Story Archive
2016-11-30
Shepherd Unench had been subjected to repeated physical and verbal abuse by his employers before going on a killing spree.
2016-11-30
Peng Ming was detained by the authorities in 2004 after being lured into Myanmar on a visit to his parents in Thailand.
2016-11-29
The move comes after the Tianwang website reported on the violent detention of petitioners in Beijing.
2016-11-29
Chinese netizens are making the ruling Chinese Communist Party nervous about its 'relative who died overseas.'
2016-11-28
Complaints are meanwhile being lodged over two recent deaths of petitioners in police custody, activists say.
2016-11-28
Jiang Tianyong had previously been tortured during periods of unofficial detention, raising concerns that he may once more be at risk.
2016-11-25
Chris Patten slams the "antics" of pro-independence lawmakers-elect Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Leung, saying independence isn't an option for the city.
2016-11-25
The investigation into the website's overseas funding sources comes after Beijing passed a draconian new cybersecurity law last month.
2016-11-24
The women drank pesticides in a subway station close to Beijing's Tiananmen Square after being targeted by fraudsters.
2016-11-24
The accident, the latest in a string of industrial disasters, is likely linked to poor management and lax safety training, sources say.
2016-11-23
Jiang Tianyong's wife says he hasn't been in touch for more than 24 hours, suggesting he may be being held by the authorities in secret.
2016-11-23
Hada and his wife say they have no source of income, but will continue to speak out on behalf of ethnic Mongolians in China.
2016-11-22
Former Masanjia inmate Chen Shenqun was reported to have died in a "road accident" while under police escort after petitioning the government in Beijing.
2016-11-22
Xie Dan is the latest to be targeted among several would-be election candidates in the city and across the country.
2016-11-21
Orders issued in Gulja are also being reported elsewhere in the region, as the government clamps down further on the ethnically troubled region.
2016-11-21
Family members say police have given them little information following the raid at a gathering in the city last week.
2016-11-18
WHO official reckons hundreds of thousands of people die from using antibiotics that are no longer effective against bacteria.
2016-11-18
Former teacher Wang Qingying said he had been tortured and mistreated while in the police-run detention center ahead of his trial in Guangdong.
2016-11-18
Chinese internet users who try to access overseas news sites are warned by new browser messages that they are entering a 'fraudulent website.'
2016-11-17
A trade and security commission also recommends banning Chinese state-owned companies from buying U.S. firms, citing security concerns.
2016-11-17
Beijing pastor Xu Yonghai says restrictions are far tighter on religious believers than they were a few years ago, and travel bans are on the rise.
2016-11-16
Yang Xiuzhu's return is trumpeted as a major triumph for President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign.
2016-11-16
The feature-length documentary about the Occupy Central movement had its planned Hong Kong premiere canceled by the Asia Society.
2016-11-15
The city's High Court says the newly elected pair are disqualified after making protest oaths at their swearing-in.
2016-11-15
The ruling Chinese Communist Party sends a stark warning to anyone else who may think of trying to oppose it.
2016-11-14
The authorities are trying to create an 'atmosphere of terror' to stop rights activists from standing for election.
2016-11-14
Young women are being fast-tracked into combat roles to boost the military's public image, sources say.
2016-11-11
If a court disqualifies eight members of the city's Legislative Council, it will among to 'nothing less than a coup,' a lawmaker warns.
2016-11-11
Chinese former vice security minister Meng Hongwei could mean Beijing now finds it much easier to pursue peaceful dissidents overseas, groups say.
2016-11-10
The head of the logistics company judged responsible for the Aug. 12, 2015 explosions is handed a suspended death sentence.
