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Airbnb pulls Great Wall overnight stay after uproar
Aug 08, 2018 (AFP)
News of the "Night At The Great Wall" contest lit up Chinese social media, with critics calling it a publicity stunt that lacked respect for the ancient monumen...
The odd-job volunteers 'fixing' Hong Kong politics
Aug 07, 2018 (AFP)
Calling themselves Fixing Hong Kong, the group's volunteers mend broken appliances, furniture, pipes and wiring, hoping that forging community spirit will lead ...
Patten hits back at Beijing over Hong Kong press club row
Aug 06, 2018 (AFP)
Patten's comments came after China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stepped in to ask the club to cancel the talk by Andy Chan of the Hong Kong National Party, a g...
China deploys huge police force to prevent fraud protest
Aug 06, 2018 (AFP)
Protesters told AFP they had come from every corner of China in hopes that by gathering en masse the government would recognise their grievances and take action...
A decade on, Olympics changed China, but not how many hoped
Aug 06, 2018 (AFP)
For better or worse, the Games changed the face of Beijing: from the iconic Bird's Nest stadium to the countless blocks of ancient homes bulldozed in an Olympic...
Broken art: Ai Weiwei's Beijing studio faces wrecking ball
Aug 03, 2018 (AFP)
As dusk descended on the old car parts factory on the outskirts of the capital, shirtless, sweating labourers packed large wooden crates filled with artworks on...
China critic silenced during live TV interview
Aug 03, 2018 (AFP)
Retired academic Sun Wenguang, who is in his mid-80s, was speaking live to a Chinese-language TV show for Voice of America (VOA) when the authorities suddenly s...
UK foreign secretary met human rights figures on China visit
Jul 31, 2018 (AFP)
Visiting leaders often shun meetings with activists or their relatives during trips to China -- a decision which critics say is motivated by fear that scolding ...
Historic Chinese town resists eviction for theme park
Jul 25, 2018 (AFP)
Wu is one of several dozen inhabitants of a historic section of the town of Chikan in southern China who are stubbornly holding out against government pressure ...
Tibet bans religious activities for students
Jul 24, 2018 (AFP)
The ban will fall hard on Tibet's large Buddhist community, already under pressure as Chinese President Xi Jinping tightens controls over religious observance. ...
Hong Kong academics warn of 'political battleground' at universities
Jul 24, 2018 (AFP)
Although semi-autonomous Hong Kong enjoys rights unseen on the mainland, including freedom of expression, there are growing concerns those liberties are being s...
Viral post inflames public anger in China vaccine scandal
Jul 24, 2018 (AFP)
The furore over alleged shady dealings by a major vaccine producer has shattered already fragile trust in regulators and illustrated the rising frustrations of ...
Ten jailed in Vietnam over violent anti-China demos
Jul 23, 2018 (AFP)
The rare rallies in the one-party state -- where even peaceful demonstrations are outlawed -- drew thousands to the streets, including in southern Binh Thuan pr...
Hong Kong activists mark one year since Liu Xiaobo death
Jul 13, 2018 (AFP)
A veteran of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, Liu died from liver cancer while serving an 11-year sentence for "subversion" on the mainland. Dozens of pro-de...
Chinese democracy activist sentenced to 13 years for 'subversion'
Jul 11, 2018 (AFP)
Qin Yongmin was found "guilty of subversion of state power," the Wuhan City Intermediate People's Court said on its official website. According to court records...
Beijing eyes UNESCO status for Mao tomb, Tiananmen Square
Jul 05, 2018 (AFP)
The Chinese capital wants to apply for 14 sites in total to receive UNESCO World Heritage status by 2035, the state-run Global Times quoted city official Shu Xi...
Thousands march in Hong Kong as restrictions grow
Jul 01, 2018 (AFP)
Beijing has become increasingly intolerant of signs of dissent in semi-autonomous Hong Kong since massive pro-democracy rallies in 2014 brought parts of the cit...
Chinese police break up protest of military veterans
Jun 25, 2018 (AFP)
The demonstrations highlighted the years-long struggle among former soldiers of the world's biggest standing army to get better benefits, posing a headache for ...
US plans beefed up scrutiny of Chinese investments: Bloomberg
Jun 25, 2018 (AFP)
The report, which cites eight sources familiar with the plans, said such a move would put "Washington's trade war with Beijing on a potentially irreversible cou...
Dominican Republic names ambassador to China
Jun 20, 2018 (AFP)
The envoy is Briunny Garabito Segura, who has previously served as ambassador to Colombia and Canada. Until April, the Dominican Republic was among just a handf...
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