Michael Martina
latest news & developmentsChinese lunar new year a subdued affair
China welcomed the Year of the Horse with toned down celebrations as people heeded govt pleas to go easy on firecrackers amid air pollution concerns.
Dennis Rodman back from North Korea, without jailed American
Former US basketball star Dennis Rodman has returned from his second visit to North Korea where he again met the country’s leader Kim Jong-un.
Escaped Chinese activist seeks refuge in the US
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is now under US protection in Beijing after fleeing from house arrest, a US-based rights group said on Saturday.
Sudans put China in a policy bind
When one of your big oil suppliers splits into rival states, that’s a problem for any country. When you’re China, it’s a foreign policy migraine.
China says ‘difficult’ to accept Iran nuclear invite
China said it will be "difficult" for its ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency to tour Iran’s nuclear facilities.