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Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang is being tried for subverting state power in a hearing behind closed doors in the northern city of Tianjin on Boxing Day, after being kept waiting behind bars for 3½ years.
Catholics in China celebrated Christmas eve mass at state-approved churches, where clergy are appointed by the ruling Communist Party, not the Vatican. The ordination of clergy is a long-running dispute between Beijing and the Catholic church.
The job of fetching balls on the court at the Champions Tennis tournament in London was delegated to those perfect for the task - three dogs named Hattie, Tina and Melvin.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as chairwoman of the ruling pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) on November 24 after it suffered a major electoral setback, losing two of the island's most important posts in mayoral elections.
Tens of thousands of supporters across Taiwan gathered to cheer for the candidates they support on Friday ahead of voting day. Key races include mayoral offices in the capital, Taipei, and southern port of Kaohsiung, where the Nationalists and ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) were fighting for votes alongsi…
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Nine key Occupy figures – including co-founders Benny Tai, Dr Chan Kin-man, Reverend Chu Yiu-ming – are on trial for public nuisance. The trial is the latest in a series of prosecutions facing activists after the pro-democracy protests in 2014.
Canada became the first industrialised nation to legalise the use of recreational marijuana on October 17, a political win for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. At least 100 legal weed shops opened after midnight across the nation. (Photo: AFP)
The Chinese government is going on a charm offensive over what is happening in Xinjiang. The governor of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has spoken for the first time and in detail about its network of camps for Muslim minorities. Shohrat Zakir describes the facilities as “professional vocational training instituti…
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Partisan clashes marred day one of Senate confirmation hearings for US President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, as Democratic senators argued they had not been given a fair chance to review documents released overnight. Democrats were protesting the sudden release of 42,000 pages of documents …
Two Reuters reporters have been jailed for seven years after a Myanmar judge found them guilty of breaching the Official Secrets Act. Wa Lone 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were arrested while investigating violence against Rohingya Muslims in western Rakhine State. The two reporters had pleaded not guilty and said they h…
Chinese kindergarten students giggle as they solve puzzles assigned by their new teaching assistant: a roundish, short machine with a screen instead of a face. In China, robots are being built to deliver groceries, provide companionship for the elderly, dispense legal advice and become teachers.
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President Donald Trump has denied knowledge of hush-money payments made to two women by his former lawyer Michael Cohen during his campaign for the presidency. Trump said he only knew about the payments to the women, who alleged they had past affairs with him, “later on”. Trump also insisted the money used for the p…
A Hong Kong court has banned French climber Alain Robert from scaling buildings in the city for a year. Robert, who has been dubbed the “French Spider-Man”, is known for having climbed some of the tallest buildings in the world without ropes. But his daredevil antics have also landed him in legal trouble.
Hong Kong's High Court has rejected the appeal of former chief executive Donald Tsang. Tsang was seeking to overturn a conviction for misconduct and a 20-month prison sentence. The 73-year-old served just two months of his jail term before being granted bail pending the appeal.
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The Chinese government initiated a crackdown against human rights lawyers in China on July 9, 2015, to tighten their grip on the legal profession. Wang Yu, the first to be arrested during this wave of detentions, condemns Chinese authorities for the torment of her son.
A landmark ruling in favour of a lesbian expatriate was handed down by Hong Kong’s Court of Final appeal on Wednesday, requiring immigration authorities to grant same-sex partners spousal visas previously available only to heterosexual couples.
A fresh debate has kicked off in China, after an old clip of a Singaporean man scolding a food court worker from China in the city state for not speaking English resurfaced online.
Anwar Ibrahim, the de-facto leader of the ruling Pakatan Harapan political alliance, speaks with the South China Morning Post.
When customers in a Shanghai district order a food delivery, it may not be a person bringing their meal to them. A batch of meal delivery drones have started trial operations in Jinshan Industrial Park. The drones are said to reduce delivery times and also save on labour costs.
A Hong Kong journalist was bloodied, handcuffed and dragged into a police van by officers in Beijing on Wednesday morning. Now TV cameraman Chui Chun-ming and his colleagues were trying to cover the court hearing of a human rights lawyer.
China's home-built, 70,000-tonne aircraft carrier just began its maiden sea trial.
After being disqualified from Hong Kong’s Legislative Council because of their “insincere oaths”, pro-independence duo Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang and Yau Wai-ching have faced a series of legal battles, including a demand from Legco that they return some HK$1.86 million paid to them from public funds.
A former rising star in China’s ruling Communist Party has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of accepting massive bribes. Sun Zhengcai was the party boss in China and considered to be among the next generation of China’s top leaders, but he was fired from his post in July 2017. Sun pleaded gu…
Supporters of Yu Wensheng released his pre-recorded video message as his wife said she is worried about how he is being treated in custody.
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A 69-year-old Chinese climber who lost both his legs is making his fifth bid to climb Everest after Nepal’s top court overruled a government ban on blind people and double amputees from attempting the ascent. Xia Boyu lost his legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago. Now he hopes to finally reach the world’s h…
Malaysia’s ruling coalition is facing a tough contest in the coming elections. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is fighting a battle on two fronts, facing accusations of mismanagement of state funds and fending off his political arch-rival Mahathir Mohamad. The election takes place on May 9.
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been sentenced for 24 years in jail for corruption-related charges by a court in Seoul. Prosecutors said Park accepted or was promised US$110 million in bribes from three South Korean companies in exchange for policy favours. The scandal exposed the shady links between…
The wife of detained Chinese lawyer Wang Quanzhang is marching from Beijing to Tianjin to demand information about her husband’s whereabouts and condition. Wang was detained by Chinese authorities as part of a sweeping crackdown on human rights lawyers and activists in 2015. His wife, Li Wenzu, has not heard anythin…
Hong Kong’s high-speed rail link to mainland China began trial operations on April 1. The link is expected to open in September, despite controversy over its immigration checkpoint. Although located in Hong Kong, the terminal has two floors which are set to fall under the jurisdiction of mainland China. The arrangem…
China's new anti-corruption agency has far-reaching powers, which has sparked concern among human rights groups. The National Supervisory Commission is designed to weed out corruption in all state-run institutions. It ranks higher than Supreme People’s Court and top prosecutors’ office and has the right to detain su…
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As delegates from around China discuss the future of the country at the two biggest political meetings of the year, we ask some senior citizens in Beijing about how they feel about the direction the ruling Communist Party has taken the country. This year marks 40 years since China’s late paramount leader Deng Xiaopi…
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China's plan for President Xi Jinping to remain in office indefinitely sparked an outcry online, with bloggers drawing comparisons to North Korea's ruling dynasty and other dictators.
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