China China space probe due to enter Mars' orbit China's Mars probe spacecraft is due to enter the red planet's orbit within a month after traveling 400m kilometres since its launch in July 03/01/2021
China China jails citizen journalist for reports on Wuhan COVID-19 lockdown Zhang Zhan's broadcasts from inside the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak were widely shared on social media before she was arrested in May. 28/12/2020
no comment Winter fishing season has come once again to Chagan Lake in China Each year, local fishermen use a centuries-old fishing technique to catch fish and are joined by visitors from across China coming to witness the carnival as temperatures fall from 20 to 30 degrees Celsius below zero. 27/12/2020
China Team of experts to travel to China in search of coronavirus origin The mission is expected to start next month and continue for four-to-five weeks. 16/12/2020
no comment Asia's top wingsuit athlete jumps into the void from Tianmen Mountain Asia's top wingsuit athlete takes a calm look out across a jagged mountain range in central China before leaping head first off the cliff and speeding towards the ground. Zhang Shupeng's sport consists of jumping into the void from a mountain with a flexible wing-shaped suit. 01/12/2020
no comment Hong Kong students chant pro-democracy slogans in rare act of defiance A new national security law has all but wiped out the mass democracy protests that rocked the city last year and has left swathes of the population too scared to speak out. 19/11/2020
China UK & allies demand China reinstate Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and the US accused China of orchestrating a concerted campaign to silence all critical voices in Hong Kong and breaching international obligations. 19/11/2020
no comment China has the world's tallest outdoor lift Located in China's Zhangjiajie Forest Park, it whisks visitors up a cliff face in just 88 seconds. 18/11/2020
China British diplomat praised for saving drowning woman in China Stephen Ellison jumped into a stream to rescue a woman after she fell into the water in a village on the outskirts of Chongqing. 17/11/2020
Belgium Belgian pigeon sells for €1.6m at high-stakes bird auction Sunday's bid was proof again that the once-quaint sport, which seemed destined to decline only a few years back, now has a new, elitist foreign lease on life. 15/11/2020
world news Is the Three Seas Initiative an American-funded alternative to the EU? Regional leaders are set to meet at a summit hosted by Estonia to discuss improvements to infrastructure and living standards among Eastern European EU members 19/10/2020
World Russia, China blocking report into Libya arms embargo violations The report accuses states including the UAE, Turkey, Jordan and Russia of funding rebel forces in defiance of the UN 26/09/2020
