China’s most politically explosive trial in recent memory ended in a matter of hours Thursday when Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, did not object to the murder charges against her. A court official said a verdict has not been delivered in the high-profile case, which was held at a tightly […]
Gu Kailai Trial Ends Without Verdict
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
China’s most politically explosive trial in recent memory ended in a matter of hours Thursday when the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai did not object to the murder charges against her. A court official said a verdict has not been delivered in the high-profile case, which was held at a tightly guarded courthouse […]
Gu Kailai Trial Ends Without Verdict
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
China’s most politically explosive trial in recent memory ended in a matter of hours Thursday when the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai did not object to the murder charges against her. A court official said a verdict has not been delivered in the high-profile case, which was held at a tightly guarded courthouse […]
Gu Kailai Trial Ends Without Verdict
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
The high-profile murder trial of the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai ended after just one day on Thursday. A court official in the eastern city of Hefei said a verdict has not been delivered in the case. He said the defendant, Gu Kailai, did not object to the charges and is in “good […]
Gu Kailai Trial Ends Without Verdict
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
The high-profile murder trial of the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has ended after just one day. A court official in the eastern city of Hefei said Thursday a verdict has not been delivered in the case. He said the defendant, Gu Kailai, did not object to the charges and is in “good […]
Chinese State Media Quiet as Gu Kailai Trial Begins
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
China’s most sensational criminal trial in recent memory got underway Thursday, as the wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai appeared before a court charged with the murder of a British businessman. But you would not know it from looking at the communist country’s state-controlled media. Despite the opening of the trial, which has major implications […]
Japan Marks 67th Anniversary of Nagasaki Atomic Bombing
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese officials are calling for a move away from nuclear power as the nation marks the 67th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city of Nagasaki. Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue urged the Japanese government Thursday to set new policy to achieve a society free of radiation fears. Speaking at a memorial service held […]
Fresh Rains Drench Flooded Philippines
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
More rains have drenched the already flooded Philippine capital, Manila, sending rescuers in boats to retrieve residents stranded by high water. Some of the residents who evacuated Thursday after heavy overnight rains had returned to their homes only hours earlier. Riverside areas like Manila’s Marikina district have been particularly hit hard by the floods, which […]
US Begins Cleanup of Agent Orange in Vietnam
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
The United States has begun cleaning up the contamination left from the herbicide Agent Orange sprayed by U.S. forces during the U.S.-Vietnam War, nearly four decades after the conflict ended. Vietnamese and U.S. officials launched a project Thursday to clean up deposits of the toxic chemical dioxin at a former U.S. airbase in Danang where […]
Chinese Inflation Slows
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
China’s inflation rate has slowed for the fourth consecutive month, giving the government more room to loosen its fiscal policies in order to spur growth in its slowing economy. The National Bureau of Statistics says consumer prices rose by 1.8 percent in July compared to the same period a year before. The inflation rate is […]
