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A 34-storey residential block in the Chinese city of Dalian caught fire on Sunday

The number of Christians in Communist China is growing so steadily that it by 2030 it could have more churchgoers than America

China's president using purge of senior officials to fill key positions with progressive officials, sources say

The most senior Chinese official to be exiled after the Tiananmen protests of 1989 has died as the 25th anniversary approaches

After her companion was moved away, Sijia the panda became lonely and depressed so zoo staff have provided her with her own television set

Retailer in surprise push to make producers more accountable after paying $9.8m in fines

Hundreds of disgruntled citizens flock to exclusive 602-room hotel in central China after finding out that an elite team of anti-corruption investigators from Beijing was staying there

As the rest of the world remembers the Tiananmen Square massacre, China forbids its citizens from mentioning the atrocity

A French comedian’s one-man show in Mandarin becomes a surprise hit – even though he doesn’t understand his own jokes

As black box battery winds down, authorities say they are to send in subs to identify 'ping' in Indian Ocean

Residents of provincial capital in west China flock to supermarkets to stock up on mineral water after government admits water supply contaminated by potentially deadly toxic chemical

A trenchant essay by the civil rights group New Citizens’ Movement is published condemning Beijing’s 'systematic persecution' of dissidents as its jailed leader's appeal is denied

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott insists signals captured by listening device buoy have led MH370 search teams to the correct area, but warns those signals are fading

The owner of this luxury Mercedes was going nowhere fast after he drove into setting concrete on an unfinished road in China

Many residents of Dongguan, known for prostitution, narcotics and illegal gambling, have ridiculed their mayor for his ignorance and worry a vice police crackdown will hit their wallets

Communist Party in Zhejiang rejects claims of campaign against Protestant churches but one official describes Christianity’s growth as ‘excessive’

Hong Kong police are searching a rubbish dump for a HK$28.8M painting that may have been thrown away by a cleaner

Beijing hospitals are to recruit volunteers to help prevent attacks on doctors as an increasing number become targets for violent and angry patients

Australia “very close” to finding the missing Malaysian Airlines plane after Australian ship detects pulse signals believed to be from black box - follow the developments as they happened

Officials in eastern China must abandon plans to demolish churches and crosses and stop their "gross interference" in the lives of worshippers, say Christian leaders and churchgoers