Issue: May 04, 2012   (Archive)
Thursday, June 20, 2013   

Trouble for US as activist wants out
US officials in China are sitting on a powderkeg following the latest demands by blind dissident Chen Guangcheng and his wife to leave the country.



'Black shadow' cops rapped
Two elite cops face disciplinary action over claims that police blocked a television camera during Vice Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Laguna City last year.

Writ seeks clarity on Nina estate
The secretary for justice has asked the High Court to decide if Chinachem Charitable Foundation is the sole beneficiary of the estate of Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum.

MTR sorry as 900 take a walk
MTR chairman Raymond Ch'ien Kuo-fung apologized to around 900 passengers who were forced to walk 100 meters along the track when a train broke down yesterday.

Chen `willing to stay years'
Chen Guangcheng was prepared to spend years in the US embassy if necessary as he weighed his next move, US ambassador Gary Locke said yesterday.



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