Credit Munch

Pearl farming in China losing its lustre

Nine out of ten pearl necklaces originate in a fertile region of southeastern China, but the good times have gone

Beijing condemns EU award to dissident

The highly regarded Sakharov Prize was given to 35-year-old prisoner Hu Jia despite intense lobbying by Chinese government

China’s elite eat pure food as babies die

China's children may be dying from tainted milk but the new communist elite are dining on pure organic ingredients

Federation demands further proof of age

China will need to supply more evidence to prove that their five gold medal-winning gymnasts were old enough to compete

Anger turns to uprising along the Silk Road

Trial intended to crush resistance seems to have ignited an armed struggle against Chinese rule that has smouldered for 60 years

China’s iron Olympic grip starts to slip

Internet critics, made bold by their uncensored criticism of the Games’ opening ceremony, are seeking new targets

Auspicious date to get married in China

Registry offices and birth units are braced for 08.08.08, considered one of the luckiest days in the Chinese calendar

Obama’s brother pushes Chinese imports on US

Half-brother of US presidential candidate has gone to extraordinary lengths to avoid public attention

China buys the silence of grieving parents

Free ‘life insurance’ has been offered to families of children who were killed when schools collapsed

Islamist bombers target Olympics

A militant group has threatened to attack with suicide bombers and biological weapons

China jails monks to silence Olympic protests

Several hundred Tibetan monks are believed to be in prisons as authorities clamp down on non-residents studying in Lhasa

Hundreds arrested in Chinese crackdown

Video: paramilitary police swarm southwestern town after protests against alleged cover-up of teenage girl's death

The hunt for the 27cm long endangered animal

China sack officials for publishing fake photos of a South China tiger

China braced for more flooding misery

Officials warn of 'black June' as forecasts show no let-up in torrential rains which have so far killed 171 people

90 per cent of pandas in jeopardy after quake

The 1,590 animals living in the wild are facing their most severe crisis in decades, Chinese officials announce

LVS in a struggle to stave off bankruptcy

The Government of Singapore has told gambling giant Las Vegas Sands Corporation that it will be lending it any money

Asia plunges as Yen soars on US bailout fears

The yen is the most accurate barometer of global risk aversion - the higher it climbs, the worse the sentiment

Hong Kong feels effect of slowdown in China

Hong Kong's economy shows signs of recession as growth across Asia is battered by a crisis in shipping and global trade

Beijing's $586bn rescue beats them all : Leo Lewis on Asia

Beijing's Olympic-sized fiscal stimulus package raises vital questions, but the details were tantalisingly vague

Tropical beaches near Hong Kong

Jeremy Pritchard is searching for a touch of beach paradise near the bustling metropolis

A first look inside the Beijing Aman hotel

Jane Knight is the first into the luxury hotel chain's China outpost, and finds a mini-Forbidden City, free from the crowds

Our Woman in: Hong Kong

Resident Octavia Orchard on where to eat, sleep, shop, and what to see

Where to dine in Hong Kong

Paul Cartwright wants a special restaurant with nice views