Prosecutors indict rights lawyer just before Kerry visit

Human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, whose clients ranged from poor farmers to activist-artist Ai Weiwei, was accused of inciting ethnic hatred, as well as picking quarrels and causing troubles, Beijing

Briefs | Bus falls off cliff killing 35 people

A bus fell from a cliff in north-central China on Friday, killing 35 people on board, authorities said. Twenty-five people were killed instantly in Shaanxi province and 10 died in

ART | Celebrated Chinese painters scour the city for exhibition inspiration

Four A-list watercolor painters from the mainland are currently in town seeking inspiration for a collaborative exhibition, featuring a total of 40 Macau-themed paintings that aim to depict the city’s

In land of fakes, e-commerce giant sells trust 

Before he became a billionaire in e-commerce, Richard Liu was a failure. As a student, Liu started a restaurant in Beijing but went bankrupt. He blames employees who he said stole

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

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