Kevin Lau, recently fired as chief editor of a Chinese-language daily known for its hard-hitting reporting, was knifed by unknown assailants who rode off on a motorcycle.
Li Guixin of Hebei province has become the first person to sue the government over air pollution.
While House of Cards is obsessed with high office and overt power, The Americans succeeds by intimately focusing on the personal.
The Twitter-like company is looking to raise around $500 million from the listing, which would give it a valuation of $8 billion.
Many couples blamed the rising cost of living for their reluctance to have more than one child. Some cited a cultural norm that requires husbands to provide an apartment, car and other material riches to a bride, demands that can push families into debt.
Mongla in Myanmar is best known among Chinese tourists for its casinos and large selection of rare and endangered animals.
The report could offer clues into what U.S.-China policy might look like if Hillary Clinton is elected president in 2016.
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing is again in the media spotlight after he mentioned in late February the possibility of publicly listing his retail business A.S. Watson Group, which is part of the Hong Kong-listed conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa.
"No matter what, if Watsons was to list in two locations, Hong Kong will definitely be one of them," Li said.
Sergei Zamascikov is an independent consultant based in Los Angeles. He holds degrees from Latvian State University and UCLA. He has worked for the London International Institute for Strategic Studies and for RAND Corporation (Santa Monica).
