Wen Jiabao

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  China Censors Former Premier's Article Amid Tightening Internet Controls

  China's internet companies have blocked users from sharing a lengthy article written by former Premier Wen Jiabao in tribute to his late mother, in an unexplained act of censorship against a senior member of the ruling Communist Party.

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  China's Xi Jinping Warns Communist Colleagues Over Relatives

  China's Communist chief Xi Jinping told top officials in the ruling party to closely watch their families, state media said today, after reports that his relations and those of other elite politicians amassed massive wealth.

• Eleven Killed in China School Bus Crash

  Eleven people died, including eight children, in a school bus crash in China's southern Hunan province, state media said on Friday, the latest in a string of traffic accidents that have fuelled public anger over unsafe transport for school children.

• India, China Release First Encyclopedia of Cultural Contacts

  India and China today released the first encyclopedia on their age-old cultural contacts, tracing back their history to over 2,000 years, starting from the visit of Chinese scholar Huen Tsang to India in the 7th century to bring Buddhist scriptures to China.

• When Barack Obama Forcibly Entered Secret Sino-India-South Africa-Brazil Meet

  At the international conference on climate change in Copenhagen in December 2009, US President Barack Obama forced himself into a room where the then Chinese premier Wen Jiabao was holding a secret meeting with the then Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders.

• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sends Farewell Letters to Various World Leaders

  As he prepares to demit office, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written farewell letters to leaders of various countries, including US President Barack Obama, former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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  Woman throws shoe at Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas

  A woman rushed past security and threw a shoe at Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas on Thursday, but it missed and the former US secretary of state laughed off the incident.

• Chinese tycoon says he wants to buy New York Times

  Chen Guangbiao, a well-known philanthropist, is something of a celebrity in China. During a particularly murky bout of pollution in January, the ebullient and tireless self-promoter handed out free cans of "fresh air".

• New York Times CEO says Chinese language site under review

  The New York Times Chinese language website has been blocked in China ever since it published an article in October 2012 about the family wealth of Wen Jiabao, the former premier.

• A bank's fruitful ties to a member of China's elite

  Chang's firm, which received a $75,000-a-month contract from JPMorgan, appeared to have only two employees. And on the surface, Chang lacked the influence and public name recognition needed to unlock business for the bank.

• Rare gesture: Former Chinese PM hosted lunch for PM Manmohan Singh

  In a rare gesture, former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao today hosted lunch for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh highlighting the special rapport they had established during his tenure.

• Two million monitoring Internet in China: state media

  China is employing two million people to keep tabs on people's Internet use, according to state media, in a rare glimpse into the secret world of Beijing's vast online surveillance operation.

• China dismisses Pulitzer Prize for New York Times story on former premier's wealth

  China today dismissed the Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times story as a report published with "ulterior motives", which had accused former premier Wen Jiabao and his family of amassing a USD 2.7 billion wealth.

• Chinese media praise reformer whose death sparked Tiananmen Square protests

  Reformist Chinese leader Hu Yaobang, whose death led to the 1989 Tiananmen protests, was offered rare praise by a newspaper run by the ruling Communist Party on Monday, the anniversary of his demise.

• In defensive crouch, China leader voices regret

  Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China, well known for baring his emotions in public, has displayed a blend of defeatism and defensiveness as he winds down his decade in office. During a visit last month to a Muslim neighbourhood here, Wen lamented that he "fell short in some tasks" to improve people's livelihoods.