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Beijing's Hong Kong office slams intimidation of judge in tycoon Jimmy Lai's case

• 4 years   ago
• International

HONG KONG: Beijing's office that oversees matters in Hong Kong has warned of threats made to a judge who sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai and

The Worst Dust Storm in a Decade Shrouds Beijing and Northern China

• 4 years   ago
• International

The Communist Party has made great strides in reducing China’s pollution, but a perfect storm of northern winds and an industrial rebound

Beijing choked in duststorm stirred by heavy northwest winds

• 4 years   ago
• Nature

The Chinese capital Beijing was shrouded in thick brown dust on Monday due to strong winds blowing in from the Gobi desert and parts of

Apocalyptic skies as Beijing hit by worst sandstorm in a decade

• 4 years   ago
• International

The Chinese capital of Beijing was covered in thick dust on Monday as it experienced what its weather bureau has called the worst sandstorm in a

Hong Kong electoral reforms prevent 'dictatorship of the majority', says pro-Beijing lawmaker

• 4 years   ago
• International

China’s proposal for Hong Kong electoral reforms could prevent a “dictatorship of the majority”, pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker

Uighurs take case against Beijing Games to IOC ethics chief Ban Ki-moon

• 4 years   ago
• International

The largest group of exiled ethnic Uighurs have asked the chair of the IOC’s ethics commission to personally review its call for the 2022

Hong Kong court adjourns hearing for democracy activists charged with subversion

• 4 years   ago
• International

A Hong Kong court adjourned a second hearing on Tuesday of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with conspiracy to commit subversion, a case that

Olympics: Calls grow to relocate 2022 Beijing Winter Games

• 4 years   ago
• Sports

With the Beijing Winter Games less than a year away, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) are looking

Beijing 2022 - Human rights groups call for Winter Olympic boycott

• 4 years   ago
• Sports

A senior member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has rejected criticism of its decision to host next year's Winter Games in

Beijing won't retaliate strongly against the U.S. for delisting Chinese companies, analysts say

• 4 years   ago
• International

The decision by the New York Stock Exchange to delist three Chinese telecommunication giants has drawn ire from China — but analysts say

$250 billion wiped off Chinese tech stocks as Beijing signals crackdown

• 4 years   ago
• International

Fears that Beijing could tighten the screw on China's biggest tech companies have wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off their stock market

Hong Kong disqualifies four legislators for 'endangering security'

• 4 years   ago
• International

Hong Kong disqualified four opposition members of its legislature on Wednesday for endangering security, raising the prospect of a walk-out by

Hong Kong leader to travel to Beijing to seek economic aid

• 4 years   ago
• International

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will travel to Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese officials to seek help in reviving Hong Kong’s economy

Beijing tried to cover-up Wuhan virus and WHO is very much part of it: Chinese virologist Dr Li-Meng Yan

• 4 years   ago
• Updates

Chinese virologist Dr Li-Meng Yan has claimed that the deadly coronavirus was developed in a government laboratory in Wuhan and also said that

Thousands in China test positive for a bacterial infection that can leave men infertile

• 4 years   ago
• International

BEIJING: Several thousand people in north-east China have tested positive for a bacterial disease in an outbreak caused by a leak at a

US accuses China of 'threatening, harassing' foreign journalists

• 5 years   ago
• International

The two superpower rivals have restricted reporter visas -- with China expelling journalists -- as brinkmanship over trade and tech, Hong Kong and

After 5 months, China to allow international flights into Beijing from 8 countries

• 5 years   ago
• International

After a period of five months, China is all set to resume international domestic flights to Beijing from several countries that have low cases of

South China Sea dispute: Australia says Beijing's claims have no legal basis

• 5 years   ago
• International

Australia has formally rejected China's territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea, aligning itself more closely with the US as

Beijing to set up new security office in Hong Kong

• 5 years   ago
• International