Story Archive
2019-03-20
Weighing 163 kilos (353 pounds), stash was concealed in Chinese biscuit cans, authorities say.
2019-03-20
Conservationists want to discuss their concerns about how project could further imperil an endangered orangutan species.
2019-03-20
But Taiwan observers say a last-minute meeting between the heads of two states with no diplomatic relations is highly unlikely.
2019-03-20
Confidence and trust is lowest among young people, who commentators say feel cheated of their chance to help build the city's future.
2019-03-19
The subway operator apologizes and says it will retrain security personnel to improve customer experience.
2019-03-19
Democrats, including House speaker Nancy Pelosi, call on the FBI to investigate a Chinese businesswoman pictured at a party with the US president.
2019-03-18
Cross-border kidnappings, the jailing of democracy protesters and the banning of a political party indicate the erosion of civil and political rights, a U.S. report finds.
2019-03-18
Official Chinese media repeat Islamophobic themes in the wake of the massacre, saying 'Muslims can't integrate.'
2019-03-15
Rights activists say China is actively working to undermine the council's ability to do its job.
2019-03-14
“It’s been happening a lot,” National Election Commission chief says.
2019-03-14
Li Jiabao hit out in a social media broadcast at the Chinese president's indefinite rule and called on Beijing to implement democratic reforms.
2019-03-14
Officials dismiss widespread criticism of arbitrary detentions, disappearances, and torture under the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
2019-03-13
In annual rights report, Washington also finds impunity for abuses of Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar, and government critics in Cambodia.
2019-03-13
Wang's lawyer says his client's appeal against his prison sentence for 'subversion' can't proceed without records or case files.
2019-03-13
An experimental school in Sichuan sees multiple cases of food-poisoning, while students in Hubei say they weren't entered for a crucial exam.
2019-03-12
China's highest-ranking judge, state prosecutor say supporting the ruling party is a crucial task for the judiciary.
2019-03-11
Politicians say the Chinese Communist Party's history in Tibet should serve as a warning to the democratic island not to aim for a peace accord with Beijing.
2019-03-11
Jiang Tianyong's wife says he is suffering the after-effects of torture, and should be allowed to go to the US for medical treatment.
2019-03-08
Women who challenge the ruling Chinese Communist Party are still highly vulnerable to state-backed violence.
2019-03-08
Some of the abuse and threats sent to Chemi Lhamo after she was elected to a student post could constitute a criminal offense.
2019-03-08
Taiwan politicians are warning people not to do deals with Beijing, ahead of a march this weekend commemorating a 1959 uprising in Tibet.
2019-03-07
The government is willing to reopen search after 2018 “no cure, no fee” effort failed.
2019-03-07
Accounts with multiple small payments over time, with no clearly identified source, are likely to be suspected of money-laundering, investigators say.
2019-03-07
Clarify “so-called ownership” in South China Sea, visiting Malaysian PM tells Beijing.
2019-03-07
Family members of Tiananmen massacre victims berate China's government and repeat their demands for truth, compensation, and justice for victims.
2019-03-06
Two cybersecurity reports say hackers based in China are going after classified material and political intelligence linked to Beijing's international infrastructure expansion plan.
2019-03-06
Sex workers can be locked up in 'custody and education' centers, where they are vulnerable to abuse, for up to two years.
2019-03-05
Rights lawyer Lu Tingge is incommunicado after suggesting that the power to legislate be made the sole preserve of the NPC.
2019-03-05
Local residents say the ruling Chinese Communist Party appears to be particularly worried about a possible attack on the country's leaders.
2019-03-04
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has launched a lawsuit claiming breach of her civil rights during her Dec. 1 arrest in Vancouver's international airport.
