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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• January 6th 2010 – December 17th 2009
• December 15th 2009 – November 13th 2009
• November 13th 2009 – October 18th 2009
• October 17th 2009 – September 25th 2009
• September 25th 2009 – September 2nd 2009
• September 2nd 2009 – August 7th 2009
• August 7th 2009 – July 16th 2009
• July 16th 2009 – June 26th 2009
• June 26th 2009 – May 28th 2009
• May 26th 2009 – April 26th 2009
• April 24th 2009 – March 31st 2009
• March 30th 2009 – March 8th 2009
• March 6th 2009 – February 12th 2009
• February 12th 2009 – January 14th 2009
• January 14th 2009 – December 22nd 2008
• December 21st 2008 – November 26th 2008
• November 25th 2008 – November 4th 2008
• October 31st 2008 – October 8th 2008
• October 8th 2008 – September 16th 2008
• September 15th 2008 – August 20th 2008
• August 20th 2008 – August 10th 2008
• August 9th 2008 – July 27th 2008
• July 27th 2008 – July 7th 2008
• July 7th 2008 – June 15th 2008
• June 14th 2008 – May 22nd 2008
• May 21st 2008 – April 30th 2008
• April 30th 2008 – April 7th 2008
• April 7th 2008 – March 18th 2008
• March 18th 2008 – February 26th 2008
• February 25th 2008 – January 23rd 2008
• January 22nd 2008 – December 14th 2007
• December 13th 2007 – November 8th 2007
• November 7th 2007 – October 8th 2007
• October 7th 2007 – August 27th 2007
• August 27th 2007 – July 30th 2007
• July 30th 2007 – June 26th 2007
• June 23rd 2007 – May 25th 2007
• May 24th 2007 – April 19th 2007
• April 18th 2007 – March 9th 2007
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• January 29th 2007 – January 3rd 2007
• January 2nd 2007 – November 11th 2006
• November 10th 2006 – October 3rd 2006
• October 1st 2006 – August 18th 2006
• August 18th 2006 – July 10th 2006
• July 10th 2006 – May 22nd 2006
• May 22nd 2006 – April 14th 2006
• April 14th 2006 – March 8th 2006
• March 7th 2006 – January 25th 2006
• January 25th 2006 – December 16th 2005
• December 16th 2005 – November 18th 2005
• November 17th 2005 – November 11th 2005

China: news

Scare reported in Iran as forbidden fruit surfaces at markets

Friday, April 24th 2009, 21:34
related countries: Iran, Israel

A ban on Israeli imports to Iran was flouted by the sale of Jaffa oranges marked as Chinese, local reports say.
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Chinese school admits star scam after football triumph

Friday, April 24th 2009, 15:23

A Chinese principal admits the school football team which won an international contest was stuffed with national squad players.
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Chinese school admits star scam after football triumph

Friday, April 24th 2009, 15:23

A Chinese principal admits the school football team which won an international contest was stuffed with national squad players.
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Appeal in Australia nail gun murder

Friday, April 24th 2009, 8:38
related countries: Aruba, Australia

Australian police release an X-ray of the skull of a Chinese man shot repeatedly with a nail gun, in an appeal to catch his killers.
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China sets Japan summit despite row

Friday, April 24th 2009, 7:05
related countries: Japan
related places: Beijing

China confirms the first official visit of Japanese PM to Beijing next week, despite criticism of his recent offering to a war shrine.
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Pollution link?

Friday, April 24th 2009, 6:27

Is Shanxi's polluted air leaving Chinese children disabled?
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Outrage over Chinese police guide

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 19:56

Extracts from an apparent official manual on the use of violence by Chinese law enforcers cause outrage among netizens.
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China puts naval might on display

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 8:37

China puts on show some of its most advanced warships at a military parade marking the 60th anniversary of its navy.
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Naval might

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 2:02

China puts some of its most advanced warships on show
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Ancestor of T rex found in China

Tuesday, April 21st 2009, 23:02

Clues to the evolution of Tyrannosaurus rex have come to light following a fossil find in Jiayuguan, China.
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Chan's remarks 'out of context'

Tuesday, April 21st 2009, 7:10
related countries: Hong Kong

Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan's comments about whether freedom was a good thing for China were taken out of context, his spokesman says.
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The Great Wall of China is even longer than once thought

Monday, April 20th 2009, 13:22

The Great Wall of China is even longer than once thought, after the first detailed government study to establish its length.
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Motor show gears up in Shanghai

Monday, April 20th 2009, 5:08
related places: Shanghai

The Shanghai motor show gets under way in China, the only major car market in the world that is expanding.
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In pictures

Sunday, April 19th 2009, 19:28

Rare 19th Century photographs of China go on show
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Buoyant Vettel eyes more F1 glory

Sunday, April 19th 2009, 13:51

Sebastian Vettel says Red Bull will aim to become the best team in F1 after steering them to their first Grand Prix win in China.
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China 'to act over jail deaths'

Sunday, April 19th 2009, 13:31

China says it is to tighten control of prisons after more cases of suspicious deaths in detention came to light.
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Vettel seals first Red Bull win

Sunday, April 19th 2009, 10:05

Sebastian Vettel wins a rain-hit Chinese Grand Prix to give Red Bull their first race victory ahead of team-mate Mark Webber.
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Live - Chinese Grand Prix

Sunday, April 19th 2009, 5:33

Sebastian Vettel claims Red Bull's first ever race victory at a rain-affected Chinese Grand Prix, beating team-mate Mark Webber and Brawn's Jenson Button.
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China looks to its own consumers

Saturday, April 18th 2009, 16:31

China says it is focusing on domestic consumption rather than exports in order to achieve its growth target.
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Vettel on shock pole for Red Bull

Saturday, April 18th 2009, 7:14

Sebastian Vettel grabs Red Bull's first ever pole position for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix in a stunning qualifying session.
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China mine blast leaves 18 dead

Saturday, April 18th 2009, 6:34

At least 18 people have been killed in a blast at a warehouse storing explosives and detonators at a coal mine in central China.
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Live - Chinese GP qualifying

Saturday, April 18th 2009, 2:30

Brawn's Jenson Button looks to make it a hat-trick of poles in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix.
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Chinese 'bought French degrees'

Friday, April 17th 2009, 16:06
related countries: France

France investigates an alleged scam in which Chinese students offered bribes in return for fake degrees.
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Every inch counts for new contender as world's tallest man

Friday, April 17th 2009, 15:56

A new contender for world's tallest man has been discovered in China, after the 27-year-old attended hospital for surgery.
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Chinese woman in $57m fraud trial

Friday, April 17th 2009, 10:33

A Chinese entrepreneur faces the death penalty for allegedly running a multi-million dollar pyramid scheme.
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Button best as Hamilton improves

Friday, April 17th 2009, 7:50
related countries: Bermuda

England's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are quickest in the first two practice sessions for the Chinese Grand Prix.
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China 'to increase naval power'

Friday, April 17th 2009, 2:16

China is planning to boost the size and sophistication of its naval power, the head of the Chinese navy says.
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Live - Chinese GP practice

Friday, April 17th 2009, 1:35
related places: Shanghai

Second practice for the Chinese Grand Prix begins at 0700 BST, with Lewis Hamilton looking to repeat his first practice performance.
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Weak exports hit China's growth

Thursday, April 16th 2009, 9:39

Growth of China's GDP slowed to 6.1% in the first quarter of 2009, the weakest since 1992, after exports fell for a fifth month.
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China's GDP growth falls to 6.1%

Thursday, April 16th 2009, 3:14

Growth of China's GDP slowed to 6.1% in the first quarter of 2009 - the weakest growth since 1992 but in line with expectations.
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China muted on key anniversary

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 9:46

The 20th anniversary of the death of reformist leader Hu Yaobang passes without being marked in China.
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N Korea urged to return to talks

Tuesday, April 14th 2009, 17:41
related countries: North Korea, Russia

China and Russia urge North Korea to reconsider its decision to abandon talks over its nuclear programme.
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China plans 'human rights action'

Tuesday, April 14th 2009, 2:34

China announces a human rights action plan, vowing to uphold the rule of law - and emphasising the right to make money.
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'Positive signs' for China economy

Sunday, April 12th 2009, 11:44

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says that his country's economy is showing some signs of recovery from the global financial crisis.
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'Positive signs' for China economy

Sunday, April 12th 2009, 11:22

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says that his country's economy is showing some signs of recovery from the global financial crisis.
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China bosses told to cut salaries

Friday, April 10th 2009, 9:39

The Chinese government tells executives of state-owned banks and insurance companies to cut their own pay.
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Two Tibetans sentenced to death

Wednesday, April 8th 2009, 13:03

China sentences two men to death for starting deadly fires during last year's anti-government riots in Tibet.
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Scholar beaten at Tiananmen grave

Wednesday, April 8th 2009, 3:34

A Chinese academic says he was beaten at the grave of Zhao Zhiyang, deposed during the Tiananmen protests.
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China 'shoe thrower' trial moved

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 12:30

The trial of a man accused of harassing China's PM is changed to avoid a clash with the Tiananmen uprising anniversary.
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Foreign tourists return to Tibet

Monday, April 6th 2009, 3:24

Foreign tourists begin arriving in Tibet, which has been re-opened by China after closure to travellers over security fears.
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China hi-tech exam cheats jailed

Friday, April 3rd 2009, 6:42

Eight parents and teachers who used hi-tech equipment to help children cheat in Chinese college entrance exams are jailed.
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China arrest over tainted blood

Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 14:14

Police in China arrest the head of a hospital where 64 people were infected with hepatitis C after blood transfusions.
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Bomb hits China's Xinjiang region

Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 12:02
related places: Xinjiang

A man dies after detonating a bomb in an office building in China's restive Xinjiang region, state media report.
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China to investigate prison abuse

Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 8:19

Chinese security officials launch a campaign to improve the treatment of prisoners, after at least five die while in custody.
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Chinese communist party puts tomb-sweeping on the web

Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 4:58

China launches an online memorial for fallen revolutionaries, ahead of annual tomb-sweeping day to honour ancestors.
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China and US pledge co-operation

Wednesday, April 1st 2009, 14:08
related countries: United States

China and the US agree to step up economic co-operation to address the ongoing global financial crisis.
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China and France resume contacts

Wednesday, April 1st 2009, 10:30
related countries: France

China and France agree to restore high-level contacts, ending a rift that began over Tibet late last year.
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Chinese quake activist arrested

Wednesday, April 1st 2009, 9:32

A Chinese activist investigating whether poor construction caused schools to collapse in last year's earthquake is detained.
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China deal for Australian miner

Wednesday, April 1st 2009, 6:24
related countries: Aruba, Australia

Australia's Oz Minerals agrees to sell most of its assets to China's Minmetals just days after a deal had been blocked.
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Into the spotlight

Tuesday, March 31st 2009, 16:23

China presents its young rival to the Dalai Lama
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