Female trafficking into China from ASEAN on the rise;

Russia joins hunt for more energy in South China Sea

Beijing fails to broker deal between Burmese junta, separatists;

But China reaffirms defense ties with Burma amid U.S.-Burmese thaw

Chinese province offers government jobs to Taiwan residents;

Beijing censors cracking down on TV commercials

ROK wants China to send DPRK defectors to the South;

China sends police force to UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan

China on soft power offensive in Bangladesh;

Hu meets with KMT leader on sidelines of APEC