Chinese TV star’s legal case turns spotlight on sexual harassmentFormer intern being sued by TV host Zhu Jun after she accused him of groping herSun Sept 30 2018 - 16:41
China sees 14% rise in people living with HIV and AidsThe number of cases rises sharply this year to 820,000 peopleSun Sept 30 2018 - 16:16
China rejects Trump’s accusations of election meddlingChinese media describes the claims as a ploy by the US president to win support in pollsThu Sept 27 2018 - 21:22
Trade war could hamper growth, says Asian Development BankRobust domestic demand in Asian economies underpins expansionWed Sept 26 2018 - 11:25
Sino-US tensions intensify after Beijing postpones military talksChina’s top naval officer cancels talks with US top brass over US decision to impose sanctions for China’s purchase of Russian weaponsTue Sept 25 2018 - 16:02
China-Vatican deal on bishop appointments may create closer tiesCommunist Party control of worship to continue under Catholic Patriotic AssociationSun Sept 23 2018 - 18:21
Xinjiang’s social stability ‘hard-won’, claims Chinese minister‘Reform through education’ call for Muslim region comes amid international criticismFri Sept 21 2018 - 17:37
Eyes turn to Washington after Korean summit breakthroughKim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in hail greater unity but progress with US remains keyThu Sept 20 2018 - 10:40
North Korea agrees further steps towards denuclearisationFurther measures include closure of Dongcheng-ri missile engine testing facilityWed Sept 19 2018 - 08:58
North and South Korea strike confident tone as bilateral talks beginThird inter-Korean summit comes against a backdrop of stalled US-North Korea talksTue Sept 18 2018 - 15:20
Propaganda rebranded as state publicity as Xi lays down the lineChina hammers home ‘core socialist’ ideas as president asserts himself against US trade warTue Sept 18 2018 - 01:00
Typhoon Mangkhut lashes southern ChinaFears more miners may be lost in the Philippines as storm wreaks havoc in regionMon Sept 17 2018 - 12:36
Mystery of China’s missing movie star Fan Bingbing deepensSpeculation that actor with 62 million social media followers has been jailed for tax evasionFri Sept 14 2018 - 14:58
China: How to look after the world’s fastest ageing populationThree decades of population control measures have skewed China’s demographicsSat Sept 08 2018 - 01:00
Chinese parents seek healthcare reform after vaccines scandalNews that vaccinations for children were faulty rattles confidence in health systemTue Sept 04 2018 - 02:00
China rejects UN charges about Xinjiang ‘re-education’ campsBeijing says UN panel’s report on one million Uighurs in detention ‘without factual basis’Fri Aug 31 2018 - 16:01
A dog’s life in China as surge in middle classes creates boon for pet industryTwenty-five years after the end of a rabies-inspired ban, dog ownership is boomingFri Aug 31 2018 - 01:00
China edges closer to abandoning long-held population controlsCurrent limits of two children per couple may end as population agesTue Aug 28 2018 - 15:47
South Korean court increases ex-president Park’s jail term to 25 yearsPark Geun-hye was ousted from office last year and jailed on corruption chargesFri Aug 24 2018 - 20:35
China's Catholics pray as Communist Party and Holy See lock hornsBeijing Letter: Election of bishops a key to power struggle for China’s CatholicsWed Aug 22 2018 - 01:00
Beijing scores win as El Salvador cuts diplomatic ties with TaiwanEl Salvador is third diplomatic ally this year to switch from TaipeiTue Aug 21 2018 - 20:13
Beijing wants tighter grip on Hong Kong activistsForeign Correspondents’ Club the focus of Beijing’s ire after pro-independence speechThu Aug 16 2018 - 18:59
Leading figures in banned Christian sect go on trial in ChinaBeijing regards the Church of Almighty God as a dangerous cultWed Aug 15 2018 - 15:04
Trout or salmon? New Chinese labels make no distinctionNew rules mean rainbow trout can now be labelled and sold domestically as salmonTue Aug 14 2018 - 18:19
South Korean court acquits politician in #MeToo sex abuse trialCritics say acquittal of Ahn Hee-jung more evidence of patriarchy at work in South KoreaTue Aug 14 2018 - 13:03
China steps up pressure on Uighurs with re-education campsState media says security crackdown in Xinjiang prevents ‘tragedy’ from taking placeMon Aug 13 2018 - 13:03
South and North Korea to hold third summit amid pessimismTalks take place amid US frustration at slow pace of denuclearisationMon Aug 13 2018 - 12:31
Three little pigs on stamps spark rumours of bigger Chinese familiesNew postal design may suggest raising limit on child numbers to boost ageing populationFri Aug 10 2018 - 16:21
Bike graveyards a sign of China's waste challengeBicycle-sharing dream has soured in ChinaFri Aug 10 2018 - 14:46
South Korea mulls changes to take dogs off list of livestockConsumption of dog meat falling but still popular among older peopleFri Aug 10 2018 - 11:47
China steps up patriotism campaign to keep wary intellectuals onsideRuling Communist Party lays down law after dissenting statementsWed Aug 08 2018 - 18:05
Beijing a city transformed a decade after landmark OlympicsBeijing Letter: the 2008 games left a mixed legacy for the residents of the Chinese capitalWed Aug 08 2018 - 01:00
China test launches hypersonic weapon using waverider technologySpeed and trajectory make it very difficult for regular antimissile systems to knock outTue Aug 07 2018 - 18:47
Police lock down Beijing financial district as protesters gatherDemonstrators angry at losses from risky peer-to-peer investment businessMon Aug 06 2018 - 16:56
Chinese wrecking ball demolishes another Ai Weiwei studioDissident artist posts video of destruction of his building in Caochangdi area of BeijingSun Aug 05 2018 - 16:37
North Korea and US spar over lack of progress on denuclearisationMike Pompeo urges nations to maintain sanctions at ASEAN Summit in SingaporeSun Aug 05 2018 - 16:17
The world's busiest beach is at jam-packed Dalian in ChinaBeaches of the World: As China rises, Fujiazhuang beach lifestyle is hectic but coolSat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00
China vows to impose tariffs on $60bn of US importsChina and US ministers meet in Singapore to talk about rising tensionsFri Aug 03 2018 - 17:23
Top Buddhist monk accused of sexual misconduct in ChinaGovernment probe serves as indication of growth of #MeToo movement in countryFri Aug 03 2018 - 10:53
Google planning return to China with ‘censored’ search engine – reportsInternet giant left China eight years ago over censorship concernsThu Aug 02 2018 - 12:36
Remains of US soldiers killed in North Korea repatriated to HawaiiTrump thanks North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and ‘looks forward to seeing him soon’Thu Aug 02 2018 - 11:18
China and US in bid to resume talks to defuse trade warTrump reportedly has plan to increase pressure on Beijing by slapping 25% tariff on €172bn of imported Chinese goodsWed Aug 01 2018 - 20:51
Thousands of Chinese officials punished for breaking frugality rulesEx-internet czar Lu Wei also charged with bribery in anti-corruption campaignTue Jul 31 2018 - 13:35
North Korea still builds missiles despite warming ties – reportSpy satellites spot ICBM construction at plant near PyongyangTue Jul 31 2018 - 08:05
UK foreign secretary discusses potential free trade deal with ChinaJeremy Hunt seeking new trade opportunities in China to combat US aggression post-BrexitMon Jul 30 2018 - 10:16
Chinese women expose public figures as #MeToo picks up paceMedia figures, academics and leading intellectuals targeted on social mediaSun Jul 29 2018 - 19:01
North Korea returns remains of US troops killed in Korean WarWhite House hails repatriation as a significant step in Korean peace processFri Jul 27 2018 - 06:27
Rights groups criticise sharp rise in arrests in China’s Xinjiang provinceIncrease in detentions among Muslim minorities as China cracks down on separatismThu Jul 26 2018 - 12:32
Berlin ceremony marks a year since death of Chinese rights activist Liu XiaoboFriends, activists and exiled dissidents pay tribute to writer, but wife Liu Xia unable to attendSun Jul 15 2018 - 18:00
Liu Xia, widow of late dissident Liu Xiaobo, freed in ChinaLiu flies to Berlin for medical treatment after eight years under house arrestTue Jul 10 2018 - 09:38