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World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi aims for Asian glory with Guangzhou Evergrande

Marcello Lippi’s place in football history has long been assured. The World Cup winning coach of Italy in 2006 and Champions League winner with Juventus a decade earlier, this month...

by Administrator, 04 November 2013

Officials identify East Turkestan Islamic Movement as group responsible for Beijing attack

China’s top security official identified the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) as the organisation behind an alleged ‘terrorist attack’ in heart of Beijing on Monday that...

by James Griffiths, 01 November 2013

Beijing to add six new subway lines, over 90km of track

China's oldest metro system is getting longer. The Beijing Subway plans to add six new lines by 2016, with a total length of over 90 kilometres (55 miles).

by James Griffiths, 30 October 2013

Satellite photo shows the extent of northern China's smog problem

America's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published this satellite image of the smog currently enveloping much of northern China.

by James Griffiths, 26 October 2013

Could a giant electromagnetic vacuum cleaner solve Beijing's pollution problem?

As Beijingers stare in dismay at Harbin's ongoing airpocalypse and wonder what is in store for them this winter, officials are on the look out for a solution to the capital's super smog....

by James Griffiths, 25 October 2013

Peking University prof's dismissal motivated by poor teaching rather than political activism

Peking University’s integrity came under international scrutiny this week after terminating the contract of Xia Yeliang, an economics professor specialising in public policy.

by Valentina Luo, 25 October 2013

Bo Xilai leaves court for life imprisonment in 'luxury' jail

Shandong high court on Friday announced that it had rejected former Chongqing party boss Bo Xilai's final appeal against his conviction for corruption, embezzlement, and abuse of power....

by James Griffiths, 25 October 2013

Beijing woman declared dead after getting head stuck in fence

A woman whose head became stuck in a roadside fence has been confirmed as brain dead following intensive treatment at a Beijing hospital, Shanghai Daily reports.

by James Griffiths, 25 October 2013