18 Aug 2012

The Communist Party's flagship magazine published a lengthy article hailing China's past decade under President Hu Jintao as the most progressive era since the revolution - a move aimed at forging...

3:47AM
6 Aug 2012

We expect Wong Yuk-man would go after us during the campaign on politics too. But our edge is on the livelihood issues

Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood vice-chairman...

11:03PM
25 Jul 2012

We must ... continue the scientific concept of development, promote social harmony and improve people's livelihood and welfare

President Hu Jintao spells out the party line

10:13PM
20 Jul 2012

A former top aide to late deposed Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang gave Premier Wen Jiabao an 'F' grade for his last nationally televised press conference, which aired in March at the end of the...

9:49PM
16 Jul 2012

Several hundred officials in charge of 'petitioning' - one of the most controversial professions on the mainland - converged on the Great Hall of the People on Friday for a two-day meeting.

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9:26PM
13 Jul 2012

A month-long probe by Hunan's provincial authorities into the mysterious death of June 4 dissident Li Wangyang has upheld the previous official verdict that the frail rights activist committed...

9:09PM

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

Catholics march for religious freedom

7:46PM

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton took aim at China this week, saying Asia needs greater political freedom. Democracies, she says, are more stable, reliable and innovative. She is...

7:46PM

The new line-up of provincial leaders brings a markedly different mindset to the problems facing the mainland compared to their predecessors', having come of age during the reform era and immersed...

7:34PM

Should immigration rules be changed to let well-educated mainland parents with locally born children live and work in Hong Kong?

7:14PM

Bravo, Asia's finest! You have proved yourself to be every bit as adept at stifling freedom of speech and of the press as your mainland counterparts.

7:05PM

President Hu Jintao had a rare direct encounter with a protester yesterday when a pan-democrat was able to disrupt the leader's speech at the inauguration ceremony for the new government.

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7:04PM

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