police detained reporter chen yongzhou last week for suspicion of damaging the reputation of a large company. chen wrote a series of articles on illegal accounting and other dubious practices at a construction equipment firm. the "new express" editors say they take responsibility for their reporting. they're asking police to show evidence of any wrongdoing. representatives of the newspaper's parent company say media reporting is a social responsibility and must be protected by law. people have posted messages of support online. police arrested another "new express" reporter earlier this month. the journalist wrote an online piece that said senior government officials had engaged in serious misconduct. >>> the leaders of china and india have patched up some differences over their shared border region in the himalayas. they have agreed to cooperate on defense. indian prime minister manmohan singh and china's premier li keqiang signed the accord in beijing. >> we move forward with negotiations toward a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement to the india-china boundary questi

police detained the reporter chen yongzhou last week on suspicion of damaging the reputation of a large company. chen wrote a series of articles on illegal accounting and other dubious accounting at a construction firm. the editors say they take responsibility for their reporting. they are asking police to show evidence of any wrongdoing. representatives of the newspaper's parent company says media reporting is a social responsibility and must be protected by law. people have posted messages of support online. >>> police arrested another new express reporter earlier this month. the journalist wrote an online piece that said senior government officials had engaged in serious misconduct. >>> chinese government officials are rolling out emergency measures to deal with air pollution and asking the public to do what they can to make breathing easier. people downwind of the problem are keeping a close eye on the situation including those in neighboring japan. nhk world's tomoko kamata reports. >> reporter: a thick blanket ever smoke cloaked the city for three straight days this week. visibili

the guangdong based "new express" had been demanding the release of 27-year-old chen yongzhou. the paper carried unprecedented front page articles on two consecutive days last week. but the "new express" ran a front page editorial on sunday in which it apologized to its readers. the article says the paper had failed to fully confirm the facts in the report. it says the way the "new express" demanded chen's release was improper and has damaged trust in the media. state-run xinhua news agency and other chinese media reported on saturday that chen had confessed to the police. the journalist reportedly said most of his articles relied on untrue information provided by an acquaintance and that he had received money. >>> there's been a new wave of car bombings in iraq. more than 40 people have been killed in shia neighborhoods in baghdad and elsewhere on sunday. [ sirens ] local security officials say car bombs exploded one after another at nine locations, including crowded markets and police checkpoints. at least 27 people died and 78 others were wounded. all the blasts occurred in