Oct 05, 2022 19:33 PM

In Depth: The People Behind a 10-Year Murder-for-Cash Spree in Rural China
How a gang led by Chen Lijun killed a dozen people in coal mines to collect death compensation payments from owners who wouldn’t report them to the authorities
Oct 05, 2022 17:42 PM

Xinjiang Suspends Passenger Train Travel to Keep Covid Outbreak in Check
The governments of four local cities warn people against leaving after other parts of the country reported new imported cases had come from the autonomous region
Oct 04, 2022 18:04 PM

Shanghai’s Graft Busters Get New Party Chief
Li Yangzhe is the second straight party secretary from Fujian province’s anti-corruption commission to be transferred to the coastal metropolis
Oct 04, 2022 16:39 PM

In Depth: China’s Relocated Chemical Plants Bring Pollution Problems With Them
Residents in the country’s central, western and northeastern regions say they have developed health problems from toxic fumes being emitted from facilities that used to operate in more prosperous coastal areas
Oct 03, 2022 17:39 PM

JD.com’s Richard Liu Settles Lawsuit With His Rape Accuser
The billionaire e-commerce founder reached an undisclosed settlement with a former University of Minnesota student, just days before their case’s jury trial was set to start
Sep 30, 2022 18:40 PM

Ex-Provincial Police Chief Expelled Over Charges of Bribery, Sham Marriage
China’s top graft buster says Wang Dawei sought power and wealth, and faked a marriage to conceal his family’s whereabouts
Sep 30, 2022 15:38 PM

Former Shanghai Chief Prosecutor Booted From Communist Party for Graft
Zhang Bencai interfered with judicial activities and accepted ‘large amounts’ of money and valuables as bribes, China’s anti-corruption watchdog found
Sep 30, 2022 09:44 AM

Education Experts Call for Exchange Programs to Return Amid Geopolitical Tensions
As fewer Chinese are going to the U.S. and Australia to study, some leaders in the field say exchanges need to resume to help foster a less politically charged relationship
Sep 29, 2022 21:54 PM

Restaurant Blaze Kills 17 in Northeastern China
The incident at a tech zone in the city of Changchun has been blamed on a leaking liquefied natural gas tank and blocked fire escapes
Sep 29, 2022 21:52 PM

Photo Essay: Pioneering Chinese Lawyer Teaches Law to the Deaf
Tang Shuai uses sign-language in online videos and live broadcasts to educate the hearing-impaired, while cultivating multilingual interpreters with knowledge of the legal system
Sep 28, 2022 18:40 PM

Colleges Cut October National Holiday Short Amid Covid Concerns
Universities in places including Jiangsu, Shandong and Hunan have joined Beijing in cutting the seven-day holiday short, as students complain that opaque virus prevention policies have made them wary of leaving campus
Sep 27, 2022 18:55 PM

Communist Party Elects Delegates Ahead of 20th National Congress
Women make up 27% of the representatives, higher than 24.1% at the last meeting five years ago, while the average age has increased to 52.2 years old from 51.8
Sep 27, 2022 03:53 AM

China Extends NEV Purchase Tax Exemption Another Year
Eight-year-old incentive program enables electric vehicle buyers to avoid 10% tax as government moves ahead with plan to drop other subsidies by year-end
Sep 26, 2022 20:41 PM

Chinese Mainland Students Are Flocking Back to Hong Kong Universities
The rental market for housing near Hong Kong’s best universities is heating up, a sign of growing demand among Chinese mainland students for in-person tertiary education in the special administrative region
Sep 23, 2022 19:52 PM

New Bail Rules Issued to Protect Suspects From Pretrial Detention
The amendment fits with a criminal justice system aiming for fewer arrests, cautious prosecution and prudent detention, authorities say
Sep 23, 2022 19:07 PM

Ex-Vice Public Security Minister Sun Lijun Gets Suspended Death Penalty
Sun’s crimes include taking bribes worth $91 million, manipulating the stock market and possessing firearms. His punishment follows the sentencing of five other former top security officials linked to his case
Sep 23, 2022 15:03 PM

Ringleader of Tangshan Attack on Female Diners Gets 24 Year Sentence
More than two dozen other people linked to the attack and an ‘evil’ local gang were also jailed, court announces
Sep 23, 2022 14:51 PM

Fifth Official Linked to Former Security Vice Minister Convicted for Graft
Former Jiangsu Vice Governor Wang Like, who accepted more than $64 million in bribes, is one of several cadres connected to former Public Security Vice Minister Sun Lijun sentenced this week
Sep 22, 2022 20:49 PM

In Depth: Why China’s Regulators Have Cough Medicine in Their Sights
Abusing over-the-counter medications to get high is easy in China thanks to the prevalence of online pharmacies and delivery apps
Sep 22, 2022 20:24 PM

Trending in China: Acting School Head Detained After Rape Accusations Surface Online
The accused instructor says ‘controversial’ teaching methods were behind the allegations