China

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Hundreds of piglets escape from truck on Chinese highway

06/07/2015

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Heavy downpour hits northwest China

02/07/2015

China

Hong Kong marks 18 years of uneasy China rule

A flag raising ceremony signalled the start of celebrations in Hong Kong marking the 18th anniversary of its return to mainland China. It was

01/07/2015

Business Series

China cuts interest rates as Yuan targets IMF

Despite a sluggish economy and a sliding stock market, Chinese officials recently met with the IMF to discuss the evaluation of the yuan becoming an international currency.

30/06/2015

China

Hong Kong police clear last remaining protesters

Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong were given an hour to pack up their belongings before being cleared from the front of the territory’s

24/06/2015

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Giant panda in China gives birth to twin girls

23/06/2015

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New hydrographic printing adds precise colour to 3D objects

23/06/2015

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Canines consumed in Chinese meat festival

23/06/2015

China

Protest over dog meat festival in China

There were protests in China in Yulin where the summer solstice marks the start of the annual dog meat festival. Around 10,000 of man’s best friend

22/06/2015

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China: dizzy driver crashes car into a pharmacy

20/06/2015

China

Pro-democracy revolt scuppers China's reform plans for Hong Kong

Pro-Chinese members of Hong Kong’s legislature attempted to foil a revolt by pro-democracy members by walking out of the electoral reform debate

18/06/2015

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Flash floods pelt China

18/06/2015

China

Hong Kong lawmakers reject Beijing backed proposal for electoral reform

18/06/2015

China

Hong Kong wants 'two systems' promise honoured

For 79 days last autumn, thousands of citizens blocked Honk Kong’s main streets. The Umbrella Movement beginning late 2014 opposed Beijing’s plan for

17/06/2015

China

Protesters slam Hong Kong's electoral reform debate as a sham

Until Friday (June 19) Hong Kong’s Legislative Council is debating the political reforms that will shape the next elections. In the lead-up to the

17/06/2015

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China: Woman rescued from collapsed building

15/06/2015

China

China's crackdown on corruption: ex-security chief handed life sentence

Formerly one of the most powerful men in China, ex-Domestic Security chief Zhou Yongkang becomes the latest domino to fall in the president's crackdown on corruption.

11/06/2015

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Heavy downpours hit south China

09/06/2015

China

Volunteers help identify victims of Chinese cruise ship disaster

Local people have joined the authorities in China as they deal with the aftermath of the accident on the Yangtze River, when the Eastern Star cruise ship capsized in a storm with the loss of nearly 40

07/06/2015

China

Yangtze cruise ship death toll rises to 396

The death toll from a cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze river has risen to 396 according to a Chinese government spokesman. Only 14 of the 456

06/06/2015

China

Stricken Chinese cruise ship righted in Yangtze as dozens of bodies brought ashore

Chinese rescue teams have successfully righted a battered cruise ship which capsized Monday on the Yangtze river. The Eastern Star overturned in a

05/06/2015

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Thousands attend Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong

05/06/2015

China

Tiananmen remembered: 135,000 attend Hong Kong vigil

The Tiananmen Square crackdown has been remembered, 26 years to the date. A candlelit vigil in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park attracted 135,000 people

04/06/2015

China

China ship disaster: 65 confirmed dead, hundreds still missing

Sixty-five people are now confirmed dead, after a cruise ship capsized on China’s Yangtze river. More than 370 people are still missing, three days

04/06/2015

China

China cruise ship disaster: Video of boat's last moments released, as rescue efforts continue

Hopes are fading of finding any more survivors of a cruise ship disaster in China. More than 400 people, many of them elderly tourists, are still

03/06/2015

China

Relatives wait anxious for news after China ferry capsizes

The fate of those onboard a capsized cruise ship in China remains unclear, as rescuers race against time to save people believed to be trapped

02/06/2015