Xi Jinping confirmed as China's most powerful leader in decades

The title change strengthens Xi's hand ahead of a major leadership reshuffle late next year, where he will try to further consolidate his base.

Melbourne grandmother prosecuted after returning to China to clear her name

The return of international 'fugitives' through the Fox Hunt operation has been the subject of triumphant state media coverage.

Details of Chinese high rollers now in hands of mainland authorities

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Communications documenting the movement of millions of dollars offshore by Chinese high rollers are now in the hands of mainland authorities following the police seizure of computers, laptops and mobile phones belonging to Crown Resorts' 18 detained employees.

Postcard from Beijing where national pride is at stake on the field

It has been a perennial paradox, a despondent exercise in national soul-searching for long-suffering Chinese soccer fans.

'Hong Kong is not China': open defiance from new political rebels

Legislators were ordered to return to their seats after displaying banners reading "Hong Kong is not China".

The death of the Chinese home ownership dream

Piao Zhihua arrived in Beijing planning on working hard and one day buying an apartment. But eight years on, she is further away from home ownership than when she began.

Postcard from abroad: Philip Wen

The ancient Buddhas of the Yungang Grottoes, carved from stone and smiling serenely in the direction of Datong's coalmines, have been witnessing more change now than its previous 1600 years.

Aussie entrepreneurs' biotech company demolished in China by mayor dubbed 'Demolition Geng'

It seemed an unbeatable investment: a biomedical company in a rustbelt province in China where the government was backing high-tech enterprises enthusiastically.

Chinese democratic victory short-lived as police conduct night raid in Wukan

Chinese police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at villagers and arrested 13 people in an early morning raid aimed at quelling unrest.