Story Archive
2021-08-05
Konmey, head of discipline at Ngaba's Trotsik monastery, had recited prayers on China's WeChat social media platform.
2021-08-05
Eric Cheung says the university shouldn't be retaliating against students who have resigned and apologized for a motion supporting a suicide attacker.
2021-08-05
Zhang Zhan was jailed for going to Wuhan to cover the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021-08-04
Attendance at the camps is depriving Tibetan students of the opportunity to learn their own language in their time away from school, sources say.
2021-08-04
Many have been out of work for months and can’t afford to pay for food or rent.
2021-08-04
Metta Thingaha volunteers spend their days on the pandemic front lines, but receive little support from the junta.
2021-08-04
Analysts say division in opposition helps the ruling party keep rivals off balance.
2021-08-04
Observers and human rights experts question his ability to deal with Myanmar's generals, however.
2021-08-04
Workers struggle to meet corn and rice bran quotas at a time when food is scarce.
2021-08-04
Talks are expected to focus on COVID control and the South China Sea, where China has encroached on the territorial waters and maritime resources of other countries in the region.
2021-08-04
The International Olympic Committee is investigating why Chinese cyclists Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi wore lapel pins featuring China's late supreme leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976) when they appeared on the podium for their gold medal ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics. The images of Mao badges on Bao and Zhong, who won gold in the women's cycling team sprint, were swiftly censored by Chinese state media, but the incident highlighted the contrast between residual reverence in China for the Communist PRC's founder and his record of death and destruction. "Imagine a German athlete wearing a Hitler badge or a Russian athlete with a Stalin badge," quipped one exiled Chinese commentator.
2021-08-04
The move will target online content that could affect the image of the Chinese leadership ahead of next year's party congress.
2021-08-04
Zhou Weilin is jailed for three years and six months over his collaboration with an overseas rights website.
2021-08-04
The move sparks ire among Maoists and leftists back home in China, who believe Mao is a symbol of national pride.
2021-08-04
China also has been building a new pier at its first naval base at the Red Sea port of Djibouti that will be capable of supporting aircraft carriers.
