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Chinese lunar new year a subdued affair
China welcomed the Year of the Horse with toned down celebrations as people heeded govt pleas to go easy on firecrackers amid air pollution concerns.
Bo Xilai trial ends, prosecutors demand severe punishment
China’s prosecutors demanded a heavy sentence for ousted top politician Bo Xilai at the end of his divisive and dramatic trial on Monday.
China’s Bo denounces former police chief as ‘vile’ liar
Ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai angrily denounced his former police chief on Sunday on the fourth day of his trial.
China’s Bo Xilai denies bribery accusations
Fallen politician Bo Xilai has opposed one of the bribery charges against him as he appeared in China’s most political trial in over three decades.
Secrecy reigns as China puts ex-leader’s wife on trial for murder
China has kicked off its most sensitive trial in decades, in which Gu Kailai is expected to be convicted of murdering a British businessman.
Vietnam, US begin Agent Orange clean-up
Vietnam and the United States took the first step towards cleaning up Agent Orange contamination on Friday.
Bangkok calmer as protesters leave Govt House
Anti-government protesters began streaming out of the grounds of Government House in Bangkok on Tuesday, ending a siege of the prime minister’s office
In China’s flood zone, life moves at different tempo
When the people of Fengkai were warned that the rivers in their south China town were going to overflow, they knew what to do.
As quake draws focus, China keeps Tibet under thumb
Last month’s earthquake diverted world attention from China’s troubles in Tibet, but protests and arrests have continued in the region and the leadership has been girding for…
China buries quake dead as new aftershock hits
China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought…
Chinese security forces seal off Tibet capital
Chinese security forces sealed off parts of Lhasa on Saturday and Tibet’s government-in-exile said it was investigating reports of fresh protests, weeks after the city was shaken…
Lhasa monks accuse Beijing of lying over unrest
Tibetan monks stormed a news briefing at a temple in Lhasa on Thursday, accusing Chinese authorities of lying about recent unrest and saying the Dalai Lama had nothing to do with…
China battles ‘coldest winter in 100 years’
Millions remained stranded in China on Monday ahead of the biggest holiday of the year as parts of the country suffered their coldest winter in a century. Freezing storms have…
No end to China’s wild winter weather
Emergency crews struggled on Saturday to restore power to parts of southern China blacked out for a week by heavy snow as forecasters warned of no quick end to the worst winter…
China snow leaves millions in cold and dark
Millions of Chinese faced a humanitarian crisis on Friday, as petrol and food reserves dwindled and yet more bad weather was forecast for a country paralysed by record-breaking…