing forces, but also vowed to protect [...]
Safety of Japanese citizens in China protected
Updated: 2012-09-15 08:41
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BEIJING – The personal safety of Japanese citizens in China is protected in accordance with the law, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Friday.
Hong made the remarks in response to [...]
HIV rises sharply among Chinese senior citizens
BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — Many more male senior citizens on the Chinese mainland have been infected with HIV over recent years, and most of the cases were related to prostitution, the China Daily reported Thursday.
In 2005, 483 new [...]
Foreign Ministry: China to visit Japan illegally snatch citizens
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Xinhua Beijing August 16 the Department of State Spokesperson Qin Gang said on the 16th, the Chinese Embassies and Consulates in Japan Working Group on the day of visit by the Japanese 14 Chinese citizens illegally snatch arrived earlier [...]
Citizens Worried About License Plate Black Outs
Xinhua has put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and written an interesting article on the domino effect of introducing license plate restrictions in certain cities. Shanghai, Beijing, Guiyang, Guangzhou came with their license plate restrictions [...]
China asks Japan not to endanger safety of Chinese citizens
BEIJING , Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — China requires Japan to refrain from taking any action that could endanger the safety of life and property of Chinese citizens who are heading to the Diaoyu Island, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang said [...]
Beijing citizens show love and bravery facing deadly downpour
Sina Weibo plays a vital role to Beijing residents in self rescuing, when the heaviest downpour hit Chinese capital in 61 years, which has claimed the lives of 37 people as of Saturday.
Through China’s twitter-like Weibo, Chinese netizens [...]
Xu Zhiyong: New Citizens’ Movement
Vocal dissident and rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong published a blog post translated New Citizens Movement on May 29th. In it, he discussed the nature of “the New Citizen” and the necessity in China of a movement based on those principles to crack [...]
Embassy in India to remind Chinese citizens careful with red sandalwood or sandalwood products
BEIJING, June 6, according to the Department of State consular services, citing the Embassy in India news, Indian law forbids foreign citizens to carry a large number of (far beyond the personal use range) red sandalwood and sandalwood timber [...]
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