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In this case, the administration and the Chinese were shamed into spiriting Chen out of China by public opinion, without which Chen would never have been seen again. And that is the next lesson: It pays to raise a rumpus over human rights. Without... Full Article at The Washington Post

China at a news conference near his new New York University apartment Saturday. Chen will study law at the school and attend tutorials taught in Chinese and serve as a guest speaker at the university's U.S.-Asia Law Institute, The Washington Post reported. Full Article at United Press International

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed in a filing it bought $256.6 million in GM stock, 10 million shares. The U.S. Treasury still owns about 500 million shares three years after the $49.5 million bailout. GM, which is selling Buicks and Chevys like... Full Article at United Press International

On Sunday morning, the popular news aggregation websites QQ.com and Sina.com highlighted a massive explosion in a tunnel in Hunan province that killed 20 people, reportedly caused by 288 kilos of dynamite. The top news story on Sina.com was an angry... Full Article at The New York Times

(Reuters) — China‘s Liu Xiang lit up a rain-soaked Shanghai Diamond League meeting with the quickest 110 metres hurdles time of the year on Saturday, sprinting to victory in 12.97 seconds to the delight of his home town crowd. If the former world... Full Article at The New York Times

Chinese law requires that companies doing sales of more than $63 million domestic or and $1.5 billion globally must seek approve from its Ministry of Commerce. “We are pleased the deal has received approval in all jurisdictions,” Motorola Mobility told... Full Article at AppleInsider

They weighed various scenarios, the possible diplomatic fallout with the Chinese, and the consequences for high-level meetings planned for the following week between Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and China’s top leaders. The name Fang Lizhi... Full Article at The Washington Post

PRC government officials, and Chen’s nephew faces criminal charges.” Shortly before departing for the U.S. , Chen Guangcheng told the Voice of America Mandarin Service in a telephone interview on May 10 that he had managed to listen to their shortwave... Full Article at Blogger News

YORK (AP) – Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. Google's Android software powers more than 250 million mobile devices made by a... Full Article at USA Today

And many students of international relations argue it does not have to be. After all, who could imagine The Empire State Building being adorned in the colors of the Soviet Union’s flag on 60th anniversary of its founding, as it was for China’s? Of... Full Article at The New York Times

He claims that devices like the Nokia Lumia 800c have helped Windows Phone reach seven percent of the Chinese market, or just enough to get past the six points of the iPhone. We're waiting on hard data before we take van der Bel's word: the top... Full Article at Engadget

Chinese regulatory authorities have approved paving the way for the deal to close within the week, company officials confirmed Saturday. The companies announced last August that they had entered into an agreement for Google to acquire mobile phone and... Full Article at PC World

That prompted criticism from activists and some Republicans in Congress who accused the administration of seeking an expedient solution to a nettlesome problem ahead of Mrs. Clinton’s visit to China in early May. Mr. Chen departed Beijing on Saturday... Full Article at The New York Times

In contrast, "driven by the continued success of the iPhone 4S, Apple's sales grew 96.2 percent in the first quarter of 2012 as the new model expanded into new markets and carriers. Sales in China were particularly strong this quarter. With more than 5... Full Article at PC World

May 19, 2012 at 4:56 PM HEGANG, China, May 19 (UPI) -- A coal miner was found alive Saturday after being underground for 17 days following a flood in a northeast China coal mine, authorities said. Twenty-eight miners had been working underground at the... Full Article at United Press International

What the Iranians really want, however, is an end to the sanctions, which are wreaking havoc on the economy. They may show just enough flexibility to encourage Russia and China to push to ease punishments prematurely. Tehran has played that game many... Full Article at The New York Times

That period of intense regulatory scrutiny is a routine part of the purchasing process, as every company that makes more than 400 million yuan ($63 million) in China and 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) globally is subject to the process. Google and... Full Article at TechCrunch

Syria if President Bashar Assad is ousted. Margelov compared the crisis to the Gordian Knot of antiquity, allegedly sliced with a sword by Alexander the Great when he could not find an end to untie. "The Syrian crisis could not be cut by ax, it could be... Full Article at United Press International

The final significant roadblock to Google's buyout of Motorola has been cleared, as Chinese regulators have just given their rubber stamp. Their approval follows a few months after the simultaneous American and European clearances, and virtually all... Full Article at Engadget