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The man says heavy pollution has put his health at risk and caused him economic losses.

A former TV presenter makes the self-funded film amid concerns over her newborn baby's health.

More public participation is needed to hold the government to its promises, analysts say.

A spike in cardiorespiratory deaths to the north of China's Huai River indicates that the cause of the shorter life expectancy can only be air pollution.

Activists say real results are seen when major coal-burning industries are forced to close and car use is limited.

The eastern city of Nanjing sees its worst smog day yet.

China's pollution pigeons come home to roost as awareness grows of the environmental cost of economic growth.

Existing laws need updating, but analysts say even these rules aren't being enforced.

Opinions remain divided over whether coal-burning industry or vehicle emissions are largely responsible.

Activists fear the government may simply be trying to whitewash the problem by controlling smog reports more tightly.

The authorities seal off the main square in the provincial capital, Chengdu, and issue warnings over possible protest activities.

Businesses fear unequal impact if some comply and others don't.

The State Department says Beijing is striving to meet minimum standards for fighting human smuggling.

A new law in China limits parental supervision.

China's interest lies in taking the moral high ground after being accused of cyberespionage, analysts say.

Photos of Wang Fuman's snow-encrusted hair went viral, sparking an outpouring of public generosity, but activists say government backed charities have siphoned ...

Accused of accepting bribes in a crackdown on corruption in the sport, Xie Yalong says his confessions were obtained by force.

Reports indicate that the Chinese team has been warned that it can't lose to the former British colony, which has seen six months of pro-democracy protests.

A recent opinion survey finds that public faith in the rule of law in Hong Kong has fallen since police cracked down on the pro-democracy movement.

The city's football association says it wants fans to 'respect' the national anthem during the World Cup Asian qualifiers.

The official website of the social credit system is naming and shaming those who have been sanctioned by public transportation bans.

Luo Lanqing, a 'big tweeter' with a social media following of 190,000, is detained after calling out official corruption and environmental pollution.

Activists say the groups are an attempt by a disempowered people to protect themselves against a corrupt government.

Writer Yu Jie says the ruling Chinese Communist Party's influence on speech far beyond its borders is growing all the time through various formal and informal ...

Deng Jiewei receives a nine-month jail term in a case that lawyers say makes him a political prisoner.

Dozens of would-be protesters are detained and returned under escort to their hometowns, while others are still incommunicado in local police stations.

Authorities order the police to withdraw as thousands arrive in Shandong's Pingdu city in response to a nationwide call-to-action.

Police are ordered to watch all routes in and out of the Chinese capital for older men in old military uniforms, carrying placards.

The families of two activists who took him to Myanmar have arrived in the US after their homes were searched by police.

Chinese police in Inner Mongolia take into custody the last member of a jailed independence activist's family.