Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai tells court he championed ‘freedom’
Mr. Lai’s case is one of the most prominent prosecuted under the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020, with Western countries and rights groups demanding his release.
“Illegal primaries” mastermind in Hong Kong gets 10 years in prison
Former law scholar Benny Tai Yiu-ting was among 47 defendants who were charged with violating the National Security Law for Hong Kong for their roles in the unofficial poll…
Birth of twin pandas brings twice the joy in China
With the arrival of the twins, Hong Kong's Ocean Park now has six pandas, which Paulo Pong Kin-yee, chairman of the Ocean Park Corporation, described as "unprecedented" and a…
Multiple children injured after car crashes at school in central China; driver arrested
China has witnessed a spate of deadly incidents in recent months – from mass stabbings to car rammings – in a rare development for a country with a proud reputation for public…
After long legal battle, Hong Kong’s 47 democrats brace themselves for sentencing
They are faced with potentially heavy jail terms that are poised to further damage the financial hub’s once lively pro-democracy movement, critics say.
Eight dead, 17 hurt in China school knife attack
The police said the suspect was a former student who was meant to graduate in 2024 but failed his exams.
Tech products, AI services drive China’s Singles Day sales
Major e-commerce platforms initiated the campaign 10 days earlier this year, and adopted a more pragmatic approach with direct price reductions becoming a preferred strategy, as…
Car crashes into crowd in China’s Zhuhai, killing 35 and wounding 43
President Xi Jinping has instructed “all-out efforts” to treat the wounded and to severely punish the perpetrator according to the law, reported Xinhua news agency.
Panda-themed railway station to open soon in China’s Chengdu
Designed to celebrate Chengdu's status as the "Panda City", the station blends local culture with public infrastructure. Its exterior and interior are adorned with playful panda…
56 Chinese cultural relics returned from Italy
The successful return of the artifacts is another collaborative effort following Italy's return of 796 artifacts to China in 2019 since the establishment of an intergovernmental…