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China takes down gay online drama: report
Feb 24, 2016 (AFP)
A gay-themed television drama has been removed from Chinese streaming sites, state media reported Wednesday, as furious fans blasted Communist censors. "Addicti...
Hong Kong finance chief warns of political unrest as economy weakens
Feb 24, 2016 (AFP)
Hong Kong's financial secretary warned Wednesday that political unrest would "unavoidably" damage the economy after riots rocked the city earlier this month, pr...
Flagship gallery show raises fears for Hong Kong arts
Feb 23, 2016 (AFP)
Hong Kong on Tuesday gets its first glimpse of the collection at the heart of its new flagship gallery, with an exhibition that has highlighted fears Beijing's ...
Chinese tycoon blasted for criticising media controls
Feb 22, 2016 (AFP)
An outspoken Chinese property tycoon sometimes dubbed the country's Donald Trump was blasted by state media Monday for criticising the Communist Party's tighten...
Violence in Hong Kong 'inevitable' say city's new activists
Feb 19, 2016 (AFP)
A new brand of political activist is taking centre stage in Hong Kong, pushing for violent protest and even independence for the city, where the case of disappe...
China to ban foreign firms from online publishing
Feb 19, 2016 (AFP)
China is to ban foreign firms from "online publishing" under new rules issued this week, as the country increasingly seeks to minimise Western influence. Chines...
International publishers blast Hong Kong on missing booksellers
Feb 18, 2016 (AFP)
Publishers from around the world have urged Hong Kong authorities to demand China release five of the city's booksellers, in a case that has fuelled growing fea...
Spanish police search branch of China's ICBC bank in money laundering probe
Feb 17, 2016 (AFP)
Spanish police on Wednesday searched the Madrid branch of China's biggest lender ICBC and arrested five of its directors as part of a probe into the suspected l...
China dismisses 'irresponsible' UN criticism of detentions
Feb 17, 2016 (AFP)
China on Wednesday rejected as "irresponsible" comments by UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein calling for the immediate release of rights lawyers and activis...
China must release detained activists, rights lawyers: UN
Feb 16, 2016 (AFP)
China must release detained rights lawyers and activists "immediately and without conditions", UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said in a statement Tuesday...
Beijing pins Hong Kong riot on radical separatists
Feb 14, 2016 (AFP)
A senior Beijing official on Sunday blamed "radical separatists" for a riot that erupted in Hong Kong last week, the worst clashes the city has seen since mass ...
Hong Kong bookseller 'involuntarily removed' to China: Britain
Feb 12, 2016 (AFP)
Britain said Friday a Hong Kong bookseller believed detained by China was "involuntarily removed to the mainland", in its strongest comments yet on a case that ...
Over 30 Hong Kong protesters in court over riot
Feb 11, 2016 (AFP)
More than 30 protesters appeared in court in Hong Kong Thursday charged with rioting after the worst clashes the city has seen since mass pro-democracy protests...
'Dead' Chinese baby awakes just before cremation
Feb 09, 2016 (AFP)
A Chinese baby boy who was declared dead and spent the night in a morgue showed signs of life just as he was about to be cremated, local TV reported. Workers at...
Dozens hurt as riot erupts in Hong Kong
Feb 09, 2016 (AFP)
Scores of police officers were hurt Tuesday when a riot erupted in Hong Kong over official attempts to move illegal hawkers, in the most serious violence the ci...
Hong Kong kicks off Year of Monkey, but primate relations sour
Feb 09, 2016 (AFP)
As the people of Hong Kong usher in the Year of the Monkey, animal experts are working to quell their exploding numbers in a bid to keep the peace between them ...
Bangladesh show covers up Tibetan art after China complains
Feb 08, 2016 (AFP)
One of Bangladesh's biggest art shows has covered up an exhibit by Tibetan artists after the Chinese embassy in Dhaka said it was "offended" by the artwork, an ...
Lunar New Year turbulence as 'fire monkey' swings into action
Feb 08, 2016 (AFP)
As the Lunar New Year of the Monkey swings into action Monday, fortune tellers foresee 12 months of political and financial turbulence at the hands of the misch...
China school sees monkey business in New Year
Feb 07, 2016 (AFP)
Macaques in frilly dresses turn backflips and answer maths questions for crowds of screaming children at a Chinese monkey school, where trainers teach them to w...
New year, new travel: more Chinese choose tourism over tradition
Feb 06, 2016 (AFP)
While hundreds of millions of his Chinese compatriots pack into planes, trains, and automobiles to return to their ancestral homes for the Lunar New Year celebr...
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