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Hong Kong legislative work suspended amid political crisis

Hong Kong's legislature has suspended meetings following violent clashes between police and protesters who oppose a bill allowing suspects to be sent to mainland...

Trade talks in China ‘constructive’, says US treasury chief

Chinese and US negotiators have adjourned trade talks in Beijing with US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin saying they were "constructive". Neither side gave any details...

North Korea open to US talks under right conditions, diplomat says

North Korean officials would be willing to meet the Trump administration for negotiations "if the conditions are set", a top Pyongyang diplomat said. Choi Sun-hee,...

China not amused by Dalai Lama interview on John Oliver show

British TV host John Oliver has won rave reviews for his Last Week Tonight interview which showed the Dalai Lama in all his candour...

IOC announces 16 more positive doping tests from Beijing 2008

Sixteen more positive doping cases from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have been confirmed, with all but one coming from Russia or a former...

Russian trio disqualified from Beijing Olympics after re-analysis of samples

Russia's appalling doping record continues to bring shame on the country as three more of its athletes were belatedly disqualified from the Beijing Olympics...

China jails lawyer for ‘spreading subversive thoughts’

Chinese lawyer has been jailed for seven years in the third in a series of subversion trials demonstrating the ruling Communist Party's determination to...

Rescuers search rubble in East China after tornado kills 98

Rescuers in China are searching for survivors of a tornado and hailstorm that killed nearly 100 people as it churned through farms and factories...

Casualties likely’ as earthquake hits Tibet

An earthquake has struck the mountainous region of Tibet, with Chinese officials saying casualties are likely. The 5.5-magnitude quake struck at at 9.15am local time...

Beijing rollercoaster riders stuck upside down for 18 minutes

Rollercoaster riders at one of Beijing's major amusement parks were left hanging upside down for almost 20 minutes when a bird stood on one...

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