Authorities investigate Chongqing Vice Mayor Wang Lijun

Authorities are investigating the incident in which Chongqing Vice Mayor Wang Lijun entered the U.S. consulate in southwest China and remained there for one day, the office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman said Thursday evening

Fines loom for HK births that skirt family-plan law

Mainland couples who deliver extra babies in Hong Kong will be fined for violating China's family-planning policy, a Guangdong official said yesterday, echoing Hong Kong's efforts to turn away mainland pregnant women.

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