Beijing

Coffee shops owners, on border of North Korea, suspected of stealing state military secrets.

Continuing weakness in property market a drag and analysts see need for steps to boost growth.

NDRC says authorities will drive economic reforms such as changing fiscal and pricing systems.

By simply deleting a gene, scientists have developed wheat strains resistant to mildew, a fungal infection.

First half sales of residential units in Beijing fell by 35.2% from last year.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's report criticised by pro-democracy lawmakers.

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town was allowed to sell houses in central Shanghai at record prices.

Chinese president Xi Jinping attacks Japan's pacifist policy change at 1937 Marco Polo Bridge incident commemoration.

Five members of the Civil Human Rights Front activist group that organised Hong Kong July 1 march are arrested by police

Chinese and South Korean presidents criticise Tokyo's reinterpretation of constitution that renounces war.

China tells Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters to "undo the knots in their minds"

Authorities arrest at least 511 protesters, mostly students, for illegal assembly and obstruction of police duties.

Hong Kongers demonstrate for democratic reform at rally marking British handover of city to China on 1 July 1997.

Amid public protests and Chinese criticism, Japan makes major shift in post-war defence policy.

Huge crowds in Hong Kong expected to demonstrate for democratic reform on anniversary British rule ended.

Pyongyang issues bullish statement ahead of China's discussions with South Korea over North's nuclear ambitions.

He booked four of Beijing's six IMAX theatres for Transformers: Age of Extinction release.

Terence Shepherd ordered to pay £1m to Beijing Olympics and UK music festival ticket fraud victims.

One percentage point decline in China growth can cut median Asian economy growth by 0.3 percentage point.

World Bank expects Chinese economy to expand by 7.6% in 2014.

Chinese environment group launches smartphone app for public to monitor polluting factories across mainland in real time.

Up to 200,000 people, including scores from mainland China, are expected to take part in Hong Kong vigil.

Butler-Adams says prospective exporters should take the step and start travelling.

Beijing pours scorn on US foreign policy over Hagel's remarks on South China Sea disputes.

Guo Jian, former soldier and protester arrested in Beijing ahead of military clampdown.

As 25th anniversary of bloody Tiananmen Square massacre nears, Google services are disrupted in China.

China's finance ministry asks local governments to get credit-rating firms to assess their debt.

Ti-Anna Wang has suffered 25 years of injustice. Now she tells her story.

Islands, close to land mass known as Senkaku in Japan and as Diaoyus in China, to get ground forces.

China dispatches ships and chartered flights after anti-Chinese protesters go on rampage over oil drilling in South China Sea.