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230 arrested in Hong Kong's first major protests since virus began
May 11, 2020 (AFP)
The disclosure came as the financial hub's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam vowed to overhaul the city's education system, arguing its liberal studies curriculum h...
China greenlights reopening of entertainment venues nationwide
May 08, 2020 (AFP)
The State Council guidelines issued Friday allow indoor cultural and entertainment venues, outdoor leisure facilities, and tourist attractions to be opened with...
Nepal detains 45 stranded Chinese after demo turns violent
May 08, 2020 (AFP)
Holding placards such as "I want to go home!" they attempted to push towards a prohibited zone near the prime minister's office in Kathmandu. Some police as wel...
China warns Hong Kong protesters against 'stirring up trouble'
May 06, 2020 (AFP)
Mass arrests of protesters and a ban on large gatherings due to the coronavirus outbreak in the financial hub have stifled the protest movement, but small demon...
US delays Hong Kong report that could upset China
May 06, 2020 (AFP)
Pompeo, who did not announce a new date, said the delay was due to China's plans to convene its top legislature on May 22 -- a time when Beijing is especially s...
China province launches anti-racism push after outrage
May 04, 2020 (AFP)
Authorities in the provincial capital Guangzhou had started mass testing its African community shortly after a cluster of COVID-19 cases was found in a neighbou...
China journalist jailed as free-speech clampdown intensifies
May 01, 2020 (AFP)
The sentence handed down on Chen Jieren is one of the harshest moves yet against free speech by China's government under President Xi Jinping, who has muzzled t...
Help wanted: Jobless China workers await relief
Apr 30, 2020 (AFP)
Since March, Wei has wandered in search of work from his home in eastern Shandong province -- where virus lockdowns stranded him for weeks -- to factories in Ch...
Mining boss nets 10 mn Chinese virus tests for Australia despite row
Apr 30, 2020 (AFP)
Andrew Forrest, head of mining giant Fortescue, said he had used contacts to secure an order for the tests with Chinese genomics firm BGI Group at a significant...
China's legislature to meet in May after virus delay
Apr 29, 2020 (AFP)
Beijing announced in February that it would put off the annual National People's Congress (NPC) for the first time since the Cultural Revolution as the country ...
China to reopen Forbidden City after three-month closure
Apr 29, 2020 (AFP)
The sprawling imperial palace sitting across Tiananmen Square was shut down on January 25 as authorities closed tourist attractions and took other extraordinary...
China's parliament to meet after virus delay
Apr 29, 2020 (AFP)
Beijing announced in February that it would put off the annual National People's Congress (NPC) for the first time since the Cultural Revolution as the country ...
Back to school in China as lockdowns start to ease worldwide
Apr 27, 2020 (AFP)
Europe's four worst-affected countries all reported marked drops in their daily death tolls, offering hope that the outbreak may have peaked in some places -- a...
Released Chinese rights lawyer finally reunites with family
Apr 27, 2020 (AFP)
Detained in 2015 as part of a sweeping crackdown on hundreds of lawyers and rights activists, Wang was freed earlier this month after four-and-a-half years behi...
Students return to class in Shanghai and Beijing
Apr 27, 2020 (AFP)
Shanghai students in their final year of middle and high school returned to classrooms, while only high school seniors in Beijing were allowed back on campus to...
Three Beijing activists missing after preserving virus articles online
Apr 27, 2020 (AFP)
China has faced criticism over its handling of the outbreak, including punishing whistleblowers who tried to warn about the new virus. Chen Mei, Cai Wei and his...
China rights lawyer vows fight to reunite with family
Apr 24, 2020 (AFP)
Detained in 2015 as part of a sweeping crackdown on hundreds of lawyers and rights activists, Wang was freed earlier this month after four-and-a-half years behi...
Hong Kong holds virus-delayed exams with strict health checks
Apr 24, 2020 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of pupils will sit the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams across hundreds of centres over the next month in the financial hub, which o...
Hong Kong political crisis deepens despite protest lull during virus
Apr 23, 2020 (AFP)
The mass demonstrations that convulsed the semi-autonomous Chinese city for seven straight months last year have dissipated during the COVID-19 crisis as cautio...
China rights lawyer barred from Beijing after prison: wife
Apr 23, 2020 (AFP)
Detained in 2015 as part of a sweeping crackdown on hundreds of lawyers and rights activists, Wang was released earlier this month after serving a four-and-a-ha...
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