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Leading Hong Kong democracy activist banned from vote

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- One of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists was banned Saturday from standing as lawmaker in…

Chinese volunteers spend 200 days on virtual ‘moon base’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese students spent 200 continuous days in a "lunar lab" in Beijing, state media said Friday,…

Tencent invests in ‘Mission: Impossible’ studio

BEIJING, China (AFP) - Chinese internet giant Tencent said on Friday it will take a stake in the US production company behind…

China detains rights lawyer after call for reform

BEIJING, China (AFP) - Chinese authorities detained a prominent human rights lawyer on Friday, people familiar with the case said, just hours…

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong jailed over protest

by Elaine Yu Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) - Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was jailed for the second time…

China rejects Trump accusation on N. Korea sanction breaches

BEIJING, China (AFP) - China on Friday rejected accusations that it had helped Pyongyang skirt sanctions after US President Donald Trump claimed…

10,000 killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British archive

BEIJING, China (AFP) - At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in…

US, S. Korea, Japan start missile-tracking drill, irking China

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - The US, South Korea and Japan carried out joint exercises Monday to track missiles from North…

19 dead in Beijing fire: state media

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A fire tore through a house in Beijing Saturday killing 19 people and injuring eight, Chinese…

China envoy in N. Korea visit; Trump hails ‘big move’

by Becky Davis Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) - A top Chinese envoy landed in North Korea on Friday in a trip…

Warmer US-China relations vowed as US President Trump meets China’s President Xi for the first time

    (Eagle News) -- United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping both promised greater cooperation and…

China agrees with Vietnam on managing South China Sea dispute

BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- China and Vietnam reached an agreement on managing their dispute in the South China Sea through…

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