Economic decisions by Athens’s leader may push Greeks to vote for the neo-fascist Golden Dawn.
The Chinese government tried to take on thriving online marketplace Alibaba, but owner Jack Ma beat the regulators at their own game.
China is violating human rights at an intensity that is unprecedented in its recent history, a top watchdog group said on Thursday.
A Chinese state-owned newspaper says the West is facing the consequences for slavery and colonialism, following the attack on "Charlie Hebdo".
At least 35 people were killed and 48 injured, according to city officials, during Shanghai’s New Year celebration at the Bund.
2014 will be remembered as the year politicians defeated climate scientists and solidified weak climate change targets, writes Sipho Kings.
The issue dominates debates, but for different reasons, from the far right making political capital to border guards pushing migrant boats back.
China says there is no proof North Korea was behind the Sony cyber attack, and Pyongyang says it will retaliate against the US mainland if need be.
HW Raid Security Pty.Ltd has launched the first Chinese security joint venture in South Africa.
The UN climate talks in Lima, Peru, head for weakened deals in Lima on limiting global warming as meetings continue for an extra day.
China is holding a day of remembrance, the first of its kind, for the thousands of people killed during the Nanjing massacre in 1937.
President Xi Jinping has overseen a sweeping tightening of controls as part of a broader campaign against anyone seen challenging the ruling party.
With the government and business casting their gaze ever eastwards, South Africans are being urged to familiarise themselves with Chinese culture.
China and the US will sign a deal that will ensure negotiations on targets for climate change are agreed on at next year’s climate talks in Paris.
During secret negotiations, the US pledged to cut its emissions by 28% by 2025 and China promised to reach a peak in emissions by 2030.
Officials who visited Tanzania with President Xi Jinping took advantage of the lack of security checks to buy large amounts of ivory, say activists.
Clashes that have erupted in the city have deepened a sense of impasse between government and a pro-democracy movement.
The perception that China dictates to South Africa is unfounded, Parliament’s portfolio committee on international relations and co-operation said.
The Dalai Lama has lashed out at Zuma after authorities denied the spiritual leader entry to South Africa, accusing SA of ‘bullying’ him.
A 17-year-old student activist is leading the path of Hong Kong’s fight for democracy. Let’s take a look at Joshua Wong in five pictures.
The government has pledged its support for leader CY Leung, accusing pro-democracy protesters of "selfishly" disrupting social order.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu said Madiba’s comrades had "spat in his face" with denying the Dalai Lama a visa for the summit that was to honour Mandela.
State media says China would not give in to Hong Kong protesters’ demands for full democracy and would wait for mass protests to fizzle out.
The SA Communist Party has called on government to never grant the Dalai Lama a visa to visit South Africa.
China says it welcomes SA’s support of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, after the Dalai Lama says he was again refused entry to the country.
Despite all the fanfare, the Asian giant is not the easy touch the Zimbabwean despot once knew.
China says the EU’s proposed additional sanctions on its key ally Russia will not solve the current problems in Ukraine.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has returned from China with optimistic reports on plans to work together on energy, infrastructure and transport.
Beijing’s relations with countries in Africa are riddled with lies and truths and everything in between. Separating myth from fact is not easy.
President Robert Mugabe will allow Beijing to bypass state tenders for big projects in return for funding from the Chinese government.
The Chinese diaspora in Africa is getting its first shot at a global pageant crown for China.
Militant attacks in China’s far western region have led to almost 100 deaths, the government has announced.