Sources: Xinhua
A ship carrying 458 people capsizes on Yangtze River in China's Hubei province. So far, just seven have been rescued. 2015-06-1
The People's Republic of China announces plans to increase defense spending by 11.2 per cent in 2012. 2012-03-4
Teargas is fired and protesters arrested in Haimen, southern China, in a demonstration against the construction of a power plant. 2011-12-22
Philippines officials claim that the People's Republic of China has executed a Filipino man for drug trafficking despite a plea for clemency from the President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III on humanitarian grounds. 2011-12-8
The People's Republic of China sentences four people to death in the Xinjiang region following threats to crack down on terrorism in the far-western region. 2011-09-15
Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is freed on bail. Under the terms of his bail agreement, he is not permitted to disclose the reason for his arrest and detention. 2011-06-22
Burma accuses the Kachin Independence Army of starting deadly fighting near the Chinese border. 2011-06-18
Police in India break up a demonstration of pro-Tibet protestors outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. 2011-03-9
A 2,400-year-old pot of soup is unearthed in China near the ancient capital Xi'an. 2010-12-13
A Chinese dissident lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, who has been missing for over a year, says he is "free" and wanting to spend time away from media attention. 2010-03-28