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Hong Kong 'business as usual' as activists vow to fight on
Rush-hour traffic streamed through the heart of Hong Kong for the first time in more than two months after police cleared the city's main pro-democracy protest camp.
12 December 2014
Hong Kong police haul away protesters from rally site
Hong Kong police began dismantling the city's main pro-democracy site and hauling off a hard core of protesters who nevertheless vow that their struggle lives on.
11 December 2014
IOC introduces reforms: from diminishing costs to anti-sexual discrimination
The IOC introduced reforms for the next Olympics Games. Kazakhstan is bidding to host the 2022 Olympics so it can be affected as well.
11 December 2014
On first 'Constitution Day', China blocks protests
China marked its first national Constitution Day with readings at schools across the country, activities promoting the rule of law, and the blocking of protests at Tiananmen Square.
05 December 2014
Hong Kong protest founders to 'surrender', urge students to retreat
The original founders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Occupy movement tearfully announced they would "surrender" by turning themselves in to police.
03 December 2014
Hong Kong protesters on hunger strike after violent clashes
Joshua Wong, the teenage face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, and two other student demonstrators went on hunger strike.
02 December 2014
Amnesty warns against 'excessive force' by Hong Kong police
Amnesty International warned Hong Kong police against "excessive force" ahead of a planned rally by pro-democracy demonstrators.
29 November 2014
Britain's Prince William to visit China in 2015: reports
Britain's Prince William is to visit China next year, though his pregnant wife Kate is thought unlikely to go with him.
25 November 2014
Oil prices mixed ahead of key OPEC meeting
Oil prices were mixed in Asia ahead of a crucial meeting of the OPEC cartel later in the week that will discuss whether to trim output, analysts said.
24 November 2014
China rejects Uighur scholar's appeal against life sentence
A Chinese court rejected an appeal against a life sentence handed to a prominent scholar from the mostly-Muslim Uighur minority.
22 November 2014
Kazakhstan expects boost in Chinese investments
Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan said he expected the new stimuli package adopted in Kazakhstan to boost the inflow of investment from China.
21 November 2014
Kazakhstani team to compete with Apple
Desktop computers capable of competing with Apple's iMac will be produced in Kazakhstan.
19 November 2014
China will never use force to achieve its goals: Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed never to use force to achieve Beijing's goals, including in maritime disputes.
17 November 2014
China to double Iran energy investment: official
China will double its investment in Iran's energy projects, ahead of a deadline for a deal with world powers over Tehran's nuclear programme.
17 November 2014
Kazakhstan should join BRICs? - The Banker
The Banker's chief editor Brian Caplen says it makes sense for BRICs to invite Kazakhstan to join the alliance.
14 November 2014
China wins APEC support for free trade 'roadmap'
Asia-Pacific leaders backed China's roadmap for a vast new free trade area rivalling US plans for the region at a summit in Beijing.
12 November 2014
Hong Kong authorities plan to take action at protest sites
Hong Kong bailiffs and police are planning to take action at pro-democracy protest sites in the city, as pressure grows on demonstrators to leave.
11 November 2014
'Most powerful' Putin takes on West at Asia-Pacific summits
Vladimir Putin is heading into showdown talks with Australia's leader as part of what is expected to be his toughest foreign trip.
11 November 2014
US welcomes Xi-Abe meeting as chance to 'reduce tensions'
The United States welcomed the meeting in Beijing between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a chance to lower their simmering tensions.
11 November 2014
Xi, Abe meet as big-power rivalries take APEC centre-stage
The leaders of China and Japan held an ice-breaking summit Monday after two years of dangerous animosity.
10 November 2014