China plans big data warning system to prevent public killings
China’s Communist Party is stepping up the use of big data to predict people’s behavior in a bid to identify “social risks” and prevent violent...
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China seeks easing of Japan ties amid growing tension with US
China on Friday added Japanese passport-holders to a newly expanded list of people eligible for unilateral visa-free entry on a trial basis, foreign ministry spokesperson...
Chinese censors delete fried rice gags linked to death of Mao’s son
Chinese internet censors have deleted a social media post about egg fried rice that could have been read as a reference to the death of...
As Chinese buyers snap up Chiang Mai properties, Thais fear for future
Read this story in Thai at Benar News. Originally published Nov. 19. CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Visitors who walk through a new housing development in...
Shanghai factory workers block major highway over layoff payouts
Hundreds of workers at an automotive trim company in Shanghai blocked a major highway in the city amid a protest over plans for mass layoffs...
Remote Chinese county offers cash for babies to boost population
Authorities in the western Chinese province of Gansu have started offering cash payouts of up to 100,000 yuan (US$13,800) to families who have another baby...
Five years on, PolyU protesters say they were defending freedoms
Five years after riot police besieged Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University and trapped protesters fought back with catapults and Molotov cocktails, four people who were there...
Jailing of 45 Hong Kong democrats sparks international outcry
Read coverage of this story in Chinese Rights activists, relatives and Hong Kong’s former colonial governor on Tuesday slammed the sentencing of 45 democracy activists...
Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists for up to 10 years
A Hong Kong court jailed 45 democracy supporters for up to 10 years on Tuesday at the end of the city’s biggest national security trial...
EXPLAINED: How much hidden debt do local governments in China carry?
China’s Ministry of Finance has announced 10 trillion yuan (US$1.38 trillion) of new measures to alleviate debt burdens on local governments at the end of...
