Mainland shocked at enduring racism, gun violence in US

Often the target of U.S. human rights accusations, China wasted little time returning such charges following the shooting at a historic black church in South Carolina that left nine people

13 people arrested after local government attacked

Police in a southern Chinese township arrested 13 people who illegally detained officials and police officers and stormed a police station and a government building in a dispute over a

Shorn or hairy: Female underarms having a mainstream moment 

On social media and red carpets, from New York to China, hairy underarms are having a mainstream moment. Women are proudly showing off their growth on Instagram and YouTube, and it’s

Hong Kong | Lawmakers reject Beijing backed election plan

Hong Kong lawmakers defeated the government’s Beijing-backed election plan yesterday, vindicating pro-democracy activists who flooded the streets last year in protest but leaving the city’s long-term political future up in

FT: Circumcision device challenges mainland copycat image

China’s leaders have long lamented a perceived lack of innovation in the country but, according to the Financial Times, there is at least one area where Chinese companies have taken

Macau Conscience backs decision to veto reform package

Local pro-democracy organization Macau Conscience issued a statement yesterday expressing its support for the 27 pan-democratic Hong Kong lawmakers ahead of the historic vote at the Hong Kong legislative council

Hong Kong | Democrats hold ranks as Beijing backed vote plan debated

After almost six hours of debate yesterday, none of the Legislative Council’s 27 pan-democratic lawmakers expressed support for the government’s proposal for the citywide election in 2017. Chief Executive Leung

Boss of state securities firm removed in graft probe 

The chairman of a state-owned Chinese securities firm has been fired after investigators found he padded his expenses and spent public money to publish his poetry, the country’s top discipline

Mainland doctors: What we need is respect and understanding

To Doctor Qin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, that tension brought burns to 34 percent of his body, and will probably lead to permanent disfigurement. Qin, 54, with the

2 more officers fall in military anti-graft drive

Kou Tie and Liu Zhanqi were placed under investigation in November and their cases forwarded to prosecutors last month, the Defense Ministry said in a brief notice yesterday. Kou had been

Police kill ethnic Uighur man in train station drama

Chinese police say they fatally shot a man from the country’s Uighur ethnic group after he tried to attack travelers at a train station with a cement block, reviving memories

Hong Kong | Boom-to-bust stocks show challenge of Shanghai link

Wild gyrations in Hong Kong share prices are raising concerns that a new trading link with mainland China is a conduit for questionable trading practices that could undermine the city›s reputation as

South China Sea | Gov’t says island building to finish soon

China will complete land reclamation projects on its disputed South China Sea territorial claims as planned within days, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday, in an apparent bid to reassure its neighbors over moves

Hong Kong | Beijing official: Rejection of election plan hurts prospects

Hong Kong faces a “very worrying” future should lawmakers fail to pass a China-backed bill to overhaul elections in the city, a Chinese official said ahead of a planned legislative

Hong Kong | Police arrest 9, seize explosives before election vote

Hong Kong police said yesterday they have arrested nine people and seized materials for making explosives at a suburban former TV studio. Police arrested five men and four women for alleged

Senior officials find comfort in mythical masters

The former Chinese security czar recently convicted of leaking state secrets did not pass classified documents to a foreign spy or a political rival. Rather, Zhou Yongkang, a former member of

Head transplant experiments spark mainland debate

A surgeon in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province has triggered public debate after announcing plans to perform a head transplant on primates after successfully operating on mice. Ren Xiaoping, a doctor with

Authorities revise boat sinking survivors to 12, down from 14

Chinese authorities slightly revised the number of people who survived when a river cruise ship capsized this month, saying that 12 of 454 people on board lived, down by two

Mainland to lift entry-permit requirement for Taiwan residents

The Chinese mainland will remove entry permit requirements for Taiwan residents, as top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng vowed to boost exchanges across the Taiwan Strait yesterday. Yu, chairman of the National

US Officials: Second hack exposed military and intel data 

Hackers linked to China appear to have gained access to the sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel for security clearances, several U.S. officials said Friday, describing a second cyberbreach

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