Hong Kong marks first decade under Chinese rule
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Chinese President Hu Jintao swore in Hong Kong's leader for a new term on Sunday and reminded the territory that the motherland comes first, as the city embarked upon its second decade under Beijing's rule.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao underscored  the success of the "one country, two systems" formula in Macau  on Monday as the former Portuguese-run enclave marked the fifth  anniversary of its return to Beijing's fold.
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Chinese officials announced that Hong Kong would have to wait at least another decade for democratic elections to select its leader.
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China made its debut last night in the club of the world's leading economic powers, as international pressure mounts to change a decade-old currency peg that critics accuse of giving Chinese products an unfair competitive edge.
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For the first time in 18 years, Ding Zilin marked the anniversary of her son's death with a visit to the place where he was shot amid a violent government crackdown on protests at Tiananmen Square.
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The people of Hong Kong voted Sunday in a legislative election that could give pro-democracy figures more clout than they have held since China reclaimed the territory from Britain in July 1997.
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China is preparing to mark Sunday the centenary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping, the father of the country's modernization drive, with a flurry of nationalistic and party celebrations.
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Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang has confirmed he will seek a second term, setting up the first contested leadership race since the former British colony reunited with China 10 years ago.
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China is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping, its late supreme leader. For most Chinese the diminutive figure was the man who set the country on a pragmatic reformist
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HONG KONG  - Hong Kong residents began voting early Sunday in a legislative election that could give pro-democracy figures more clout than they have held since China reclaimed the territory from Britain in July 1997.
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With helicopters pumping out streams of red smoke and boats carrying giant red Chinese characters, and with demonstrators calling once again for the elusive goal of full democracy, Hong Kong marked today the 10th anniversary of its return by Britain to Chinese rule.
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Hong Kong voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a new Legislative Council. LegCo, as itâs known, symbolizes the âhigh degreeâ of autonomy that Hong Kong was promised when it reverted Chinese rule in
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Any democratic reforms in Hong Kong must be realized gradually, the leader of China's parliament said on Wednesday and reminded leaders of the former British colony they weren't free to do as they wished.
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China has issued a national defence policy for the first time since President Hu Jintao became military chief, targetting the rise of independence forces in Taiwan.
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A glance at the newspapers and glossy  magazines jostling for space on China's news stands shows how  much the media has changed since the Communist country embraced  market reforms more than 20 years ago.
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A delegation of Olympic gold medalists from the Chinese mainland arrived in Hong Kong yesterday to a lofty welcome. On a three-day visit, the 68-strong delegation includes 50 gold medal winners at the Athens Olympic Games.
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It has been 10 years since the handover, and Hong Kong sparkles. But can it find still greater success in a changing China  -  and a changing world?