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Chinese skinny-dippers defy public morals
Jun 05, 2017 (AFP)
"This is a paradise for Chinese nudists," says 18-year-old Zhen, displaying a tiger tattoo on his chest. The small pond next to a high-voltage power line and sh...
Thousands gather at Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil
Jun 04, 2017 (AFP)
Semi-autonomous Hong Kong is the only place on Chinese soil to see a major commemoration of the military's brutal crushing of pro-democracy protests in central ...
US returns criminal suspect to China
Jun 01, 2017 (AFP)
The suspect, referred to only by the last name Zhu, was repatriated with the assistance of US immigration authorities, the statement said, and is accused of a "...
Beijing's rickshaws teeter between tradition, survival
May 31, 2017 (AFP)
A historic mode of transport, they have survived China's modernisation, and remain an integral part of city living -- but for the drivers, life remains a strugg...
Young Chinese in the red as easy credit drives up debt
May 28, 2017 (AFP)
They got the money within minutes. Quick and easy access to credit has encouraged many young Chinese to go into the red to buy cars and apartments they could no...
Better times? Hong Kong's British nostalgia trip
May 28, 2017 (AFP)
But almost 20 years since the city was handed back to China under a deal that made it semi-autonomous, colonial emblems have become a symbol of protest. The old...
Former top Chinese cop executed for murder
May 26, 2017 (AFP)
Zhao Liping, 65, was found guilty of murder, bribery and possession of firearms and explosives by a court in Taiyuan, the capital of the northern province of Sh...
Hong Kong independence duo plead not guilty over parliament chaos
May 26, 2017 (AFP)
Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching were arrested last month and charged with unlawful assembly and attempted forcible entry into the legislative chamber. They belon...
Jailed Chinese lawyer force-fed medication, wife says
May 24, 2017 (AFP)
"He is only 46 years old, but I thought he was an old man," Wang Qiaoling told AFP. "He had lost 15 kilogrammes (33 pounds) and looked completely different." Wa...
Graft busters arrest 21 over Hong Kong-China bridge
May 24, 2017 (AFP)
The controversial project -- described as a "white elephant" by its critics -- has already suffered building delays, pushing back its opening date from 2016 to ...
China gasps at airy speech by grad student in US
May 23, 2017 (AFP)
Speaking at the University of Maryland, Yang Shuping said that coming to the United States had been a breath of "fresh air" after growing up in China. "The air ...
Branstad, friend of Beijing, confirmed as US envoy to China
May 22, 2017 (AFP)
The confirmation, by a bipartisan vote of 82 to 13, comes with the White House beset by scandal, but also at a time when Trump is looking to Beijing, its bigges...
China frees human rights lawyer on bail: Amnesty
May 10, 2017 (AFP)
Xie Yang, who had worked on cases considered politically sensitive by China's ruling Communist Party, was among hundreds of legal staff and activists detained i...
China lawyer's wife seeks US asylum after brazen escape
May 10, 2017 (AFP)
Now Chen is safe in Texas with her daughters, hoping to obtain US asylum after her extraordinary caper across the world. But her husband, prominent human rights...
China wants its anthem sung, but maybe not at parties
May 09, 2017 (AFP)
A draft bill is being prepared because of concern that the patriotic ballad is "not universally respected and cherished", state media reported Tuesday. "Due to ...
Chinese human rights lawyers seen as enemies of the state
May 08, 2017 (AFP)
Xie Yang, who had worked on numerous cases considered politically sensitive by China's ruling Communist Party, was among hundreds of legal staff and activists d...
Chinese court says prominent rights lawyer pleads guilty
May 08, 2017 (AFP)
Xie Yang, who had worked on cases considered politically sensitive by China's ruling Communist Party, was among hundreds of legal staff and activists detained i...
UN slams Chinese rights lawyer's detention
May 05, 2017 (AFP)
"We are deeply troubled that on Wednesday May 3, defence lawyer Chen Jiangang and his family were reportedly taken by police while they were travelling in Yunna...
Hong Kong remembers bloodiest violence 50 years on
May 04, 2017 (AFP)
But although memories of the bomb-strewn chaos of 1967 have faded, the city is facing a new era of turbulence as democracy activists take on Beijing and many or...
12 dead in tunnel blast in southwest China
May 03, 2017 (AFP)
The blast occurred after gas filled the tunnel, which was being bored in the province of Guizhou, leaving 12 injured and 12 trapped, according to the official X...
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