Chinese man uses Google maps to locate family 23 years after being kidnapped

A Chinese man has used Google maps to locate his family, 23 years after he was abducted. Luo Gang, who was kidnapped when he was just five years old, used the online tool to locate two bridges - the only landmarks he remembered from his hometown.

May 18, 2013 13:34

Lights! Camera! Censorship! Hollywood fed up with Chinese 'brick wall'

China's film market is the world's second-largest, just behind the US, but those shooting a movie in China inevitably come to grips with state censorship. Industry insiders say it's killing the multi-million dollar film business.

May 18, 2013 11:29

Japan politician condones WWII ‘comfort women’ sex slavery

The proximity of the battlefield gave rise to the ‘comfort women’ system on Japanese-occupied territories in the 1930s, according a Japanese politician. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese and Korean women were forced into sex slavery at the time.

May 14, 2013 05:18

First Chinese stealth drone 'ready' for test flight

The Chinese military is making preparations for the inaugural flight test of its newly designed unmanned combat vehicle, bringing the Asian powerhouse into the stealth technology race, Chinese media report.

May 11, 2013 07:11

House passes 'Pay China First' Act

The Republican-controlled United States House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday that would require the government to begin paying back foreign nations before spending funds on domestic items.

May 09, 2013 18:04

$26mln for excess kids: China’s top director probed for having seven kids instead of one

One of China's most renowned movie directors, Zhang Yimou, is being investigated for allegedly violating the country’s one-child policy and fathering seven kids. If found guilty, the celebrated filmmaker could be fined over $US 26 million.

May 09, 2013 11:47