Issue: January 16, 2012   (Archive)
Thursday, May 23, 2013   

Restraint urged after fiery death
A rights group has called on Beijing to exercise restraint after a Tibetan set himself on fire in southwest China on Saturday and police allegedly fired on hundreds of locals, possibly killing one.



Touchdown for furry pair
Two pandas have landed in Paris for a new life in a loan sealed after years of top-level negotiations between France and China.

Runaway pool champion to adjust sights
A top pool player who gave up his Taiwan citizenship to represent the mainland is now back in Taipei and set to become the first Chinese national to serve in the island's military.



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