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Struggle against evil sparks China ritual
Feb 18, 2017 (AFP)
Villagers in eastern China have a unique way of washing away the taint of evil spirits -- by bathing in a shower of scorching sparks. The ritual takes place in ...
Hong Kong police jailed over attack on democracy protester
Feb 17, 2017 (AFP)
Seven Hong Kong police officers were jailed for two years Friday for what the judge described as a "vicious" attack on a protester during pro-democracy rallies ...
Villagers glorify their children in China festival
Feb 16, 2017 (AFP)
Looking like living dress-up dolls, elaborately costumed children are paraded through an eastern China village as firecrackers roar, commemorating the end of ba...
Ex-VP of China's top court jailed for life over graft
Feb 16, 2017 (AFP)
The former vice president of China's highest court was jailed Thursday for taking more than $16 million in bribes, the most senior judicial official ever convic...
Hole is where the heart is for Chinese cave dwellers
Feb 15, 2017 (AFP)
High in the misty hills of southwestern China, an hour's hike from any road, the lowing of livestock echoes through Zhongdong village, where a group of 18 famil...
Fear has made me stronger: Hong Kong bookseller
Feb 14, 2017 (AFP)
The disappearance of a Chinese billionaire from his Hong Kong hotel has brought back frightening memories for bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who also went missing in ...
Hong Kong police guilty over attack on democracy protester
Feb 14, 2017 (AFP)
Seven Hong Kong police officers were found guilty Tuesday of assaulting a protester during pro-democracy rallies in 2014, in an attack that was captured on film...
'Unfair' Hong Kong election sparks fresh democracy calls
Feb 13, 2017 (AFP)
The vote for Hong Kong's new leader kicks off this week, but most of its 3.8 million-strong electorate will have no say in choosing the winner, prompting calls ...
China villages cheer Robin Hood-like hero in spring festival
Feb 09, 2017 (AFP)
Carrying the golden statue of a revered ancient general, villagers in eastern China dash wildly through waterlogged fields in a mud-spattered celebration of a l...
Exile, jail, abduction: the hazardous lives of China's rich
Feb 04, 2017 (AFP)
The mysterious case of a billionaire who went missing from Hong Kong last week, reportedly abducted by mainland security agents, has underscored the precarious ...
Missing Chinese billionaire targeted over stocks crash: report
Feb 02, 2017 (AFP)
A Chinese billionaire who went missing from Hong Kong and is said to have been abducted by mainland security agents is reportedly under investigation in connect...
'Abduction' of China tycoon sparks fear in Hong Kong
Feb 01, 2017 (AFP)
The mystery over the reported abduction from Hong Kong of a Chinese billionaire deepened Wednesday after a newspaper advert appeared in his name pledging loyalt...
Hong Kong leadership favourite testifies in corruption trial
Jan 26, 2017 (AFP)
Hong Kong leadership hopeful Carrie Lam testified in a high-profile corruption trial Thursday where she described the accused -- a former city leader -- as her ...
Trump to ruffle feathers in Year of the Rooster
Jan 24, 2017 (AFP)
US president Donald Trump will strut through the Year of the Rooster, thriving as Hong Kong geomancers predict 2017 will be marked by the arguments and aggressi...
China sentences former senior official to life term for graft
Jan 23, 2017 (AFP)
A Chinese court Monday sentenced a former top official to life in prison for corruption involving millions of dollars, the latest high-profile conviction in Pre...
2016 baby bump after China relaxes one-child rule
Jan 23, 2017 (AFP)
China last year saw its highest number of births this century, officials said, a baby bump that came after the country relaxed its family planning policies in 2...
Hong Kong's 'Mr Pringles' announces leadership bid
Jan 19, 2017 (AFP)
Hong Kong's former finance chief John Tsang announced Thursday his bid to run for leader, promising to resolve conflict after a tumultuous period which has seen...
Hong Kong leader slams independence movement in final speech
Jan 18, 2017 (AFP)
Hong Kong's unpopular pro-Beijing leader Leung Chun-ying faced protests Wednesday as he spoke out against the city's independence movement in his final policy a...
Robert Chow: Hong Kong's pro-Beijing firebrand
Jan 17, 2017 (AFP)
Hong Kong is home to a host of democracy activists angering China but one rabble-rouser -- a silver-haired former radio host -- has been embraced by Beijing for...
Taiwan says gang links in protest against HK activists
Jan 16, 2017 (AFP)
Taiwanese authorities said Monday they were probing criminal gang links to a pro-China protest which targeted Hong Kong pro-democracy activists and rebel legisl...
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