Artists face up to life under ‘mini-Mao’

On the outskirts of Beijing, in a tiny, cement-framed house with rusty furniture and an unmade brick bed, artist and curator Guan Yizhao sits among partly unpacked suitcases, hoping for

TV shows footage of scuffle before police shooting 

China’s main state broadcaster released security camera footage yesterday showing that a man who was fatally shot by a policeman at a train station behaved aggressively and attacked the officer with

Exclusive | From tycoons to state bosses: key people in Chinese business

The most successful of China’s entrepreneurs have created some of the world’s biggest companies and amassed stunning fortunes. Often they are little known outside of China, but that is changing

Personal diplomacy marks Modi’s trip amid warming ties 

They are the strongest leaders to emerge in years from the world’s two most populous nations — and appear to be trying to forge a strong working relationship. In a rare

Report: Police use torture despite legal reforms 

Police abuse of criminal suspects to extract confessions in China is a serious problem despite measures to reform the legal system, such as moves to exclude evidence obtained through torture,

Beijing sets national holiday to mark 70th anniversary of Japan defeat

China declared Sept. 3 a national holiday this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the allied victory over Japan, the latest move by the Communist Party to focus attention

Beijing concerned about possible US patrols around islands 

China yesterday expressed “serious concern” about reports that the U.S. is considering sending military ships and planes to challenge Chinese claims to islands it is building in the South China

Workers at machinery plant protest poor management 

More than 10,000 workers at a state-owned machinery manufacturer in southern China are protesting low wages and company plans to lay off thousands of staff after posting losses for three

Replica of razed Summer Palace opens, but some prefer ruins 

China already has its own copies of London’s Tower Bridge and the Eiffel Tower. Now a life-sized model by a film studio of one of the country’s own historical attractions —

Authorities investigating police shooting of man at train station

China’s Public Security Ministry is investigating a shooting in which a police officer killed an unarmed traveler in front of his elderly mother and three small children at a train

HONG KONG | Consumer culture gone wild: Boar visits mall

Talk about a consumer culture gone wild. A Hong Kong shopping mall received a visit from a ham-fisted customer on Sunday when a wild boar wandered in and got trapped

Pavilion reveals “Civil Future” at Venice art biennale 2015

China’s pavilion was unveiled in Venice on Saturday, bringing the innovative ideas of Chinese artists into the Italian “water city”, where artists from all over the world are showing their

Xi pledges to boost Belarus ties as part of Silk Road project

As a major hub for Xi’s Silk Road project to expand overland trade, Belarus and China are looking to strengthen cooperation on infrastructure, transportation and energy, according to a joint

Rookie travelers try to open plane doors 12 times this year

Chinese air travelers have opened airplane emergency doors without authorization 12 times so far this year during taxiing or while at a standstill, and one of the passengers was put

FILM | Mainland’s meteoric box-office rise

A new box-office champion is coming soon to China - and the world. ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’, debuting in China on May 12, is poised to overtake `Furious 7’ as the

Xi marks closer ties with Russia as world leaders snub Putin’s victory parade

Most of the 68 world leaders invited on Saturday by Russian president Vladimir Putin to attend the 70th anniversary of the end of history’s bloodiest war declined. Yet among the

US official: Beijing’s island building now totals 2,000 acres

China’s rapidly expanding campaign to construct artificial islands, potentially for military use or airstrips, now totals about 800 hectares and could far outstrip that amount as the year goes on, a

Security bill calls for protecting ‘cyber sovereignty’

The provision on “cyber sovereignty” was added to the second draft of the security law, which also stressed the need to safeguard the security of “industries and key areas important

Central bank cuts rates for 3rd time in 6 months to boost economy

For the third time in six months, China’s central bank is cutting interest rates to spur the country’s sluggish economy by giving state-owned financial institutes more flexibility in setting rates. Citing

Beijing tries to tap brakes on stock market boom

China’s leaders are trying to tap the brakes on a stock market boom that could run out of control and disrupt economic reform plans. After months of cheerleading for rising prices, the

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