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China compensates man wrongly jailed for 11 years Updated 12:26 a.m., Friday, November 2, 2012 BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese man who served 11 years of a life sentence for a wrongful conviction of check fraud was awarded a record state compensation of 825,000 yuan ($131,000) this week...

Japan protests another US troop-related incident ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press Updated 5:16 a.m., Friday, November 2, 2012 An apartment where authorities say a 24-year-old U.S. airman is suspected of entering and punching a young boy, stands at Chatan, on the island of Okinawa, southern...

S. Korean candidate in late dictator dad's shadow FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press Updated 4:56 a.m., Friday, November 2, 2012 FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 file photo, Park Geun-hye, presidential candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party, burns incense in front of the tomb of her father and...

Chinese executives deny sex and sushi with Japanese porn stars Staff Reporter 2012-09-02 17:00 The popularity of the Japanese porn star executives allegedly dined from is said to rival that of Sora Aoi, above. (Photo/Li Wei-te) Three state-owned Chinese enterprises have denied rumors that...

Chinese executives deny sex and sushi with Japanese porn stars Staff Reporter 2012-09-02 17:00 The popularity of the Japanese porn star executives allegedly dined from is said to rival that of Sora Aoi, above. (Photo/Li Wei-te) Three state-owned Chinese enterprises have denied rumors that...

Siri's prostitute-finder function shown the red light Xinhua and Staff Reporter 2012-10-31 15:10 Siri could previously list 15 suggestions in response to the query: "I want a prostitute." (Internet photo) The iPhone voice assistant Siri is no longer directing Chinese users to prostitutes...

China allows Taiwanese doctors; Taiwan keeps ban on Chinese lawyers Staff Reporter 2012-11-02 12:15 A visit to the doctor in Taiwan. (File photo/Yang Tsung-hao) China has lifted its ban on Taiwanese physicians but Taiwan still bans China's lawyers, our sister newspaper Commercial Times...

China to design own aircraft carrier in next 18 months: report Staff Reporter 2012-11-02 12:16 The Liaoning was acquired from Ukraine as the Varyag. (Photo/CNS) China may design and develop its own aircraft carrier and carrier battle groups within the next 18 months, says a senior Western...

Hole found in Terracotta Army pit; experts looking into it Staff Reporter 2012-11-02 12:15 The Terracotta Army near Xi'an. (Photo/CFP) A hole which may have been dug by graverobbers centuries ago looting the tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, may offer some clues as to why many...

Baosteel predicts sluggish outlook for next three-five years Lin Tien-wei and Staff Reporter 2012-11-02 14:44 Baosteel's production base in Shanghai. (File photo/Xinhua) Chinese steel giant Baosteel recorded a net profit rate of 2.46% in the third quarter this year, down 4.88% from a year...

Netizens blast CCTV for 'excessive' Hurricane Sandy coverage Staff Reporter 2012-11-01 13:10 A local resident walks a flooded street in Queens, New York. (Photo/Xinhua) Chinese internet users are upset after Hurricane Sandy lashed the east coast of the United States on Wednesday, but not...

80 Foreign Players To Attend The World Mahjong Championships by Li on Thursday, November 1, 2012 From QQ: The World Mahjong Championships Has Arrived, 80 Foreign Mahjong Players to Compete With You Mahjong Also Has Its Own World Championships Last Year It Was Held in Netherlands Most...

US and Japan to hold military exercises during CCP congress Staff Reporter 2012-11-02 13:48 Chinese defense spokesman Yang Yujun on Oct. 25 accused Japan of creating regional instability. (Photo/CNS) Though the United States and Japan have cancelled a joint amphibious assault drill aimed to...

China likely to lift ban on foreign investors Staff Reporter 2012-11-01 17:20 Investors at a stock trading center in Shanghai. (Photo/Xinhua) China is likely to lessen restrictions imposed on foreign investments in futures companies. An unrevealed source quoted by the Shanghai Security News...

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Dogs which have been dyed red upon contact with Rhodamine B extra are seen in Jinan, Shandong province, September 18, 2012. A bag of Rhodamine B extra, which is easily soluble in water and makes the solution red, dropped on a highway and drifted to a nearby village after being crushed by passing...

Protesters play music near cow models during a march for better food quality and fair conditions for small farmers in Brussels September 19, 2012. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Children sitting on a makeshift raft play in a river full of rubbish in a slum area of Jakarta, Indonesia September 19, 2012. REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni

A model displays a creation from Gucci's Spring/Summer 2013 collection at Milan Fashion Week September 19, 2012. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

A protester throws a tear gas canister, which was earlier thrown by riot police, during clashes along a road which leads to the U.S. embassy, near Tahrir Square in Cairo September 13, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany