When Li Caohua retired in her late 50s, the doctor immediately joined millions of other Chinese seniors and hit the road to see more of her giant country. At the top
Rescuers cut three holes into the overturned hull of a river cruise ship in unsuccessful attempts to find more survivors yesterday, as the death toll in the Yangtze River disaster
Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers joined a candlelight vigil yesterday night marking the crushing of the 1989 student-led Tiananmen Square protests, an annual commemoration that takes on greater meaning
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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