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Phnom Penh is ready to host Asian powers' summit with sovereignty over oil and gas-rich islands as the centre of contention. Secretary Clinton will be present, pushing for a shared code of conduct in the South China Sea.

Launched in recent days, the operation involved over 10 thousand agents in 15 provinces. Involved in the traffic: surgeries, clinics and hospitals. Officials lured pregnant women and families, promising up to 8 thousand Euros for the sale of their child. Children older than two years were sold at auction in the provinces with most requests. In case of illness the children were thrown out during the trip and left to die in the street.

Hu Jintao promised credit lines for technology development, agriculture and health. Strengthening economic and cultural exchanges. China is the second largest partner in trade with Cuba The various developments in the economy and religious freedom. The visit of Benedict XVI last March.

Ban will come into effect three years from now. Some 70 million sharks are killed each year to satisfy those who like the delicacy. The government is trying to improve public ethics and cut spending. Government money is used to buy cigarettes and expensive alcoholic beverages. Each year, some US$ 31.5 billion are spent on meals and receptions.

Joseph Yue Fusheng was ordained bishop of Heilongjiang by five bishops recognized by the Holy See. More and more "self-elected" bishops in the leadership of the Patriotic Association. Fr. Joseph Zhao and his curate were released immediately after the ordination ceremony. Harbin Catholics pray for Yue’s repentance.

Apostolic Administrator of Harbin 'Missing' on eve of illicit ordination

In recent months, dozens of miners have died in accidents similar to the one in Hunan. Official figures indicate that coal-mining accidents are down by 19 per cent. However, human rights groups say that many accidents are not reported for fear of economic losses, fines and mine closure.

Residents took to the street to stop a polluting plant and won. All but six protesters arrested have been freed and the project has been scrapped. More and more Chinese are become civic minded.

The government wants to ordain Fr. Yue Fusheng July 6 at all costs. The ordination was to have been held on June 29 but was postponed. The note points out that the appointment of bishops by the pope is an issue of religious freedom and not political. So far the government has struggled to find bishops willing to participate in the consecration.

The Chinese authorities have conscripted six bishops in communion with the Pope to force them to take part in the consecration of Fr. Yue Fusheng July 6. But the priests of the diocese are fleeing so as not to attend the ceremony. There is no choir to sing at the liturgy. The cathedral under police supervision. On 7 July, the ordination of bishop coadjutor of Shanghai, there will be an excommunicated bishop. A Priest: The Government is mingling what truth and falsehood, right and wrong. It is the battle of the Apocalypse.

In the past decade, China's Communist leaders have radically shifted gear. They have dropped Deng Xiaoping's low profile in favour of an approach based on weapons as well as economic and energy blackmail. This has generated even more enemies working together to counter Chinese territorial claims. Analyst Willy Lam looks at the situation, which AsiaNews publishes by courtesy of The Jamestown Foundation.

After two days of demonstrations and clashes with police, the people of Shifang succeed in stopping the construction of a US$ 1.6 billion molybdenum-copper alloy plant. Party releases demonstrators arrested. Online, "people's patience" wears thin. "It is time for us to be independent," some say.