A relative and the lawyer of a man acquitted of murdering two children after previous trials found him guilty are urging authorities to investigate the wrongful convictions.
The family of a woman who was killed by alleged cult members at a McDonald's in Shandong province returned to the scene to mourn her death.
Six members of a religious cult have been arrested for killing a woman at a McDonald's in Shandong province in a case that has prompted national outrage over the failure of onlookers and restaurant staff to intervene.
Hundreds of worshippers at a newly built church in Zhejiang province have launched a campaign to save the building from the wrecking ball. The church is located in Ou Bei township in Wenzhou, which is home to one of China's largest Christian communities.
Hong Ruichao received 3,441 out of nearly 8,000 ballots cast on the second round of voting in Wukan, which was seen as a potential cradle for democracy two years ago when Communist Party leaders allowed protesting villagers to elect their own government.
Rain-drenched voters in Wukan returned to the polls yesterday in a ballot clouded by signs authorities are reasserting their power. The Guangdong village grabbed headlines worldwide in 2011 when locals staged huge protests and drove out Communist Party officials they accused of illegal land grabs and the death of a detained local villager.
A Wukan official who helped lead the village's historic anti-corruption protests in 2011 was released last night after being held for more than 24 hours on bribery allegations.
Guangzhou residents were relieved to learn last night that a potentially dangerous mental patient suspected of killing a man last year had been recaptured two days after he walked out of an unsecured psychiatric hospital in the city.
China's ambassador to Myanmar says it is only a matter of time before Beijing invites the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for an official visit. The Nobel Peace laureate has said she would like to visit China, which still holds significant economic and political influence in Myanmar, but the invitation should come from the Chinese government.
After a little more than a year in the limelight, Zhuang Liehong has given up politics. Zhuang emerged as a leader of grass-roots protests over stolen land in Wukan in Guangdong in 2011 and was elected to its village committee in a historic democratic election the following year.
A group of journalists working for the company that publishes the Southern Weekly newspaper have launched a campaign in support of a civil rights activist facing trial for backing their strike a year ago.
Beijing has sent more officials from ministries and state-owned enterprises to provinces during the latest leadership reshuffle, amid fears it may lose control of local governments, observers said.
A migrant worker shocked China in 2009, when he volunteered for an operation to open up his chest to prove he was suffering from a fatal lung disease. The case has highlighted the challenges workers face as they seek compensation for occupational illness on the mainland.
