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Opera troupe tours rural China defending a dying art
May 01, 2017 (AFP)
The elaborate costumes carelessly thrown aside, the young troupe members playing with their smartphones, the half-eaten noodles abandoned in the corner -- all w...
Hong Kong pulls out stops to mark 20 years of Chinese rule
Apr 30, 2017 (AFP)
The large-scale celebrations come despite increased concerns over Beijing meddling in the semi-autonomous city and deep political divisions between Hong Kong's ...
World's only Tiananmen museum returns to Hong Kong
Apr 29, 2017 (AFP)
The June 4th Museum closed its doors last July after organisers said they were being targeted for political reasons in the semi-autonomous city where concerns a...
Chinese court sentences rights lawyer in secret trial
Apr 28, 2017 (AFP)
Beijing has come under increased fire from the international community as it tightens the screws on the country's civil society in a crackdown that is said to h...
Netflix poised for elusive China breakthrough
Apr 26, 2017 (AFP)
The Baidu-run video platform iQiyi.com said it reached a content-licensing deal on Tuesday with Netflix, whose service is currently blocked in China but whose p...
Pro-independence activists arrested in Hong Kong
Apr 26, 2017 (AFP)
Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching were arrested at their apartments Wednesday morning and were charged with illegal assembly and attempted forceful entry into the ...
Asian markets extend global rally, eyes on Trump tax plan
Apr 26, 2017 (AFP)
After shooting out of the blocks Monday in response to Emmanuel Macron's election triumph in France's election first round, trading floors remain buoyant thanks...
Trial of China human rights lawyer delayed: supporters
Apr 25, 2017 (AFP)
Xie Yang, who had worked on numerous cases considered politically sensitive by the ruling Communist Party, was among hundreds of legal staff and activists detai...
For Chinese fans, popular teen band are mama's boys
Apr 24, 2017 (AFP)
She is a "mother fan" and part of a group of women in their mid-20s to 60s whose maternal instincts are set off by China's boy band sensation TFBoys("The Fighti...
China rights lawyer denied own defence for trial
Apr 22, 2017 (AFP)
Xie, who has worked on numerous cases considered politically sensitive by the ruling Communist party including defending Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, has ...
Chinese tycoon accuses Beijing of meddling in interview
Apr 20, 2017 (AFP)
Guo Wengui, an outspoken critic of the Chinese government, was one-third of the way through a three-hour interview when Voice of America abruptly stopped its li...
Hong Kong lawmaker charged for upending Chinese flag
Apr 12, 2017 (AFP)
Cheng Chung-tai upended small China and Hong Kong flags that some pro-Beijing legislators had displayed on their desks in the legislative assembly last October....
Dutch panda mania as giant bears arrive from China
Apr 12, 2017 (AFP)
Female panda Wu Wen (Beautiful Powerful Cloud) and her male companion Xing Ya (Elegant Star) touched down at Schiphol at around 1730 GMT after leaving Chengdu i...
Hong Kong's Carrie Lam officially accepts role as chief executive
Apr 11, 2017 (AFP)
The former career civil servant was chosen in late March as the next head of the semi-autonomous city by a mainly pro-China committee, and was widely seen as Be...
Hong Kong protester jailed over anti-China clashes
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
A Hong Kong technician was jailed for four years and nine months on Monday for rioting and arson during anti-China protests last year, in the harshest punishmen...
Beijing hutongs: village life in the city
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
Most mornings, he rises from a twin bed that he shares with his wife and walks a few feet to pull aside drapes covering the windows on the doors facing the stre...
China remains world's biggest executioner: Amnesty
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death penalties in the world decreased overall. The h...
US authorities bust visa fraud scheme for wealthy Chinese
Apr 05, 2017 (AFP)
Federal agents in California on Wednesday raided two homes and a business allegedly connected to a $50 million visa fraud scheme that benefited up to 100 Chines...
Billionaire Warren Buffet becomes face of Coke in China
Apr 05, 2017 (AFP)
The likeness of billionaire Warren Buffett is gracing Cherry Coke cans in China, where the company's largest investor enjoys a legendary reputation. Coca-Cola a...
Hong Kong anti-graft body arrests 72 over vote-rigging
Apr 03, 2017 (AFP)
Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog in a rare move arrested 72 people Monday for alleged vote-rigging in the city's legislative election last year. The Indepen...
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