News: China

We have started to collect the most important news related to China in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to China – overview

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• November 12th 2009 – October 18th 2009
• October 17th 2009 – September 25th 2009
• September 25th 2009 – September 3rd 2009
• September 3rd 2009 – August 9th 2009
• August 9th 2009 – July 18th 2009
• July 18th 2009 – June 29th 2009
• June 28th 2009 – June 1st 2009
• May 31st 2009 – April 29th 2009
• April 29th 2009 – April 3rd 2009
• April 2nd 2009 – March 12th 2009
• March 12th 2009 – February 18th 2009
• February 18th 2009 – January 22nd 2009
• January 21st 2009 – December 27th 2008
• December 27th 2008 – December 2nd 2008
• December 1st 2008 – November 13th 2008
• November 12th 2008 – October 18th 2008
• October 18th 2008 – September 23rd 2008
• September 22nd 2008 – August 24th 2008
• August 24th 2008 – August 13th 2008
• August 13th 2008 – August 1st 2008
• August 1st 2008 – July 15th 2008
• July 15th 2008 – June 23rd 2008
• June 23rd 2008 – June 1st 2008
• May 31st 2008 – May 11th 2008
• May 8th 2008 – April 17th 2008
• April 17th 2008 – March 28th 2008
• March 28th 2008 – March 11th 2008
• March 11th 2008 – February 11th 2008
• February 11th 2008 – January 10th 2008
• January 9th 2008 – December 3rd 2007
• December 1st 2007 – October 24th 2007
• October 24th 2007 – September 21st 2007
• September 21st 2007 – August 19th 2007
• August 18th 2007 – July 18th 2007
• July 17th 2007 – June 12th 2007
• June 12th 2007 – May 18th 2007
• May 17th 2007 – April 10th 2007
• April 9th 2007 – March 1st 2007
• March 1st 2007 – January 24th 2007
• January 24th 2007 – December 21st 2006
• December 20th 2006 – November 1st 2006
• October 31st 2006 – September 27th 2006
• September 27th 2006 – August 13th 2006
• August 12th 2006 – July 6th 2006
• July 5th 2006 – May 19th 2006
• May 19th 2006 – April 12th 2006
• April 11th 2006 – March 5th 2006
• March 5th 2006 – January 25th 2006
• January 25th 2006 – December 16th 2005
• December 16th 2005 – November 18th 2005
• November 17th 2005 – November 11th 2005

China: news

China activist 'in airport limbo'

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 12:08
related countries: Japan
related places: Tokyo

A prominent Chinese dissident says he has been stuck at Tokyo airport for nine days because China will not let him in.
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China 'running illegal prisons'

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 9:55

China is running unlawful detention centres in which its citizens can be kept for months, Human Rights Watch says.
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Back to the future

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 8:00

Obama returns to Asia to reassure allies and China
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Miners 'damage' Great Wall of China

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 14:34

Authorities in China's Inner Mongolia accuse a mining company of destroying part of the Great Wall.
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China production and retail rise

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 6:33

China's industrial production rises faster than expected and Chinese people are spending more, official statistics indicate.
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Chinese students disgruntled over university 'kissing patrols'

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 9:55

Students at a university in eastern China are complaining on the internet about kissing patrols set up by the authorities.
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China's Hu set for Malaysia visit

Monday, November 9th 2009, 23:59
related countries: Malaysia

Chinese President Hu Jintao is to hold talks in Malaysia, as the country prepares to issue a licence to a major Chinese bank.
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Nine executed over Xinjiang riots

Monday, November 9th 2009, 13:40
related places: Xinjiang

China executes nine people who had been convicted over deadly ethnic riots in Xinjiang region, officials say.
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Money talks

Monday, November 9th 2009, 13:23

What does China want for its $10bn loan to Africa?
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China official dies from alcohol

Monday, November 9th 2009, 11:43

A Chinese Communist Party official dies through excess drinking, the third such case this year, state media say.
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China pledges $10bn Africa loans

Sunday, November 8th 2009, 10:38

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges $10bn in loans to Africa over the next three years, reports say.
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Mickelson holds off Els in China

Sunday, November 8th 2009, 8:58
related places: Shanghai

Phil Mickelson beats Ernie Els by a shot to win the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.
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China hosts anti-piracy meeting

Friday, November 6th 2009, 13:04
related countries: Somalia

China hosts an international conference to co-ordinate anti-piracy escorts for cargo vessels in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia.
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Leftover Beijing Olympics condoms to be auctioned

Friday, November 6th 2009, 10:01

Some 5,000 of the condoms distributed to Olympics athletes at the Beijing Games are to be auctioned off.
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Woods and Watney share China lead

Friday, November 6th 2009, 9:55
related countries: United States
related places: Shanghai

Tiger Woods birdies the last hole to share the lead with fellow American Nick Watney after two days of the Champions tournament in Shanghai.
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Japan hosts Mekong River leaders

Friday, November 6th 2009, 7:51
related countries: Japan

Japan hosts the leaders of five Asian nations that share the Mekong River amid growing Chinese influence in the region.
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US hits China pipes with tariffs

Friday, November 6th 2009, 5:11
related countries: United States

The United States imposes high anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese pipes as trade disputes mar the run-up to a bilateral summit.
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China to ban beating web addicts

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 10:49

China's internet boot camps should not use physical punishment to treat web addicts, the ministry of health says.
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Disneyland to reach Chinese city of Shanghai

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 11:38
related places: Shanghai

The Chinese government approves plans for the Walt Disney company to build a Disneyland in Shanghai.
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China 'boosts East Asian growth'

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 10:04

The World Bank raises its forecasts for East Asian growth, largely as a result of an economic rebound in China.
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US praises China's space progress

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 9:24
related countries: United States

US general says China has made amazing strides in improving its military capabilities in space
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Chinese crime 'Godmother' jailed

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 11:21
related places: Chongqing

A woman who ran gambling dens and bribed police is jailed for 18 years in the Chinese city of Chongqing.
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China battles surge in swine flu

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 10:27

China tries to control spread of swine flu inside country instead of stopping it at borders as more people fall sick
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Xinjiang police to 'strike hard'

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 7:24
related places: Xinjiang

Police in the Chinese province of Xinjiang vow to "root out" crime after deadly ethnic riots earlier this year.
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Scientists 'cause' Beijing snow

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 14:59
related places: Beijing

Chinese meteorologists say they caused Beijing's earliest snowfall in a decade, after seeding rain clouds with silver iodide.
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China stamp without Taiwan fetches a record price at auction

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 12:17
related countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan

A 1968 stamp withdrawn from use by China for its failure to show Taiwan under Chinese rule, fetches a record price in Hong Kong.
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Growth in Chinese manufacturing

Sunday, November 1st 2009, 14:23

China's manufacturing sector grew in October at its fastest rate in 18 months, a survey suggests.
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Guantanamo Uighurs to Palau

Saturday, October 31st 2009, 23:52
related countries: Palau

Six Chinese Uighur prisoners from Guantanamo Bay have been transferred to the Pacific island nation of Palau, officials say.
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Australia and China seek to mend ties

Thursday, October 29th 2009, 11:10
related countries: Australia

China sends a top official to Australia in what is seen as a bid to improve relations after an acrimonious year.
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China and US discuss trade rows

Thursday, October 29th 2009, 9:46
related countries: United States

The US and China discuss commerce, energy and climate change amid simmering disputes over trade protectionism.
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Mystery man claims huge Chinese lottery win

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 16:20

The winner of a $52.7m lottery in China remains a mystery after appearing at a news conference in sunglasses and a mask.
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China rescues kidnapped children

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 10:39

Chinese police say they have rescued 2,000 children from human traffickers, and hope to reunite them with their families.
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US urges China military dialogue

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 1:14
related countries: United States

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates urges a lasting dialogue with China's military after meeting a senior Chinese general.
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Video prompts China punishment

Tuesday, October 27th 2009, 9:45

A Chinese school says it will punish a pupil shown beating another in a video posted on the internet.
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China confirms Tibetan executions

Tuesday, October 27th 2009, 9:10

Two Tibetans have been executed for their involvement in riots in Tibet last year, China's government has confirmed.
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China parents lynch book salesman

Tuesday, October 27th 2009, 5:52
related places: Xinhua

Angry parents outside a school in China reportedly lynch a book salesman after rumours he might be a child smuggler.
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China economic growth accelerates

Thursday, October 22nd 2009, 11:00

China says it is on track to hit its growth target of 8% this year, after the economy grew 8.9% year-on-year in the third quarter.
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Chinese GDP 'set' to hit target

Thursday, October 22nd 2009, 4:06

China says it is on track to reach economic target as GDP growth rises to 8.9%, exceeding goals for the first time this year.
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India-China climate change deal

Wednesday, October 21st 2009, 17:49
related countries: India

Two of the world's biggest polluters, India and China, sign an agreement to work together on addressing climate change.
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African view

Wednesday, October 21st 2009, 7:04

What have the Chinese ever done for us?
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Many 'missing' after China riots

Wednesday, October 21st 2009, 4:48
related places: Xinjiang

Dozens of ethnic Uighurs have disappeared in the wake of the riots in China's Xinjiang region, a human rights group says.
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Taiwan warns of China 'threat'

Tuesday, October 20th 2009, 18:11
related countries: Taiwan

Taiwan says China's military strength is far more than it needs for self-defence, and is a threat to the Asia-Pacific region.
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US top court to hear Uighur case

Tuesday, October 20th 2009, 15:50
related countries: United States

The US Supreme Court is to consider whether Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo can be released into the US.
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China vows to free hijacked ship

Tuesday, October 20th 2009, 10:33
related countries: India, Indian Ocean, Somalia

China pledges an "all out" effort to rescue a cargo ship with 25 crew hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean.
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China moves 330,000 in water plan

Monday, October 19th 2009, 12:49

China begins to resettle 330,000 people to make way for a south-north water diversion project, state media say.
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China to move 15,000 from smelter

Monday, October 19th 2009, 9:08

Officials in central China are to relocate 15,000 residents after children tested positive for lead poisoning, state media say.
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China on hunt for looted treasure

Monday, October 19th 2009, 8:28
related countries: United States
related places: Asia

China is planning to send experts to the US, Europe and Asia to find items stolen from the former Summer Palace 150 years ago.
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China honoured in Central Africa

Monday, October 19th 2009, 3:33
related countries: Central African Republic
related places: Bangui

China pursues soft power in a 'China Week' held in the Central African Republic capital, Bangui.
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China jails five over chef death

Sunday, October 18th 2009, 14:17

A court in central China gives five people prison sentences following riots that broke out after the death of a chef.
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