China has rebuked an Australian lawmaker for saying that Beijing threatens to diminish Australia's sovereignty and freedoms. In a newspaper column, Andrew Hastie likened the attitude of western governments towards China to that of France towards Nazi G...

Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office chief Zhang Xiaoming reportedly told pro-Beijing figures in Shenzhen on Wednesday that the central government won't sit idly by if widespread protests here get worse. Attendees say Zhang cited old speeches from the la...

The Department of Justice has rejected allegations that it's biased against anti-extradition protesters, saying in a statement that prosecutors are doing their work fairly and impartially, without any political considerations. It was responding to yet ...

Beijing has issued a stern warning against what it described as “radical and violent” protesters in Hong Kong, a day after unprecedented chaos and clashes across the city. In a second press conference in as many weeks, the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs O...

The United States has formally accused China of manipulating its currency. Washington's sudden move came after China allowed the yuan to fall below 7 to the US dollar for the first time in about a decade. In a Twitter outburst, US President Donald Trum...

India's BJP-led government is hailing its decision to strip the state of Jammu and Kashmir of autonomy after seven decades as the correction of a "historical blunder". The Himalayan region is claimed by both India and Pakistan but according to Nalin Ko...

Former chief secretary Anson Chan says the government must take most of the blame for what is happening on the streets of Hong Kong. A citywide strike brought the city to a standstill, with transport links heavily disrupted as protesters took over road...