Stories by Tania Branigan
The leftwing hero of the Cultural Revolution — who protested as a student against ‘capitalist’ exams — has...
Published 02 Aug, 2014 05:59am
BEIJING: The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the ousting of his previously powerful uncle Jang...
Published 10 Dec, 2013 07:36am
GUIUAN: The power cut out at 10pm, but Flora Paraskovich had enough charge left in her laptop to watch the gathering...
Published 15 Nov, 2013 06:58am
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has urged frontline troops to be on “maximum alert” for a potential war, state media reported, in its latest rhetorical volley following new UN sanctions.
Published 14 Mar, 2013 03:35am
RECENTLY, Thomas Sauvin has been a bit obsessed by women with fridges. Over almost four years, the Beijing-based French artist has amassed more than 500,000 negatives from Chinese amateur photographers
Published 06 Jan, 2013 12:00am
BEIJING: After four failed rocket launches, the success of North Korea’s latest attempt will have greatly heartened the regime — and alarmed other powers. Pyongyang said it was launching a satellite to help track the weather and gather data, such as infor
Published 13 Dec, 2012 09:02pm
Lee Young-le's mother took care to look cute and put-together; and no matter what, she put her husband first. When she was upset, she was careful not to show it.
Published 12 Dec, 2012 10:21pm
BEIJING Frenetic development has been a disaster for conservation, wasted huge amounts of building materials and...
Published 06 Aug, 2010 12:00am
IN a country where seven workers a day die in mines, there was little cause for optimism. More than a week after...
Published 07 Apr, 2010 12:00am
THE Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao on Sunday launched a robust defence of his country`s place on the world ...
Published 16 Mar, 2010 12:00am
SINCE 2007, when South Africa fell behind, China has been the world`s biggest gold producer. Now the World Gold...
Published 27 Jan, 2010 12:00am
GOOGLE has thrown down the gauntlet to China by saying it is no longer willing to censor search results on its...
Published 15 Jan, 2010 12:00am
CHINA has begun construction of the world`s longest sea bridge — barely 18 months after opening the current...
Published 17 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Every morning Mohammed Gurdan rises early and climbs the rickety ladder to the fourth floor of his home in Kashgar`s...
Published 10 Aug, 2009 12:00am
THANKS to his trademark Mao suit and Elvis-style sunglasses, and to North Korea`s nuclear programme, Kim Jong-il has...
Published 08 Aug, 2009 12:00am
CHINA plans to use the death penalty far more sparingly in future, imposing capital sentences on an extremely small...
Published 31 Jul, 2009 12:00am
SHANGHAI authorities are urging eligible couples to have a second baby, after years of following a one-child policy,...
Published 26 Jul, 2009 12:00am
LOVE is never easy and to Zhao Kunming it came harder than most. Three times, the military officer asked for...
Published 22 May, 2009 12:00am
AROUND 20 million migrant workers have returned to the Chinese countryside after failing to find work in the cities...
Published 04 Feb, 2009 12:00am
THE scrap trader was immovable, despite Wu Wenxiu`s pleas. She would pay one yuan — roughly 10 GB pence — for a...
Published 10 Jan, 2009 12:00am
