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Lost toddler survives alone in the wild for two days

Police in Qinzhou, Guangxi province have found and rescued a one year old girl who had been missing in the mountains for two days.

by Jessica McGovern, 10 January 2014

Four more transparency activists put on trial in China

This week four more anti-corruption campaigners are to go on trial in China. This comes after Xu Zhiyong's four year prison sentence handed down on Sunday for "disturbing public order"....

by Marina Garvey Birch, 28 January 2014

There are fewer 20 year olds in Japan than in any year since 1968

When your country is undergoing severe population shrinkage, having a national holiday which serves to emphasise demographic issues probably isn't the best idea. Nevertheless, Japan...

by James Griffiths, 15 January 2014

Pilot ordered to cough up $340,000 before he can resign

A pilot in Jiangsu province was ordered to repay 2.1 million yuan ($346,230) of training costs to his employer before he could resign.

by Stefan Van Assche, 19 February 2014

T+ Tickets: Rooftops, Rhapsodies + Swan Lake

Not-to-be-missed events!

by T+ Tickets, 08 April 2024

Family turn to netizens to decipher grandfather's scribbled will

The scribbled, unfinished will of a dying man was uploaded to Weibo by a family member in the hope that users could help unravel the message.

by Joe McGee, 06 March 2014

New proposal would video uploaders to use their real names

Anyone wishing to upload a video or 'micro-movie' to a video sharing service would be forced to register with their real name under a new proposal from China's media watchdog.

by James Griffiths, 22 January 2014