Beijing pared back the schedule and insisted on private downtime for China’s 73-year-old leader.

What’s in a name? What is “China” and who is “Chinese”? How the term “Chinese nation” was socially and politically constructed to promote Han imperialism.

By Tran Thi Minh Ha with Luna Lin in Beijing Vietnam's Central Highlands produces around one sixth of the world's coffee, but farmers are switching their traditional crop for durian to cash in on…

Malaysia welcomed persecuted Muslim minority but now plans to send them back to Myanmar amid rising hate against them.

Taiwanese Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) yesterday won her second consecutive Asian Games boxing gold, defeating her Chinese opponent in the women’s 60kg final.Lin beat Yang Chengyu (楊成宇) by a una...

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, how the country’s attitudes towards mental health are changing

Hong Kong has raised the minimum wage for the city’s more than 380,000 foreign domestic workers by 2.35 per cent, from HK$5,100 to HK$5,220 per month, the government has announced. Domestic w…

The books assert China's claims of unbroken sovereignty over the territory despite the UK's long rule.

This week we interviewed Christopher Mung about the current situation in Hong Kong following the sentencing of union leader Lee Cheuk-yan. Christopher is the executive director of the Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor and was previously chief executive of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions. We spoke about the attempts by the state to crush the once-vibrant trade union movement in Hong Kong, the ongoing resistance by workers, and the international campaign demanding the release of Lee Cheuk-yan. Support the show

The Hong Kong Motion Picture Industry Association says it was merely reminding members to safeguard their interests amid a Beijing boycott of the prestigious Taiwan event.