Insight - On reform,
Europe asks Greece to go where many fear to tread.
Thursday 23 July 2015
Myanmar sentences 153 Chinese nationals
Myanmar sentences 153 Chinese nationals to life in prison for illegal logging.
Beijing has launched a diplomatic protest after Myanmar handed down more than 150 life sentences to Chinese nationals for illegal logging near the countries' shared border.
The mass sentencing, which sparked outraged editorials in the Chinese media, came after the loggers were arrested in January during a crackdown on illegal forestry activities in northern Kachin state.
For years China hoovered up Myanmar's once-abundant raw materials, spurring popular anger in the former junta-ruled country which is set for a general election later this year.
Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang had asked its smaller neighbour to "deal with this case in a lawful, reasonable and justified manner ... and return those people to China as soon as possible".
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MPs pass reforms
Greek MPs pass reforms paving way for bailout talks.
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