カテゴリー: China
At least 18 people have been killed and 14 are missing after Typhoon Lekima triggered a landslide in eastern China. More than 1 million people have been evacuated amid widespread transport disruptions after the typhoon made landfall in Zhejiang provinc…
Thousands of flights cancelled as natural dam collapses north of WenzhouA powerful typhoon left at least 30 people dead in China, after a landslide backed up a river that broke through debris and inundated homes, state media reported on Sunday.Another …
State department condemns ‘dangerous’ reports identifying US envoy after supposed meeting with activistsOfficial Chinese media reports about a US diplomat who met with student leaders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement “have gone from irresponsible …
Strongest storm in five years has already cancelled 300 flights and cut power to 40,000 homes in Taiwan China’s weather bureau issued a red alert as super typhoon Lekima approaches Zhejiang province on the eastern coast, after forcing flight cancellati…
State department angered by Beijing’s apparent release of personal information about diplomat’s familyA US official has described China as a “thuggish regime” for disclosing the photographs and personal details of a US diplomat who met student leaders …
Mainland Chinese social media users call for boycott after franchise urged solidarityInternet users on the Chinese mainland have blacklisted popular bubble tea brands from Taiwan after a Hong Kong franchise urged solidarity with street protesters there…
Protesters in Hong Kong gathered to support the use of laser pointers in demonstrations after a university student leader was arrested for buying and carrying laser pointers. Police had sought to justify the arrest of Keith Fong, head of the Baptist Un…
Manicured children strut down the catwalks of Beijing fashion shows as thousands of events drive the huge demand for child models. Insiders warn that modelling can leave minors vulnerable to physical abuse, 12-hour-days and unrelenting pressureA buyer …
City’s residents respond after police arrest student leader for possessing an offensive weapon, also known as a laser pointerHundreds of people have staged a “laser show” in Hong Kong to protest against the arrest of a student union leader who bought a…
Embassy accuses MP of having a ‘Cold-War mentality’ after he said rise of China was putting Australia’s sovereignty at risk China has said it “strongly deplores” comments by the Liberal MP Andrew Hastie comparing the west’s attitude to China to France’…
Around 3,000 legal professionals pile pressure on justice department in ninth week of protests Thousands of Hong Kong’s legal professionals have staged a march to put pressure on the city’s Department of Justice over what they say are political prosecu…
Australia tells tourists there is a risk of violence between protesters and police or ‘criminally linked individuals’ Australians travelling to Hong Kong have been warned to exercise a “high degree of caution” as China said Hong Kong was facing its wor…
Pledge follows announcement by India that it intends to revoke territory’s special statusPakistan has vowed to take any measure necessary to “stand by” people in Kashmir, where an unprecedented communications blackout continues a day after the Indian g…
India revoking the disputed region’s special status is incendiary and wrong. The impact could be felt throughout the regionThe warning signs were there. Hindu nationalists have long desired to end the semi-autonomous status of Kashmir, India’s only Mus…
As protests intensify it is hard to see how deadlock can end without death or serious injuryOver the last few weeks, protesters in Hong Kong have taken to spraypainting traffic barriers, bridges, police stations and more with the words: “If we burn, yo…