Story Archive
2015-08-31
Campaigners say the old law indulged sexual predators by offering more lenient sentencing.
2015-08-31
A top financial journalist is blamed for fueling the sell-off with a 'fake report' on the market.
2015-08-28
The executives head the online version of the People's Daily, official newspaper of the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
2015-08-28
Official media say some had hoped to join radical groups, but rights activists say Uyghurs flee daily persecution.
2015-08-27
Storage company Ruihai Logistics illegally obtained safety clearances while officials turned a blind eye, police say.
2015-08-27
The student leaders of last year's pro-democracy movement say the charges are politically motivated.
2015-08-26
Churches are also being targeted for financial audits amid a widespread civil disobedience campaign by the region's Christians.
2015-08-26
Gong Yujian faults "poor communications" as Taiwan body says it never received asylum papers from the activist.
2015-08-25
Hundreds of PLA veterans are detained ahead of the anniversary celebration, which will be attended by 30 heads of state.
2015-08-25
Authorities in the northern city of Tianjin refuse to confirm the whereabouts of Bao Longjun or his wife and fellow rights lawyer Wang Yu.
2015-08-24
Residents of Tianjin say they want compenation for homes damaged in the warehouse blasts earlier this month.
2015-08-24
The country's central bank didn't intervene to prop up shares over the weekend, as expected.
2015-08-21
Companies and individuals could face large fines and jail terms amid allegations they took money to write 'positive' reports or to suppress 'negative' ones.
2015-08-20
His defense attorney says the basis for the move was questionable.
2015-08-20
The latest to be sent home from the airport had defended one of the five feminists detained ahead of International Women's Day.
2015-08-19
Former state prosecutor and dissident author Shen Liangqing is handed a nine-day administrative sentence.
2015-08-19
Some are hackers, while activists say others may be people who expressed peaceful dissent or acted as citizen journalists online.
2015-08-18
Residents say they are staying home, as high levels of cyanide are found in water near the site of last week's explosion.
2015-08-18
Two websites focusing on citizen journalism about rights activists and anti-graft campaigners run into problems.
2015-08-17
Students, out-of-town visitors and anyone with a complaint will be barred from the Chinese capital ahead of the military display.
2015-08-17
Tight online controls and police detentions target anyone caught 'spreading rumors' about the disaster.
2015-08-15
Officials say sodium cyanide has been detected at the disaster site after residents reported a 'bitter smell' to RFA.
2015-08-14
The country's media has been warned to stick to official scripts on the disaster, while social media posts from the scene are being deleted.
2015-08-14
State department officials also call for charges against feminist five to be dropped.
2015-08-13
Liu Xiaobo won't be allowed to reapply for a sentence reduction for another three years.
2015-08-13
Residents said they felt the explosions 'like an earthquake,' and that medical services are scrambling to treat a flood of injured people.
2015-08-12
Activists say previous talks between Washington and Beijing have had no impact on rights violations under the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
2015-08-12
Meanwhile, the country's central bank says it will crack down on illegal capital flows.
2015-08-11
A second recently released activist describes torture and 'inhuman' treatment in prison.
2015-08-11
China's culture ministry publishes a list of 120 songs deemed too explicit or violent to be aired in public.
