Amnesty International awards 'Prisoners of Conscience' to three human rights defenders from China, Hong Kong

Oct 06, 2024

The title was given to human rights lawyers Chow Hang-tung and Ding Jiaxi. The third recipient of this title is Jimmy Lai, an individual...

5.9-magnitude quake hits 53 km south of Keng Tung, Myanmar: USGS

Jul 21, 2022

New York [US], July 21 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted 53 km south of Keng Tung, Myanmar at 17:07:26 GMT...

Rights experts raise concern over arrest of Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-Tung

Oct 13, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], October 13 : A group of independent human rights experts on Tuesday expressed concern about the arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist...

Xi Jinping 'more powerful than Mao Zedong,' analysts say

Oct 27, 2022

Top aides of Xi Jinping were promoted in Communist Party of China's Politburo Standing Committee but no woman could find a place in the...

Chinese athletes warned over Mao badges in Tokyo Olympics

Aug 08, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], August 8 : The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday warned two Chinese cycling athletes for wearing Mao Zedong badges while receiving...

Food crisis in China revives memories of Mao-era famine

Apr 27, 2022

Beijing [China], April 27 : Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, China is going back to the days of Mao Zedong's extreme communism and...