China promoted a top general to its powerful Politburo at key meeting where attendance was the lowest in decades, mainly due to a presidential crackdown.
Dandong, in north-eastern China, has built a tourism industry around peering into the world’s most secretive country while propping up its economy.
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé has apologised for remarks about a viral meme that likened him to Mao Zedong after a furious backlash in China cost him promotional deals and exposure.
With China’s economy slowing and youth unemployment rising, exhausted, disillusioned young people are seeking relief from the grinding pressures of modern life.
Not for the first time, wild rumours about Kim Jong-un’s death have run amok online. Who is making them up and why?
Yunnan beans can be found in speciality coffee shops around the world, Australia included, but most are channelled into China’s booming cafe culture.
Each year, thousands of pigeons are released into Tiananmen Square for China’s National Day celebrations. Within minutes, many fly back to their owners.
Drone owners have vented their frustration at new rules banning the devices in China’s capital, which has forced many to sell at low-ball prices.
Beijing’s largest temporary job market is one way to gauge the economic reality of ordinary people at the bottom of what analysts increasingly refer to as China’s K-shaped economy.
While the US president focused on pomp and prestige, his Chinese counterpart reinforced Beijing’s geopolitical message. But neither side achieved much by way of substance.
