This is extremely odd. Three Kenyans in today's Beijing Half Marathon clearly let China's He Jie - current Asian Games marathon champion - win the race, all the while coasting themselves, waving him through and congratulating him after the race. Appears to be a tacit agreement?

A stunning BBC exclusive -- the black room uncovered in Pompeii with Rebecca Morelle

New experience in #China : took a Didi (China’s version of Uber) and, while in the car, got a recorded spam call on my mobile from the company asking if I had my seat belt on.

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could see TikTok effectively banned in America.

Is the social media giant a security threat? Celia Hatton, Jeremy Goldkorn, Lindsay P. Gorman and Louise Matsakis discuss

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Beautiful colours as the setting sun hits the #Beijing CBD with clouds gathering behind it. #China

1/ NüVoices 女性之音 - a brilliant collective of women, non-binary, & BIPOC people in China journalism: nuvoices.com #IWD

Aside from a podcast, they have a huge, free database of female experts across Asia: nuvoices.com/experts-direct… so no more excuses on inc. diverse voices.

Slowly and repeatedly digesting the 212-page #Article23 bill.

Here is a rough summary of the 33 offences under the 5 major crimes , and their max jail term, extraterritorial effect and defence.

It's March 8th - Happy International Women's Day! I was shocked years ago to learn that in some parts of China, it's an insult to call a woman a 3-8, or San-Ba (三八) -- a way for some to dismiss a woman who is too 'noisy'. It's definitely time to reclaim that term. 🏋️‍♀️

Young China watchers, win up to 1000 dollars by entering the China Focus essay contest. This year’s topics include China’s role as a global mediator and the role of people to people relations in the bilateral ties chinafocus.ucsd.edu/2024/02/26/chi…

Great development for the @bbcnews site 👇

Attn: early career British journalists. Want the opportunity of a lifetime? Want to work at the The Washington Post? And follow in the footsteps of Madhumita Murgia Louisa Loveluck Tom Rowley Sebastian Payne? We are now accepting applications for Stern-Bryan Fellowship city.ac.uk/prospective-st…

It is #WorldRadioDay2024 !

Our radio programmes in South Sudan support GESS a major initiative designed to increase the number of girls enrolling in school and completing their education.

Read more on the transformative power of ‘Our School’ here: bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/wh…

Why are millions of apartments in China sitting empty? How has the country managed to produce as much cement in two years as the US did last century?

As we enter the Lunar New Year, here are eight numbers to help you understand China 🎧bbc.in/3UA0kbO