A Beijing court has ruled Malaysia Airlines must pay $410,000 each to the families of eight passengers who went missing in the disappearance of Flight 370 more than a decade ago.

India said on Monday it expects China to provide assurances that Indian nationals transiting through Chinese airports will not be "selectively targeted, arbitrarily detained, or harassed," after an Indian citizen was detained at Shanghai airport last month.

The Hong Kong Bar Association will travel to Beijing next week to meet mainland Chinese officials, becoming the first delegation to visit the capital since the city’s deadliest fire in decades and its recent Legislative Council election.

After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how well that new system can govern in a crisis.

British sanctions on two Chinese companies which London alleged were involved in cyber activities against Britain, saying the measure amounted to "political manipulation" of security issues.

Beijing may see friendly ties with France as a way into expanding its influence within the E.U., but is constrained in its ability to offer Paris major concessions.

Beijing Aero Engine Services Limited (BAESL) -- Rolls-Royce's first aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint venture on the Chinese mainland -- commenced operations in the capital city on Wednesday.

Once struggling with severe air pollution, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and London show how their crackdown on emissions, especially from older diesel trucks and buses, can improve the cities' air far faster than most people expect.

Second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism makes apparent reference to succession of exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama.

There were 239 passengers and crew members on the flight that disappeared after departing Kuala Lumpur for Beijing in 2014.

As one of Beijing's earliest large residential communities, the Fangzhuang community in Fengtai District was among the city's neighborhoods most in need of renovation. As a result, it was chosen as a pilot zone for the first area-wide renewal.