A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

In the recent standoff between five Chinese naval vessels and the U.S. surveillance ship, Impeccable, China claims that the Americans violated their "economic exclusion zone" (EEZ).

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

The Chinese government says that the bronze artifacts were stolen, and it appears that a fake buyer disrupted their sale in a crafty bit of auction sabotage.

The 63 defendants, including the parents of two babies who died, were seeking $2 million in compensation from the state-owned dairy producer Sanlu Group.

A round-up of how nations around the globe are dealing with the economic downturn: bailouts, I.M.F. loans, and schadenfreude.

China announced on Tuesday that it will draft its first "national action plan" on issues such as torture and freedom of speech.

What does Obama's foreign policy mean for the rest of the world?

The global financial crisis is starting to filter down to China’s job market.

The main lesson to be drawn from the 2008 RSF report is that, “It is not economic prosperity but peace that guarantees press freedom."

Though stopping short of outright privatization, the reform will allow farmers, who make up more than 55% of China’s total population, to subcontract, lease and transfer land-use rights.