A Chinese court has sentenced two teenagers over the death of their classmate in March. The teens in Hebei province, identified only by their surnames Zhang and Li, were 13…
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China: Driver who killed dozens in car attack sentenced to death
A man who killed dozens by driving his car into people exercising outside a stadium in southern China has been sentenced to death. Fan Weiqiu was accused of “endangering public…
China: Hong Kong offers rewards for arrest of six activists abroad
Hong Kong police have offered rewards of HK$1m (£103,000; $129,000) for information leading to the arrests of six pro-democracy activists living in the UK and Canada. Among them is Tony…
China: Beijing to build world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet
China has approved the construction of what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, stoking concerns about displacement of communities in Tibet and environmental impacts downstream in India and Bangladesh.…
China: Man in school attack gets suspended death sentence
A Chinese court has handed a suspended death sentence to a man who injured over a dozen children by ramming his car into a crowd outside a primary school in central China.…
Sweden: China claims cooperation in Baltic Sea cable probe, Sweden says otherwise
China says it had provided information and documents for an open investigation into the severing of two Baltic Sea undersea cables, though Sweden alleges Beijing has not been adequately transparent in…
China: Authorities say US ‘playing with fire’ by giving Taiwan more military aid
China has warned the United States of “playing with fire” after Washington announced more military aid and sales to Taiwan. A statement from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday urged…
China: Hong Kong targets ‘unfair’ claw machines
It’s a frustratingly familiar experience for many a fair-goer: just as the coveted plushie makes its way towards the chute of a claw machine, the claw slackens, letting go of…
China: Honda and Nissan hold merger talks
Honda and Nissan are understood to have held exploratory talks about a potential merger to help them compete against electric vehicle (EV) makers, particularly in China. The discussions are in…
USA: Man admits running secret Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC
An American citizen has pleaded guilty to helping run what has been described as the first known secret police station in the US on behalf of the Chinese government. Prosecutors…