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US envoy cautious over hopes for China reforms
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
The US ambassador to China expressed caution Tuesday over hopes for reform under Beijing's new leadership and said the mainland should turn to Hong Kong for ins...
Colonial flags fly as anger grows in Hong Kong
Feb 02, 2013 (AFP)
Sixteen years after Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule, public discontent with Beijing is swelling and protesters have been rallying around an unexpected symbol...
Mr Right for rent in China
Feb 01, 2013 (AFP)
Selling a kiss online, accompanying a stranger overnight for a fee -- none of the "rent a boyfriend" services popping up on some Chinese websites sound at all f...
China blogger sentenced for Bo joke denied payout
Jan 31, 2013 (AFP)
A Chinese blogger sent to a labour camp for posting a joke about politician Bo Xilai was denied compensation by a court on Thursday, his lawyer said, even thoug...
China convicts Tibetan burning 'inciters' of murder
Jan 31, 2013 (AFP)
A Chinese court convicted two Tibetans of murder on Thursday for inciting others to burn themselves to death, giving one a suspended death penalty and the other...
Activist Chen encourages media to probe China
Jan 30, 2013 (AFP)
Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese activist who dramatically escaped house arrest last year, said Wednesday that foreign media had a critical impact in his country an...
Tibetans in India launch drive against China
Jan 29, 2013 (AFP)
The Tibetan government-in-exile in India on Tuesday announced plans for a four-day campaign to bring global pressure on China in a bid to end a string of self-i...
Protestors march against Hong Kong leader
Jan 27, 2013 (AFP)
Around 1,000 people took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday to protest against the city leader's policy speech, which they said offered nothing new on tackling ...
China tries two Tibetan self-immolation 'inciters': media
Jan 26, 2013 (AFP)
Two Tibetans in southwest China stood trial for murder on Saturday for allegedly inciting others to self-immolate, state media said, as authorities aim to crack...
China's mass annual New Year migration begins
Jan 26, 2013 (AFP)
The world's largest annual migration began Saturday in China with tens of thousands in the capital boarding trains to journey home for next month's Lunar New Ye...
China dissident makes film on disputed death
Jan 25, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has made a 102-minute film on the death of a villager whose crushing by a truck sparked public anger and rattled authorities,...
China woman held in morgue for three years: media
Jan 25, 2013 (AFP)
A Chinese woman was held in an abandoned morgue for three years after serving hard labour for complaining about her husband's own detention, state-run media sai...
China rights lawyer gets rare prison visit: wife
Jan 23, 2013 (AFP)
China has allowed relatives to visit imprisoned human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng in the first confirmation in months that the prominent dissident is alive, his ...
Tibetan nomad dies in self-immolation: rights group
Jan 23, 2013 (AFP)
A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire, a Western rights group said Wednesday, the latest in a string of self-immolations carried out in protest a...
China's Xi says 'no leniency' in corruption fight
Jan 22, 2013 (AFP)
China's president-in-waiting Xi Jinping intensified calls for a crackdown on corruption Tuesday, saying there would be "no leniency" for party officials whateve...
Chinese film fans decry censors' cuts in 'Skyfall'
Jan 22, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese cinema fans were up in arms Tuesday over cuts made to "Skyfall", complaining that the censors had ruined the latest film in the James Bond franchise, wh...
China labour camps set for abolition: legal official
Jan 21, 2013 (AFP)
China's hugely controversial "re-education" labour camp system is set to be abolished this year, state media Monday quoted a senior legal official as saying. It...
Beijing to release own inequality index: state media
Jan 20, 2013 (AFP)
Beijing will release its own version of a closely watched international inequality index, state media reported Sunday, becoming the first Chinese city to announ...
2nd Tibetan self-immolates in China in a week
Jan 20, 2013 (AFP)
A young Tibetan in southwestern China has died after setting himself on fire, rights groups have reported, marking the second self-immolation protest in a week ...
China working age population falls
Jan 18, 2013 (AFP)
China's working-age population declined for the first time in recent decades in 2012, the government said Friday, as it detailed the extent of the demographic t...
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