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Liu Xiaobo: Freed Chinese intellectual spoke out for change

Jun 26, 2017 (AFP)

The 61-year-old, who was previously jailed for his involvement in the 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy protests, was sentenced in 2009 to 11 years in prison for sub...

UK's last governor demands China honour its word to HK

Jun 26, 2017 (AFP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong to mark the anniversary of its handover from British rule on July 1, and Chris Patten said Xi should reaffirm ...

Hong Kong activists stage China protest ahead of Xi visit

Jun 25, 2017 (AFP)

High-profile student campaigner Joshua Wong and a dozen demonstrators attached the black cloth to the giant golden bauhinia flower on Hong Kong's harbourfront i...

China court slashes jail term for debt-collector killer

Jun 23, 2017 (AFP)

The case of Yu Huan, who was convicted of stabbing to death a man who had insulted his mother, sparked heated debate in the country where he was seen either as ...

China's Xi visit to Hong Kong confirmed: report

Jun 23, 2017 (AFP)

Although widely expected, officials have not so far said whether Xi will make the trip, his first to Hong Kong since becoming president in 2013. The South China...

'Pee Park'? China tries to correct bad translations

Jun 23, 2017 (AFP)

China has waged various campaigns in recent years to root out poor grammar and misused English vocabulary and this week took special aim at "eradicating poor tr...

Beijing shopkeepers protest evictions

Jun 23, 2017 (AFP)

The crowd gathered outside the entrance of the Beijing Zoo wholesale market in the west of the city, punching their fists in the air and shouting, "Return our m...

Stamp fever in Hong Kong for handover tribute

Jun 20, 2017 (AFP)

The first stamp, released ahead of the July 1 anniversary, depicts marching troops from China's People's Liberation Army under the title "The Mighty and Civilis...

China shames jaywalkers through facial recognition

Jun 20, 2017 (AFP)

It is the latest use of the technology in China, where it has been used by fast-food chain KFC to predict orders and in public restrooms to foil toilet paper th...

US billionaire brings Dutch painters to China's masses

Jun 17, 2017 (AFP)

Since American billionaire Tom Kaplan purchased the piece in 2008, it has spent most of its time on loan to various museums around the world. When the investor ...

China executives tied to Communist Party critic convicted

Jun 16, 2017 (AFP)

Lu Tao, who worked for Beijing Pangu Investment, was convicted on charges of obtaining loans and foreign exchange "by fraud", a court in northeastern China said...

Billionaire shakes China's elite with online theatrics

Jun 15, 2017 (AFP)

With a keen sense of drama, real estate tycoon Guo Wengui has spent the last three months waging a one-man guerrilla war against China's elite with explosive ac...

Backpacks, books and life jackets: Time for school in China

Jun 15, 2017 (AFP)

A 60-year-old man then sinks a pole into the green waters of the Xiangshuitan reservoir to push the punt in the daily, half-hour-long trip between the primary s...

Hong Kong freedoms being eroded: Patten

Jun 15, 2017 (AFP)

Patten was governor of Hong Kong when it was handed back to China by Britain in 1997 under a semi-autonomous deal protecting its freedoms for 50 years. But 20 y...

Hong Kong tycoon and ex-deputy leader lose graft appeal

Jun 14, 2017 (AFP)

The pair were found guilty of corruption in 2014 after a blockbuster trial over a cash-for-favours scandal. In a written judgement, the Court of Final Appeal ru...

Taiwan lawmakers launch support group for Hong Kong democracy

Jun 12, 2017 (AFP)

Taiwan and Hong Kong are thorns in Beijing's side -- both saw huge anti-China protests in 2014, known respectively as the Sunflower Movement and Umbrella Moveme...

China web users take aim at property clampdown

Jun 11, 2017 (AFP)

Pictures and video have circulated showing hundreds of people engaged in a tense stand-off with police, said to have taken place late Saturday night in a busy c...

Hong Kong wealth gap hits 46-year high

Jun 09, 2017 (AFP)

Sky-high prices and the cost of living outstrip many ordinary residents' salaries in Hong Kong, with apartments becoming increasingly cramped and generations of...

Chinese firm tied to Communist Party critic stands trial

Jun 09, 2017 (AFP)

Appearing in Dalian Xigang People's Court in northeastern Liaoning province, the defendants -- Lu Tao, Xie Honglin and Yang Ying -- admitted to fraud involving ...

China rights lawyer charged with subversion

Jun 05, 2017 (AFP)

Jiang Tianyong took on numerous high-profile cases, including those of Falun Gong practitioners, Tibetan protesters and victims of the 2008 contaminated milk po...