China

La Chine veut reconstruire la ville de Port-au-Prince

Depuis le terrible séisme de janvier 2010, Port-au-Prince a du mal à se relever, et le maire de la ville Youri Chévry, cherche désespéremment de l’aide pour reconstruire la ville. Et il semblerait que la Chine semble vouloir y investir massivement, c’est ce que rapporte...

RDC: Concessions reinstated and awarded to Chinese-owned logging companies

In an article (here) published last week by Global Witness about concessions reinstated and awarded to Chinese-owned logging companies, the organization quotes Irene Wabiwa Betoko, Greenpeace Africa Senior Campaign Manager. We are alarmed that the Minister of Environment has illegally...

Zimbabwe and a decade of disappearing diamonds

In 2013 we wrote: Robert Mugabe: the missing diamond revenues and the election. Four years have past and nothing much has changed: Mugabe, Africa’s oldest leader, is, since 1987, President of Zimbabwe at 93 years old, and diamond trade is still one of the biggest issue in the country....

Bo Xilai, The Rich Coast Project, Chadians enter Central Darfur, Music4Freedom

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: China Bo Xilai supporters set up political party; The Rich Coast Project; Chadians enter Central Darfur 'to recover stolen cows'; Music4Freedom, Abolishing slavery through music. - China Bo Xilai supporters set up...

27 die in rioting in Western China

Chris Buckley reports on The New York Times that at least 27 people died in rioting in far western China on Wednesday. It was the worst spasm of violence for years in Xinjiang, between Uighurs, an overwhelmingly Muslim ethnic minority, and China’s Han majority. “Uighurs once...

Zahra’s paradise, Water, children work as domestic servants, DNA, China in Africa

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Zahra's paradise: the Iranian woman running for president, Water: the Connecting Link to Climate Change Adaptation, Ten million children work as domestic servants, DNA code sheds light on world-ranging alga and Alexis Okeowo...

Tiananmen Square online searches censored by Chinese authorities

On Tiananmen Square 24th Anniversary, Chinese Communist party authorities, fearing a threat to their legitimacy, forbid open discussion of the so-called “June 4th incident” in the country’s media and on its internet. Jonathan Kaiman wirtes in his article posted on The...

China bird flu crisis claims new victims as death toll rises to 9

Bird flu is spreading in China, and according to a recent article on CNN, China’s bird flu crisis showed no sign of easing Tuesday as the death toll rose to nine, a government agency said. The National Health and Family Planning Commission announced two more fatalities Tuesday...