China says a 55-year-old man has been diagnosed with bubonic plague after killing and eating a wild rabbit, adding to two plague cases already discovered in Beijing. A statement from the health authority in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region north of the capital said that ...
Injuries reported after police and protesters clash in upmarket Hong Kong shopping mall
Hong Kong anti-government protesters crowded an upmarket shopping mall in running clashes with police Sunday, with several suffering bloody wounds a day after parts of the Chinese-ruled city became a battleground. A human chain in Cityplaza, in the eastern suburb of Taikoo Shing, turned into ...
Beijing says it is ready to work with ASEAN on South China Sea code of conduct
Beijing said Sunday it is "ready to work" with Southeast Asian nations on a code of conduct in the flash point South China Sea, where it is accused of building up military installations and bullying fellow claimants. China claims most of the resource-rich waterway, a ...
Hong Kong police on Saturday fired tear gas into a park to break up thousands of anti-government protesters who fled to the Central business district, setting fire to street barricades and metro stations in some of the worst violence in months of unrest. Central, its ...
Beijing clamps down on fuel, firework sales ahead of China's 70th anniversary
Beijing will temporarily halt self-service at filling stations and sales of fireworks, part of a series of measures intended to keep the Chinese capital safer and cleaner before celebrations marking 70 years since the founding of the country. From Sept. 20 to Oct. 7, motorists ...
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Beijing officials confirm Olympic cooperation for 2020 and 2022
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and top officials in Beijing confirmed Monday that they will cooperate over the upcoming Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Tokyo will host next year's Summer Games, while the 2022 Winter Games are scheduled to take place in Beijing. Koike's visit to the ...
Hong Kong police officer reportedly fires gun during standoff with protesters
A Hong Kong police officer fired at least one gunshot Sunday, the first time a live round has been used during three months of protests. Violent clashes broke out between protesters and police in Tsuen Wan, around 10 kilometers (6 miles) from central Hong Kong, ...
As protesters blockade Hong Kong airport again, Lam warns of 'path of no return'
Violence during protests in Hong Kong will push the city towards a future from which there can be no return, the city's leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday. "Violence, no matter if it's using violence or condoning violence, will push Hong Kong down a path of ...
Cathay Pacific warns it could fire staff if they support 'illegal protests' in Hong Kong
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific warned its staff Monday that they could be fired if they "support or participate in illegal protests," as the airline comes under pressure from Beijing. The warning follows new regulations imposed by China's aviation regulator requiring Cathay Pacific to submit ...
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam condemns 'rioters' after latest violent clash
Anti-government protesters who fought police inside a Hong Kong shopping mall were "rioters," Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Monday, as she threw her support behind the city's beleaguered police force following another weekend of clashes. Hong Kong's ongoing political crisis deepened further Sunday as riot ...
Belgium seeks Uighur family in Xinjiang after police took them from its Beijing embassy
A Belgian diplomat was expected to travel to China's restive Xinjiang region on Tuesday to confirm the whereabouts of a Uighur family that was escorted from Belgium's embassy in Beijing by police last month. The disappearance of the woman and her four children has alarmed ...
