China gives students subsidies after protests over food prices;

Vietnam and China negotiate over border disputes  

Japan tailors new defense policy to China;

Beijing blames U.S., ROK for DPRK attack

Beijing clashes with the Catholic church;

China constructs lighthouse on disputed islands

Cables suggest Beijing supports a united Korea...;

... and computer hacking of foreign targets

Protests over land acquisitions erupt across China;

China grapples with the cost of smoking