In today’s international press review, we look at Britain’s reaction to the death of five of its soldiers, allegedly killed by a rogue Afghan policeman.
China's manufacturing sector grew in October at its fastest rate in 18 months, a survey suggested on Sunday, offering a further sign of the country's quick economic recovery.
Since April this year, Chinese police have rescued 2,008 children from gangs looking to sell them on. Authorities have set up a website to try to track down the families of 60 of the youngsters.
In the early days of the People's Republic of China, labour re-education camps were set up to keep dissidents in check. Decades later, the camps are still open and have become a growing embarrassment for the government in Beijing.
The New York Times has calculated that Mayor Michael Bloomberg is now the US politician who has spent most of his own money on his own political career…in the history of the country. The American and international press talks report on the story.
Export figures improved in September, China's General Administration of Customs announced Wednesday, falling 15.2 percent year-on-year compared to 23.4 percent in August. This better-than-expected data lifted Shanghai stocks.
Car battery tycoon Wang Chuanfu (pictured) topped a new list of China's 1,000 richest people, which has 130 dollar billionaires in an emphatic declaration of the Asian giant's economic arrival.
