Issue: June 15, 2012   (Archive)
Monday, May 20, 2013   

Shaanxi owns up to grisly abortion
Authorities confirmed yesterday that a woman was forced to abort seven months into her pregnancy, several days after her plight came to light when images of her baby's corpse were posted online.



Push Hu on arms Denmark urged
Amnesty International urged Denmark to take advantage of a state visit by Hu Jintao to push Beijing to sign on to a strong UN treaty limiting the global arms trade.

Buddhist fury at boycott of SKorea event
South Korea's leading Buddhist organization yesterday criticized China's boycott of a religious event in protest at a Tibetan presence, and demanded an apology from Beijing.

Foxconn trail of death hits Sichuan
A Foxconn worker fell to his death in Sichuan province, the latest in a series of fatalities that have sparked concerns about conditions at the plants of the Apple Inc supplier.



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