Tornado kills dozens as it rips through Jiangsu province in China
A powerful tornado has ripped through China's eastern Jiangsu province killing at least 78 people and injuring hundreds more, according to state media reports.
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Philip Wen
Philip Wen is the China correspondent for Fairfax Media.
'Confession' of China's first democratically-elected mayor
Wukan was thrust into international prominence in 2011 after grassroots protests against corrupt land seizures won the sleepy coastal village the right to elect its own local leader.
Man with two names: first Australian conviction for China's Fox Hunt?
Chinese authorities say the first Australian conviction under Operation Fox Hunt is a case of fake identity.
Hong Kong booksellers: 'I was handcuffed and my eyes were covered'
One of the five Hong Kong booksellers who went missing late last year has provided an explosive account of his detention and mistreatment by Chinese authorities in the case widely regarded as the most serious violation of Hong Kong's autonomy by Beijing since its handover from British rule.
Jail for wife and son of former China security chief Zhou Yongkang
The wife and son of Zhou Yongkang have been sentenced to prison a year after the family patriarch became the top scalp in President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption purge.
Early release ends Matthew Ng jail nightmare
Australian businessman Matthew Ng, dubbed the country's first Chinese political prisoner by his supporters, has been granted early release from prison 18 months after his landmark transfer from the mainland.
ASEAN ministers retract joint statement on South China Sea - but why remains mystery
Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia have retracted a joint statement voicing "serious concern" over rising tensions in the South China Sea just hours after its release, underlining the lack of unity from the ASEAN bloc under mounting diplomatic pressure from Beijing.
Four injured in Shanghai airport blast
At least four passengers were injured at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport after an explosion suspected to have been caused by a man who detonated a home-made bomb, authorities said on Sunday.
Japan gives Chinese ambassador a dressing-down over East China Sea
Beijing's ambassador to Tokyo summoned after a Chinese navy vessel encroached upon what Japan considers its territorial waters in the East China Sea for the first time.
Chinese lawyer left half-naked outside courthouse after alleged assault
Chinese authorities have denied physically assaulting a lawyer at a court in Guangxi province after photos of him being left half-naked went viral online and prompted more than 1000 lawyers signing a petition condemning the incident.
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