Yongkang is the most senior member of the Communist Party yet to be punished

Report show former security chief authorised wiretaps on elite, including Xi Jinping

To stay on target as it moves people to its cities, the country has to construct the equivalent of a major European capital every month. The result is astonishing, as visitors can see in Tianjin, which invited writers from around the world to witness ‘the greatest realignment of effort in human history’

Vehicles that fail to meet national emission standards emitted about half of all car pollutants

‘My wife is crying . . . this is Allah’s will – we have to accept it,’ says relative at Kuala Lumpur airport

Restrictions on car use in smog-filled cities leads to illegal use of number plates