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• Chinese police detain gay pride march organizer

  -- Police in central China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march in a sign of the government's nervousness over a growing civil society movement and demands for stronger individual rights.The man, identified only by his surname Xiang, 5/19/13 Read more »

• Feds: Bath salt shipping hub operated from Nyack hotel; Strak Babikyan, Haider Rabeh Al-Khafaji arrested

  materials after finding material safety data sheets in the room. Those data sheets were shipped along with the boxes from China, and were marked with the name of a Chinese company, police said.Detectives said they also found three smartphones, a "standard"   Read more »

• Woman: China police ask to ax White House petition

  earthquake drill, and have censored discussions of protest on the Internet.The Internet, particularly social media, are China's most unfettered forums for discussion, and many, especially younger Chinese, chafe at increasingly intrusive censorship.At about   Read more »

• Arctic states open council to China, India, Korea

  Earth's north to become observers to their diplomatic council.The decision Wednesday by the Arctic Council boosts rising superpowers China, India and Korea that seek to mine the region of its untapped energy and other natural resources. The European Union   Read more »

• Discover Shanghai, China's free gems

  's biggest city and financial hub is known for designer boutiques and fine dining. Yet wallet-draining Shanghai also offers activities that cost nothing, from walking on the riverfront Bund to sculpture parks and historic sites. Here are five of them. THE   Read more »

Around the web

• GM, VW To Make China Top Production Site

  BEIJING (Nikkei)--General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG are putting the pedal to the metal in efforts to boost production in China, which is expected to become the largest manufacturing site for both firms. read full article... This article is available t 17 m ago from Nikkei News Read more »

• Reports: 3 More Foxconn Employees Commit Suicide

  Suicide continues to plague Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant best known for making Apple products. At least two Foxconn workers, and one prospective employee, have fallen to their deaths in Zhengzhou, China over the last 20 days, ac 21 m ago from PC Magazine Read more »

• Overseas missions making case on Philippine shooting

  NEW YORK--Republic of China embassies and representative offices have begun making their country's case in the wake of the May 9 fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government vessel. The overseas missions have written letters to the 35 m ago from China Post Read more »

• Majority rejects Osaka mayor on comfort women: poll

  TOKYO--A large majority of Japanese people disagree with a high-profile politician who said women forced to provide sex during World War II were a military necessity, polls issued Monday said. Up to 200,000 “comfort women” from Korea, China, the Philippi 36 m ago from China Post Read more »

• Hershey Keen for Piece of China

  By Colum Murphy in Shanghaiand Laurie Burkitt in Beijing Aware that it needs China's sweet tooth, Hershey Co. is rolling out a Chinese brand designed for the world's fastest-growing candy market.In a first launch beyond the U.S. market, Hershey is unveil 39 m ago from Wall Street Journal Read more »