Shades of one country two systems
At the heart of the demonstrations in Hong Kong is a lack of trust in China’s political and justice system By Alper Ali Riza
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High times in ancient China revealed
Marijuana chemical residue has been found in incense burners apparently used during funerary rites at a mountainous site in western China in about 500 BC,
Hong Kong protesters gather, govt offices shut after violence
By Clare Jim and Sumeet Chatterjee HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters readied in Hong Kong on Thursday for more potential clashes
Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters storm key road as extradition protests mount
HONG KONG, June 12 (Reuters) – Hundreds of demonstrators tried to occupy an important arterial road near the offices of the Hong Kong government on
Chinese financial news site closed for ‘rectification’
By David Stanway and John Ruwitch SHANGHAI, June 11 (Reuters) – A popular Chinese financial news site, wallstreetcn.com, said it has been shut down to
Hong Kong vows to press ahead with extradition bill despite huge protest
Riot police surrounded Hong Kong‘s parliament on Monday after authorities said they would go ahead with a proposed extradition law, which would allow suspects to be sent
Security tight in Tiananmen 30 years after students ‘died for nothing’
By Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina Tourists thronged Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Tuesday amid tighter-than-usual security, although most visitors approached by Reuters said they were
Thirty years after Tiananmen, protesters’ goals further away than ever
By Michael Martina BEIJING, June 2 (Reuters) – Three decades after China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, increased government
China says fully ready to defend interests in trade war
BEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) – China is fully prepared to defend its interests in its trade war with the United States, but hopes the United
Trump says Beijing ‘broke’ trade talk deals, pledges to keep tariffs on Chinese goods
By Jeff Mason and David Lawder PANAMA CITY, Fla./WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China “broke the deal”
China-Cyprus air links on the table
TRANSPORT Minister Vassiliki Anastasiadou said on Friday that the government had submitted to Chinese authorities a draft proposal on air links between Cyprus and China.
China considers Cyprus a ‘strategic partner’
China considers Cyprus a strategic partner, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday during a meeting in Beijing with President Nicos Anastasiades, expressing at the same
President travels to China for Second Belt and Road Forum
President Nicos Anastasiades travelled to China on Monday, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, to attend the Second Belt and Road Forum. The
Dozens killed in explosion at Chinese chemical plant
Rescuers in eastern China pulled a survivor from rubble early on Saturday, two days after a massive explosion at a pestcide plant killed at least
Explosion at Chinese chemical plant kills 47, injures 640
SHANGHAI, March 22 (Reuters) – An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China has killed 47 people and injured more than 600, state media
China donates €10,000 to CMP
China donated €10,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) on Tuesday, after the Chinese ambassador to Cyprus Huang Xingyuan paid a visit to the
China deletes ‘malicious’ mobile apps
China’s cyber watchdog said on Thursday it has deleted close to 8,000 “malicious” mobile apps, as regulators step up efforts to tighten control over the
Hong Kong moves to make disrespecting Chinese national anthem a crime
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Hong Kong on Wednesday presented a controversial bill to lawmakers that prescribes jail terms of up
China to crack down on diesel trucks, raise fuel standards
China will take action against highly-polluting diesel trucks by imposing tougher fuel and engine standards, raising rail freight volumes and strengthening its monitoring capabilities, new
China’s Xi threatens Taiwan with force but also seeks peaceful ‘reunification’
China reserves the right to use force to bring Taiwan under its control but will strive to achieve peaceful “reunification” with the self-ruled island that
