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Fashion renaissance: from slick city to hip Hong Kong

Mar 18, 2017 (AFP)

Soulless supermalls housing luxury labels, traditional suit tailors, and markets full of cheap designer knock-offs, Hong Kong's flaccid fashion scene has long s...

Warhol Mao portrait goes under the hammer in Hong Kong

Mar 17, 2017 (AFP)

An Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong will be auctioned in Hong Kong in a landmark sale that could fetch $15 million -- but mainland buyer...

Hong Kong protesters jailed for 3 years for anti-China clashes

Mar 17, 2017 (AFP)

Three young Hong Kong protesters were jailed for three years Friday on "riot" charges for their part in anti-China protests last year as tensions rise ahead of ...

Hong Kong leadership rivals clash ahead of 'unfair' vote

Mar 14, 2017 (AFP)

Hong Kong's leadership candidates faced off in a live television debate Tuesday as criticism mounts over an appointment process skewed towards Beijing, bypassin...

'Tell it like it is': China delegate rips meek Congress

Mar 14, 2017 (AFP)

Empty talk, self-censorship, brain-dead conformity -- that's outspoken delegate Cui Yongyuan's assessment of China's national parliament, celebrated by the Comm...

China lawmakers draft rules against defaming 'heroes'

Mar 13, 2017 (AFP)

Chinese legislators have drafted a provision that would make it a civil offense to disparage "heroes and martyrs", state media reported Monday, as the Communist...

Tillerson to East Asia in shadow of North Korea threat

Mar 13, 2017 (AFP)

With North Korea's drive to field a nuclear-armed missile rapidly emerging as President Donald Trump's first foreign crisis, his top diplomat is heading to a ne...

Sun-seeking retirees flock to 'China's Florida'

Mar 13, 2017 (AFP)

Blessed by palm-fringed beaches and balmy weather, the island province of Hainan is fast becoming known as "China's Florida," drawing masses of retirees fleeing...

Punishment of rights lawyers top 2016 achievement: China

Mar 12, 2017 (AFP)

China on Sunday boasted harsh punishments meted out to rights defenders was the legal system's top accomplishment last year, as the country reported a jump in t...

Shared bikes grind Shanghai's gears

Mar 03, 2017 (AFP)

Shanghai has impounded thousands of brightly coloured bikes placed on city streets by cycle-sharing companies, in the latest sign of impatience with an explosio...

Hong Kong rebel lawmakers fight parliament ban

Mar 01, 2017 (AFP)

Four rebel Hong Kong lawmakers were in court Wednesday to fight a government bid to disqualify them from parliament, a move criticised as an attack on democracy...

Beijing's shanties: Towns of hope and despair

Mar 01, 2017 (AFP)

A nerve centre for migrant workers who stream in from around the country in search of a better life, Black Bridge Village is a place of industry and desperation...

China's favourite wins strong backing in Hong Kong leadership race

Feb 28, 2017 (AFP)

The woman seen as China's favourite for Hong Kong's next leader formally registered Tuesday for the election in March after securing overwhelming initial backin...

Activists gatecrash meeting of Hong Kong leadership hopeful

Feb 27, 2017 (AFP)

Pro-democracy protesters Monday gatecrashed a press conference by Hong Kong leadership hopeful Carrie Lam, displaying banners criticising a "rigged election" as...

China muzzles feminist group over anti-Trump posts

Feb 23, 2017 (AFP)

Chinese authorities have blocked a prolific feminist social media account for allegedly breaking the law with posts critical of US President Donald Trump, its e...

Convicted ex-Hong Kong leader jailed 20 months for misconduct

Feb 22, 2017 (AFP)

Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Wednesday after a high-profile corruption trial found him guilty of misconduct duri...

Over 30,000 gather to support jailed Hong Kong cops: reports

Feb 22, 2017 (AFP)

More than 30,000 people gathered in Hong Kong Wednesday to show their support for seven police officers who were sentenced to two years in jail for beating up a...

China selfie-app leader seeks to 'beautify the world'

Feb 22, 2017 (AFP)

Strolling a tree-lined Shanghai street with friends, Hu Dongyuan pulls out her smartphone and does what millions of Chinese women do daily: take a selfie, digit...

China jails safety boss who was sacked over huge blast

Feb 22, 2017 (AFP)

China's former top work-safety official has been jailed for 15 years for graft, a year and a half after he was sacked over a giant industrial explosion that kil...

Film depicts crackdown on China labour advocates

Feb 22, 2017 (AFP)

Film-maker Wen Hai had intended to portray the gritty lives of Chinese migrants toiling in factories in his documentary "We The Workers", but wound up chronicli...