China passes a new law that restricts the freedom of NGOs especially foreigners where it received heavy criticisms. Beijing welcomes those who will comply but will punish who defies.
The United States said China is risking terrible damage to its reputation should it continue to ignore the impending international court ruling on the claims of South China Sea. US also urged the ASEAN community to comply with the court's decision.
Beijing are now studying ways on how to increase the participatory role of Hong Kong in interpreting the Basic Law. Over the past years, Hong Kong's legal domain has been overshadowed by the mainlands totalitarian control.
The US government is planning to temporarily lift the trade sanctions that it imposed on ZTE Corporation. The future of the Chinese telecommunication provider however will still be dependent on its commitment with the US.
A legal expert from Beijing suggested the positioning of Mainland Officers to the West Kowloon Terminus of the controversial Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway. This is withouth changing the Basic Law which implies that it will go directly under the noses of the lawmakers without being scruitinized.
Beijing is continuously reaching mainland China's borders to stop political activists. It is in a way that undermines international law as claimed by lawyers and rights groups.
Chinese authorities shut down a women's center aid because it took away money from foreign donors. The closure surprised many of the country's legal right advocates.
China has announced new law to fight against religious extremism. Meanwhile, Muslim Uyghurs expressed fear as the new legislation will further erode their religious practice.
China warned the United States on Monday that it was opposed to any country meeting the Dalai Lama "in any manner" after the White House said U.S. President Barack Obama would attend an event with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader whom Beijing brands a separatist.
Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation will release an interim report on the investigation into the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on March 7, a day before the one-year anniversary of the disappearance, deputy transport minister Aziz Kaprawi said on Wednesday.
Jaycee Chan, the son of kung fu movie star Jackie Chan, was jailed for six months in China on Friday on a drugs charge, the latest celebrity felled by the government's aggressive anti-narcotics campaign.
Thousands of pro-democracy activists forced the temporary closure of the Hong Kong government's headquarters on Monday after they clashed with police outside, defying orders to retreat after more than two months of sustained protests.
Prince William will go to China early next year in the first visit to the mainland by a member of the British royal family in almost three decades, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.
China will take a "zero tolerance" approach to a wide range of environmental violations and has promised stronger action against regional governments that protect polluters or hinder inspections, according to a Cabinet document.
Hong Kong authorities encountered little resistance as they began clearing part of a pro-democracy protest camp in the bustling district of Mong Kok on Tuesday following a court order to reopen a road.
China's domestic security chief has visited Iran to push for greater cooperation in the fight against terror, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as Beijing seeks allies in its efforts to maintain stability in Xinjiang.
Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday prepared to clear part of a key area of the heart of the city that has been occupied by pro-democracy demonstrators for nearly two months.
Three Hong Kong student leaders were stopped from boarding a flight to Beijing on Saturday to take their fight for greater democracy directly to the Chinese government after airline authorities said their travel permits were invalid.
