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Tibetan dies in China after fire protest: exile group
Aug 16, 2012 (AFP)
A Tibetan monk who set himself on fire this week in a southwestern town that has become a flashpoint for protests against Chinese rule has died, an exile group ...
Chinese lawyers urge labour-camp reform
Aug 15, 2012 (AFP)
Ten Chinese lawyers have written an open letter urging the government to reform its system of hard labour after a mother was sent to a camp for challenging the ...
Chinese police kill gunman after massive manhunt
Aug 15, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese police on Tuesday killed a fugitive armed robber and suspected serial killer dubbed China's most dangerous man, ending a huge manhunt, state media said....
Two Tibetans set themselves alight in China: group
Aug 14, 2012 (AFP)
Two ethnic Tibetan men set themselves on fire together in southwest China to protest Beijing's rule, causing clashes between residents and security forces, righ...
Workshop blast in east China kills 13
Aug 06, 2012 (AFP)
An explosion ripped through a family-owned workshop in east China's Zhejiang province on Sunday, killing 13 people and injuring 14, state media reported. The bl...
Tibetan sets himself alight in China: group
Aug 06, 2012 (AFP)
A Tibetan man in southwest China set himself on fire Monday, the latest in a series of shocking protests against Chinese rule, an overseas human rights group sa...
China's passion for fashion catapults blogger to stardom
Aug 03, 2012 (AFP)
Until recently Han Huohuo was just a twenty-something Chinese fashion blogger. Today he enjoys front-row seats at European catwalk shows and rubs shoulders with...
China accuses US of prejudice on religious issues
Aug 02, 2012 (AFP)
Beijing refuted Thursday accusations from the United States that it was curbing religious freedoms in its Tibetan regions and urged Washington to cast off its "...
Tibetan dies after setting himself alight: rights group
Aug 02, 2012 (AFP)
A young Tibetan man who set himself alight in June as part of a wave of self-immolations in protest at Chinese rule in Tibet has died from his injuries, an Indi...
Dissident Chen raises China concerns with US
Aug 01, 2012 (AFP)
The dissident who was at the center of a standoff between China and the United States on Wednesday accused Beijing of failing to live up to its promises as US l...
China's online dating market booms: research
Jul 31, 2012 (AFP)
Revenues from China's online dating market are forecast to top two billion yuan ($315 million) in 2014 as work-stressed Chinese struggle to find partners, a new...
Hong Kong pushes ahead with patriotism classes
Jul 30, 2012 (AFP)
Hong Kong on Monday vowed to push ahead with patriotism classes despite mass protests over what parents and teachers call Chinese brainwashing. Chief Executive ...
China paper says leaders must listen after riots
Jul 30, 2012 (AFP)
China's most influential newspaper on Monday urged authorities to listen to people's worries about pollution, after fears over a new waste water pipeline sparke...
Hong Kong parents protest China patriotism lessons
Jul 29, 2012 (AFP)
Thousands of stroller-pushing Hong Kong parents and activists Sunday protested a plan to introduce national education lessons, slamming it as a bid to brainwash...
Court cuts China activist's jail sentence: lawyer
Jul 28, 2012 (AFP)
A Chinese court handed Ni Yulan, the disabled activist jailed earlier this year, a two-month reduction in her prison term on Friday, but upheld a conviction for...
US slams deteriorating human rights in China
Jul 25, 2012 (AFP)
US officials and lawmakers took aim at China Wednesday, saying human rights were deteriorating in the communist-run nation as Chinese leaders move to quash even...
China's 'unwanted' single women feel the pressure
Jul 25, 2012 (AFP)
Xu, a pretty woman in her 30s, warily walked into a Beijing singles club in a bid to shed her status as one of China's "Unwanted". Xu had not been to the "Garde...
Diplomats meet Frenchman in Beijing for Bo probe
Jul 24, 2012 (AFP)
The French architect being questioned in Beijing in an investigation linked to former Communist leader Bo Xilai has met with French diplomats and is in "good sh...
China activist gets hard labour in Tiananmen row
Jul 23, 2012 (AFP)
An activist in central China was sentenced to hard labour after opposing the government's handling of the alleged suicide of 1989 Tiananmen democracy protest le...
China's Ai Weiwei loses appeal against tax fine
Jul 20, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese artist and fierce government critic Ai Weiwei said Friday his challenge against a $2.4 million fine for alleged tax evasion that he says is politically ...
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