1. Electing Our Dictator
(Newsletter)

...hern China in the worst snowfall in 54 years, the news people are saying. For 9-10 days, people in some cities in Hunan province have been without power. The railway has opened a track for transport o...

2. China 'black jails' under scrutiny
(News/Culture)

...ort also cites an alleged internal government directive given to authorities in Shimen, a county in south China's Hunan province, in 2007 about a point system for local officials who bring back petiti...

3. On the Western Edge of the Snow
(Opinions/Bulletin)

...hern China in the worst snowfall in 54 years, the news people are saying. For 9-10 days, people in some cities in Hunan province have been without power. The railway has opened a track for transport o...

4. China vows action on lead poisoning
(Archived/News/S+T)

China's environmental protection minister has called for stronger measures to tackle heavy metal poisoning, amid growing anger among parents of children poisoned by lead.

5. Third lead poisoning scare in China
(Archived/News/S+T)

Chinese state media is reporting a new case of mass lead poisoning among children, the third in a month.

6. Two held in China lead poison case
(Archived/News/S+T)

Chinese authorities have detained two factory officials after more than 1,300 children fell ill in China's second case of mass lead poisoning in a week.

7. New lead poisoning case hits China
(Archived/News/S+T)

More than 1,300 children have fallen ill in China's second case of mass lead poisoning in a week, Chinese state media reports.

8. Floods in China wreak deadly havoc
(Archived/News/S+T)

At least 16 people have died, dozens of others are reported missing and 320,000 people have been displaced as rainstorms sweep southern and central China, the state-run Xinhua news agency says.

9. Thousands flee south China floods
(Archived/News/S+T)

Days of heavy rainfall has caused flooding and mudslide in parts of southern China, forcing more than 11,000 people to flee their homes in one province alone.

10. Deaths in China train collision
(Archived/News/S+T)

At least three people have been killed and 60 injured in a collision between two passenger trains in central China.