Letter from overseas students breaks silence on Tiananmen

They were born too late to remember the night 26 years ago when Chinese troops slaughtered hundreds of pro-democracy student activists in the heart of Beijing. Many grew up hearing

June 4th anniversary makes money transfers trickier

Users of one of China’s most-popular Internet messaging services couldn’t transfer money in amounts with numbers linked to the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in the run up to yesterday’s 26th

Authorities escalate efforts to recover missing from capsized ship 

Chinese authorities escalated efforts to recover more than 410 people believed to be trapped inside an overturned river cruise ship yesterday, deploying scores more divers and a large crane to

Yangtze disaster tops list of recent safety accidents

The sinking of a cruise ship carrying more than 400 people on China’s Yangtze River highlighted concerns about safety in the world’s most populous nation. The country has witnessed a

Sunken cruise ship cited over safety problems 2 years ago

Eastern Star, the cruise ship that capsized in the Yangtze river with more than 450 people aboard, was cited for safety violations two years ago, records from a Chinese maritime

Hong Kong | Student group shatters before election-plan vote

At the height of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests, 24-year-old Alex Chow told a 100,000-strong crowd the demonstrations’ student leaders would fight until China dropped plans to curb democracy in the

Hundreds missing after Yangtze cruise ship capsizes

Divers yesterday pulled three people alive from inside a capsized cruise ship and searched for other survivors, state media said, giving some small hope to an apparently massive tragedy with

Birkin bag sells for record USD222,000 in Hong Kong

China’s military will hold live-firing exercises this week along its volatile border with Myanmar near where Chinese civilians were killed by stray bombs from fighting between rebels and Myanmar’s government. The Defense

Money talks? Nouveau riche escort children on mansion visit to “build dreams”

While many Chinese parents chose to take their children to parks or museums to mark yesterday’s annual Children’s Day celebrations, one group of youngsters in south China was treated to

Beijing holds breath for effective smoking ban

A downtown hotpot restaurant was the first business to get an official warning for breaking Beijing’s toughened smoking ban, as inspectors swooped to enforce the new regulation yesterday. On the first

Surveys show manufacturing remained weak in May 

The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing’s manufacturing index, which is based on a survey of factory purchasing managers, edged up to 50.2 in May from 50.1 the month before. The index, based

Wealthy Chinese heading abroad to buy diamonds

Wealthy Chinese who made their country into the world’s second-biggest market for diamonds are now increasingly traveling abroad to buy the stones, at a time when ostentatious purchases are frowned

South China Sea | Impasse over island building shows no sign of easing

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and other officials sharply condemned the artificial island building, but provided no details on what steps the U.S. may take to press China into diplomatic talks. Carter said China’s land

Hong Kong | Hundreds march ahead of June 4 anniversary

Hundreds of people took to the streets and marched downtown yesterday to mark the 26th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on Tiananmen Square on June 4, ahead of a much

Beijing about to roll out harshest smoking ban ever

Starting today in Beijing a blanket ban will be imposed on smoking in public places, after the city’s Municipal People’s Congress passed the tough new law in November. Affected will

After complaint letter goes viral, hotelier gets government’s ear 

In the wee hours of a March morning, a Chinese hotelier wrote a 5,000-word open letter to his country’s premier and posted it on social media. The delicate topic: how

Poor construction, safety checks blamed for nursing home fire 

A preliminary investigation into a nursing home fire that killed 38 people in central China has blamed poor building construction and lax safety checks, Chinese authorities reported. The State Administration of Work Safety

Xi calls for innovation as economic growth slows 

Rapturous crowds. Beaming workers. Pep talks for the troops. The TV coverage yesterday of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to an eastern province was a tour de force of Communist

Authorities detain artist who posted humorous photo of president 

Authorities have detained an obscure Chinese artist after he posted online a humorous portrait of President Xi Jinping, his wife said yesterday. Judy Zhu said police accused her husband, Dai Jianyong,

Ex-legislator on trial for organizing prostitution 

A former member of China’s national legislature who is accused of running a brothel with 100 prostitutes at a luxury hotel that he ran in southern China has gone on trial on charges of

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