Issue: June 17, 2006 (Archive)

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Human rights timetable on arms ban
China must set a timetable to sign an international covenant on human rights before the European Union will lift a ban on weapons sales to the nation, Christopher Hum, Britain's ambassador to China, said Friday.

Smokers will lose big in Games city
Guangzhou has set the "toughest" anti- smoking rules in the tobacco-addicted nation as the city spruces up for the Asian Games beginning on November 12.

Tibetan writers `arrested for separatism'
Two Tibetan journalists have been arrested in northwestern China after writing about a government crackdown on 2008 ethnic unrest in Tibet, a press freedom group said.

Return of mass exercises just what doctor ordered
Beijing has revived a daily calisthenics routine that authorities want all workers to perform.

India criticizes Beijing agenda in South Asia
China is seeking to expand its influence in South Asia at India's expense, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned in a rare public criticism of his country's rival for regional resources and geopolitical clout.

Probe into lying pilots after crash
Beijing is investigating the qualifications of commercial pilots amid revelations more than 200 of them lied in their resumes.

Speeding to 200m motors
The number of vehicles on mainland roads will more than double to at least 200 million by 2020, further straining the nation's environment and energy supply.

`Carrier-killer' clout urged for balance
Beijing needs a "carrier-killer" missile deterrent as a counterbalance to US naval supremacy in the Pacific, the state- controlled Global Times said.

Brakes urged for auto-sector sweeteners
Beijing has been urged to end preferential policies for automobile companies to curb overcapacity in an industry where sales jumped 55.7 percent last month.

Military might alarms Tokyo
Japan fears the mainland's growing military buildup, the Japanese prime minister has admitted, although the country promotes its economic ties with Beijing.

Officials slammed after cholera cases cover-up
Authorities in Anhui covered up an outbreak of cholera for 12 days, fearing local people would be shocked by news of the often-fatal disease.

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