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US, EU outrage over life sentence for Uighur scholar
Sep 24, 2014 (AFP)
Outraged Western powers have rounded on China over a life sentence handed to a prominent Uighur academic, accusing Beijing of silencing a moderate voice in a mo...
China puts former top economic planner on trial
Sep 24, 2014 (AFP)
A former top Chinese economic planning official stood trial Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes worth nearly $6 million, the latest episode in the country's m...
Tibetan man self-immolates in China: reports
Sep 22, 2014 (AFP)
A Tibetan man has burned himself to death in northwest China, overseas media and a campaign group reported on Monday, the latest in a string of self-immolation ...
Daughters of Chinese activists demand meeting with Obama
Sep 17, 2014 (AFP)
Daughters of detained Chinese activists on Wednesday demanded a meeting with President Barack Obama, saying he must double down on efforts to win their release ...
Half of wealthy Chinese plan to leave: survey
Sep 15, 2014 (AFP)
Nearly half of China's super-wealthy individuals are considering leaving the country, a survey said Monday, with most citing better overseas educational and emp...
14 Nobel Laureates urge Zuma to give Dalai Lama visa
Sep 15, 2014 (AFP)
Fourteen Nobel Peace laureates urged South Africa to grant the Dalai Lama a visa Monday, after Chinese complaints apparently scuppered a trip by the Tibetan spi...
China's Xi starts South Asia tour in paradise
Sep 14, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Maldives Sunday, making a historic visit to the Indian Ocean tourist destination at the start of a three-nation Sout...
Chinese activist's trial postponed as lawyers protest
Sep 12, 2014 (AFP)
Defence lawyers for a respected Chinese activist who organised protests against censorship boycotted his trial Friday forcing it to be postponed. The case is th...
Mother of Briton murdered in China renews compensation call
Sep 12, 2014 (AFP)
The mother of a Briton whose murder led to the downfall of high-flying Chinese politician Bo Xilai has hit out at Beijing for failing to pay compensation over h...
Dog 'cleaned' in washing machine sparks anger in Hong Kong
Sep 07, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong police said Sunday they had launched an animal cruelty investigation after a man joked online about killing a dog by trapping it inside a churning was...
China holds eight for media coverage extortion
Sep 04, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese police have detained eight people including the editor of a well-known business newspaper's website for blackmailing dozens of listed companies over cov...
Dalai Lama cancels South Africa trip amid visa row
Sep 04, 2014 (AFP)
The Dalai Lama has cancelled a trip to South Africa for a summit of Nobel peace laureates, an aide said Thursday, reporting that Pretoria had denied him a visa ...
China rewards intermarriage in restive Xinjiang: state media
Sep 03, 2014 (AFP)
Authorities are offering rewards of 10,000 yuan ($1,600) a year to promote intermarriage in restive Xinjiang between ethnic minorities and China's dominant Han ...
US backs democracy for Hong Kong
Sep 02, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists admitted Tuesday they are powerless to overturn Beijing's refusal to grant them full voting rights, but the United States thre...
Four killed in Chinese school stabbing spree
Sep 01, 2014 (AFP)
A man stabbed three children and a teacher to death and wounded several others on Monday in a rampage at a Chinese primary school that refused to enrol his daug...
China insists on right to choose candidates for HK leader
Aug 31, 2014 (AFP)
China Sunday announced rules giving it control over who can stand in Hong Kong's next leadership election, triggering tears and fury in the city where democracy...
Nouveaux riches and pollutants in new Chinese dictionary
Aug 28, 2014 (AFP)
A new Chinese dictionary backed by the national language regulator offers a glimpse into the social and environmental concerns of the citizenry, adding nearly 1...
Speaking in tongues: China divided over the common language
Aug 25, 2014 (AFP)
Free-wheeling and business-oriented, the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou is a long way from Beijing physically, culturally and linguistically -- and hackles ...
China court frees man after six years on death row
Aug 22, 2014 (AFP)
A Chinese court on Friday declared innocent a man sentenced to death six years ago for a double killing, in a case which highlighted flaws in the country's lega...
China 'cult' members on trial for McDonald's killing: court
Aug 21, 2014 (AFP)
Five members of a fringe religious group in China went on trial Thursday for beating a woman to death at a McDonald's restaurant, reportedly after she rebuffed ...
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