China

For many residents in the Chinese town of Yulin, the height of summer marks the perfect time to feast on dog meat.

Thousands of cats and dogs will be killed and eaten at the Yulin Dog Meat Festival to mark the summer solstice on Sunday 21 June.

China says the electoral reform proposal will continue to serve as the constiutional ground for Hong Kong in the future.

The move will enable China to convert its civilian fleet to boost its military strength and greatly enhance the army's strategic projection and maritime support capabilities.

Schneier says the NSA should look in the mirror and not at Snowden to find source of top secret document leaks

Hong Kong legislative council set to debate controversial electoral reforms package.

Chinese foreign ministry says land reclamation projects in South China Sea would be completed 'soon'.

Charity now asking supporters to sign its petition to China's Guangxi Party Secretary Peng Qinghua.

Protesters to begin demonstration against plans to bring Hong Kong under closer control of Beijing.

Li Lijuan said to be two million yuan in debt thanks to two decades of adopting abandoned children

Pro-democracy supporters marched to support a veto of the country's electoral reform package.

Beijing confirms testing supersonic nuclear delivery vehicle, Wu-14, for fourth time in 18 months.

Personal information of American military and intelligence personnel may have been compromised.

Morgan analysts, led by Serena Tang, opined that in the most optimistic scenario, the gush could exceed $1.2tn.

Former domestic security chief jailed for bribery, abuse of power and the international disclosure of state secrets.

G7 decarbonization pledge "critical turning point" making Paris climate deal "realistic" says UK climate envoy

Wang Han joins handful of world's baby billionaires

Zhao Wei allegedly caused the man 'spiritual damage' by staring at him too intensely.

Protests against annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival‪ where cats and dogs are killed under unpleasant circumstances.

Banks refuse to accept the coins due to sheer volume and storage needed.

China says visit is part of an important 'party-to-party' exchange.

Submerged hull turned upright as rescuers recover 97 dead bodies, more than 350 still unaccounted for.

FireTweet was developed by the team behind the internet censor circumvention tool Lantern.

In protest against lack of information, families of victims broke through police cordon near sunken ship site.

Muhammed Amin moved to the self-declared Islamic Caliphate with his daughter, four grandsons and his wife

A newly released video footage recorded the moment a 65-year-old passenger was pulled live out of water by rescuers.

Signs of life detected in the capsized passenger ship. Thirteen people rescued so far.

Firm alleged to have used genetically modified chicken with six wings and eight legs.

All key components of the probe have been tested for a launch later in the year.

Tokyo cautions Beijing should behave responsibly in South China Sea region amid rising territorial tension.