China's Xi pledges 'reunification' with Taiwan on party's birthday
While China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, Xi called for a process of "peaceful reunification".
Thu Jul 01 2021
China celebrates centenary of Communist Party at Tiananmen Square
Xi said China had achieved its centenary goal of building "a moderately prosperous society."
Thu Jul 01 2021
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for further 10 months over June 4 assembly
A 15-month sentence was reduced to 10 due to his guilty plea.
Thu May 06 2021
HK activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty over June 4 'illegal assembly'
Wong was among four people who pleaded guilty on Friday of participating in an illegal assembly on June 4 last year.
Fri Apr 30 2021
Mickey Mouse in Tiananmen Square as exhibition opens
US cultural icon Mickey Mouse and a cohort of other Disney characters landed in the symbolic heart of the Chinese state Tuesday, as an exhibition opened in Tiananmen Square just steps from Communist.
Tue Jun 30 2015
China charges seven activists after crackdown on pro-democracy protesters - Groups
The activists were formally accused on Thursday of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" in the central province of Henan.
Fri Jul 04 2014
China sentences three to death for Tiananmen attack
Three people were sentenced to death Monday over a deadly suicide car crash in Beijing's symbolic heart Tiananmen Square.
Mon Jun 16 2014
Tea Leaf Nation: There were many Tiananmens
"There's been a massacre!" For the next two days, they demonstrated, with factory workers joining their ranks.
Thu Jun 05 2014
Tiananmen Square: No trace of remembrance on 25th anniversary of protests
The only sign of that day's lingering effects: swarms of police patrolling the square and stationed every few hundred feet on the roads leading up to it.
Thu Jun 05 2014
Tiananmen Square: Now and Then
Tiananmen Square is a large city square in the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen gate located to its North.
Tue Jun 03 2014
China seeks to wipe Tiananmen from popular memory
China's vast censorship machine does its utmost to wipe the slightest reference to the Tiananmen crackdown even from the minds of its younger generation.
Tue Jun 03 2014
What you need to know about the Tiananmen Square crackdown 25 years ago
Here are answers to some key questions about the protests and its aftermath.
Tue Jun 03 2014
China blocks Google sites amid Tiananmen security drive
Several Google websites have been blocked in China, a monitoring service said Tuesday, as authorities step up arrests and censorship before the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Tue Jun 03 2014
25 years on, world happy to do business with Beijing's 'butchers'
China's astonishing economic and military transformation means the world has largely set aside concerns on human rights as it courts the former pariah.
Tue Jun 03 2014
China police hold five over Tiananmen 'terror attack'
Chinese police announced Wednesday they have captured five suspects over a "terrorist attack" in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Thu Oct 31 2013
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request
It represents a big legal victory for Donald Trump, who won the Nov. 5 US election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20.
Tue Nov 26 2024
DHL plane crash in Lithuania leaves authorities searching for answers
Rescue services said the plane hit the ground, split into pieces and slid over 100 metres (110 yards).
Tue Nov 26 2024
National squad to hold friendly matches for 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup
The warm-up matches will involve matches against better ranked teams in the world, namely Austria (first) and Belgium (third).
Tue Nov 26 2024
G7 seeks unity on ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu
The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Francissca Peter remembers Tan Sri Ahmad Nawab: A tribute to a musical legend
A legend who has influenced our music for decades, was one of the highlights of my career, says Francissca Peter.
Tue Nov 26 2024
TikTok decision coming soon as Jan. 19 divestment deadline looms
Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
Tue Nov 26 2024