8+ hour, 39+ min ago  (269+ words) HONG KONG -- The independent committee set up to investigate the deadly residential fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, Hong Kong, held its first public hearing on Thursday, taking evidence on matters outlined in its terms of reference. According…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (885+ words) As I write this, another alert beeps on my phone. Before all this, it never occurred to me that the United Arab Emirates " long spared from the conflicts around it " would suddenly be in the front line. Nor did I…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (360+ words) In Beijing, traffic is often measured by numbers denoting everything from vehicle volume to peak-hour speeds and signal cycles. But for Dong Yijun, footsteps became the measure of choice. Dong died in October 2025 at the age of 58 after a sudden…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (175+ words) One traffic police officer was killed and two others were injured following the detonation of an unidentified device at Savyolovsky Station Square in Moscow, the Russian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. Moscow explosion kills 1 police officer, injures 2 MOSCOW - One traffic…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (398+ words) In the world of forensic science, a small error can be the difference between justice and a cold case. For Ren Fei, a 46-year-old police officer in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, the laboratory is a battlefield where molecules are the primary…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (215+ words) Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison'China Daily Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison HONG KONG -- The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday morning sentenced Jimmy Lai, an instigator of anti-China riots in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (465+ words) Police in the United Kingdom have raided homes associated with a former ambassador to the United States. Peter Mandelson, a veteran Labour Party politician who served in senior roles in several past governments, was terminated as the UK's ambassador to…...

2+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (223+ words) State Council to supervise probe into factory explosion in North China's Inner Mongolia'China Daily State Council to supervise probe into factory explosion in North China's Inner Mongolia BEIJING -- The Work Safety Commission under the State Council has decided to oversee…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (374+ words) The number of criminal cases filed by Chinese police declined 12.8 percent in 2025 compared with the previous year, hitting a new low since the turn of the century, according to data released by the Ministry of Public Security on Thursday, two…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (362+ words) Chinese authorities repatriated 782 corruption fugitives and recovered 23.66 billion yuan ($3.39 billion) in illicit funds between January and November 2025, according to data released on Tuesday by the country's top anti-graft watchdogs. An article from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the…...