China’s death sentence rules to face extra scrutiny
The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) will overturn death sentences in cases where evidence was collected by illegal means to further limit the application of capital punishment, a judicial official said
The indispensable incarnation
ENTHRONED in a maroon and saffron pavilion, the 14th Dalai Lama chuckled often as he preached to the football stadium, though his text was not taken from the jolly slogan behind
US, China say deeper military ties needed to avoid missteps
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his Chinese counterpart said on Monday stronger military ties were needed to avoid missteps between the world’s two most powerful countr
China urged to account for Mongolian activist
Amnesty International urged Beijing on Monday to account for an independence activist in Chinese-controlled Inner Mongolia who was released from prison one month ago only to be detained again by authorities with no word on his
Chinese troops entered Ladakh, got work halted
Chinese troops entered Indian territory along the Line of Actual Control in south-eastern Ladakh region some time in September-October last year and threatened a contractor and his team to halt work on