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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

China: news

Chinese orchestra plays for Pope

Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 23:30
related places: Beijing

The China Philharmonic performs for the Pope, in a sign of rapprochement between Beijing and the Vatican.
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China Olympics tickets sold out

Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 15:07

Tickets made available to Chinese people for the Beijing Olympics have sold out, state media say.
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China-Japan deal agreed

Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 9:05
related countries: Japan Japan

China and Japan sign a historic accord agreeing a "new starting point" in relations with each other.
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India launches ballistic missile

Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 6:10
related countries: India India
related places: Beijing, Shanghai

India test-fires its longest-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile that can hit targets deep inside China.
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China's Hu in historic Japan trip

Tuesday, May 6th 2008, 18:02
related countries: Japan Japan

Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Japan on a five-day state visit, the first such trip in a decade.
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China virus toll continues to rise

Monday, May 5th 2008, 10:22

The death toll from an intestinal virus affecting thousands of children in China continues to rise.
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Three killed in China bus blaze

Monday, May 5th 2008, 4:44
related places: Shanghai

Three people are killed and three more injured as a Shanghai bus bursts into flames, state media reports.
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'No agreement' during Tibet talks

Monday, May 5th 2008, 2:57

Talks between Beijing and aides of the Dalai Lama have ended without agreement, Chinese state media say.
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Motorsport: Rossi wins in China

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 8:08

Valentino Rossi clinches victory in round four of the MotoGP season in China.
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Torch begins mainland China tour

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 5:03
related places: Beijing

The Olympic torch starts its tour of mainland China, ahead of the summer Games in Beijing in August.
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China's new South Pacific influence

Saturday, May 3rd 2008, 14:03

Nick Squires examines the attempts by China and other large nations to get a piece of the action in the South Pacific.
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China on alert as virus spreads

Saturday, May 3rd 2008, 10:19

China issues a nationwide alert in an effort to control the outbreak of a virus which has killed 22 children.
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China renews Dalai Lama criticism

Saturday, May 3rd 2008, 8:49

Chinese state media renews its criticism of the Dalai Lama, as his envoys prepare to meet Chinese officials.
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Motorsport: Edwards takes pole

Saturday, May 3rd 2008, 7:56

Colin Edwards takes pole position for the China MotoGP, while Jorge Lorenzo is fourth despite his crash on Friday.
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Dalai Lama envoys to go to China

Saturday, May 3rd 2008, 6:16
related places: Beijing

Envoys of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, are to meet Chinese officials in Beijing.
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China virus 'hits 3,000 children'

Friday, May 2nd 2008, 7:03

Almost 3,000 children in China have been infected by a virus that has killed 21 people, state media say.
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New anti-French rallies in China

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 7:06
related countries: France France

Hundreds of activists gather outside French supermarket chain Carrefour's stores in three Chinese cities.
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Smoking ban for Chinese capital

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 3:41

Officials in Beijing impose a ban on smoking in most public buildings in the run-up to the Olympic Games.
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Chinese virus infections rising

Wednesday, April 30th 2008, 15:06

A lethal intestinal virus which has already claimed 20 lives could cause more deaths in eastern China.
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Chinese police find child slaves

Wednesday, April 30th 2008, 15:03

Chinese police rescue more than 100 children sold to work as slave labourers in Guangdong.
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Poisoned heparin 'deliberate'

Wednesday, April 30th 2008, 11:32
related countries: United States United States

US officials say Chinese-made ingredients for a blood-thinning drug may have been deliberately contaminated.
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China marks 100 days to Olympics

Wednesday, April 30th 2008, 8:11

China marks 100 days until the Beijing Olympic Games begin, as the Olympic torch arrives in Hong Kong.
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Two killed in Tibet-linked clash

Wednesday, April 30th 2008, 3:56

A policeman and an alleged pro-Tibet rioter have been killed in western China, state media report.
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China 'may lease foreign fields'

Tuesday, April 29th 2008, 12:36

China aims to promote the leasing of foreign farmland by its food producers to beat rising prices.
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China jails 17 over Tibet riots

Tuesday, April 29th 2008, 10:42
related places: Lhasa

A court in Tibet has jailed 17 people for taking part in riots in the capital Lhasa, Chinese state media says.
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'Speed to blame' for China crash

Tuesday, April 29th 2008, 5:27

Speeding was the cause of a train collision in eastern China that left 70 people dead, state media reports.
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Nepal bans Everest reporting

Monday, April 28th 2008, 13:20
related countries: Nepal Nepal

Nepal bans the BBC from Mount Everest base camp, as the Chinese prepare to take the Olympic torch up the mountain.
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'Dozens die' in China train crash

Monday, April 28th 2008, 12:24
related places: Xinhua

At least 70 people die in a collision between two passenger trains in eastern China, state media say.
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Angola to allow arms ship to dock

Friday, April 25th 2008, 19:51
related countries: Angola Angola, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Angola authorises a Chinese ship to dock, but arms on board will not be allowed passage to Zimbabwe.
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Beijing 'to talk to Dalai aides'

Friday, April 25th 2008, 13:06
related places: Dalai

China will hold talks with the Dalai Lama's advisers for the first time since pro-Tibet protests, state media says.
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Beijing warned of 'terror threat'

Friday, April 25th 2008, 10:49

The Beijing Olympics faces the real possibility of a terrorist attack, the head of global police body Interpol says.
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Church calls for Zimbabwe action

Thursday, April 24th 2008, 12:44
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

The leaders of the Anglican church call for international action to prevent "horrific" violence in Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe arms returning to China

Thursday, April 24th 2008, 9:34
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

A ship that was transporting weapons to Zimbabwe is now returning to China, an official says.
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Tax cut boosts China share prices

Thursday, April 24th 2008, 8:36

China's main share index rises 9% after the government decides to cut taxes on share trading.
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US row over China-made blood drug

Tuesday, April 22nd 2008, 14:59
related countries: United States United States

Officials in China dispute US claims that Chinese imports are to blame for deaths from a blood-thinning drug.
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China may recall Zimbabwe weapons

Tuesday, April 22nd 2008, 11:50
related countries: South Africa South Africa, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

A ship carrying weapons to Zimbabwe may return to China after being blocked in South Africa, an official says.
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Paris honours Dalai Lama

Monday, April 21st 2008, 20:01
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

Paris gives the Dalai Lama an honorary citizenship amid ongoing anti-French protests in China.
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China urges 'rational' protests

Sunday, April 20th 2008, 11:54

China urges its citizens to be calm and rational as anti-Western protests continue across the country.
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Anti-French rallies across China

Saturday, April 19th 2008, 14:36
related countries: France France

Hundreds of protesters gather in cities across China to denounce France's stance on the Olympics.
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Early typhoon hits southern China

Saturday, April 19th 2008, 5:22
related places: Hainan

Typhoon Neoguri hits China's southern province of Hainan, causing mass evacuations and flight cancellations.
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China activists 'must curb zeal'

Friday, April 18th 2008, 10:06

Chinese state media urges citizens to curb their patriotism, after a barrage of anti-West web campaigns.
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Work begins on key China railway

Friday, April 18th 2008, 9:58
related places: Beijing, Shanghai

Work begins on a high-speed rail link that will cut travelling time between Beijing and Shanghai in half.
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EU warns over 'risky' China goods

Thursday, April 17th 2008, 17:19

The EU says China was the main source of dangerous goods seized by the authorities in the past year.
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Nepal arrests Tibetan protesters

Thursday, April 17th 2008, 16:43
related countries: Nepal Nepal

More than 500 pro-Tibet protesters are detained in Nepal after demonstrating outside the Chinese embassy.
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Action to meet Asian rice crisis

Thursday, April 17th 2008, 9:51
related countries: Philippines Philippines

China and the Philippines vow to take fresh action to tackle the escalating cost of staple foods, particularly rice.
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Turnabout pilots lead to big fine

Thursday, April 17th 2008, 8:50

China Eastern is stripped of routes and fined $215,000 after pilots turned back flights in suspected industrial unrest.
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China monasteries 'store arms'

Wednesday, April 16th 2008, 20:21

Weapons and explosives are found in 11 Buddhist monasteries in western China, according to state media.
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Stadium for Beijing Games opens

Wednesday, April 16th 2008, 11:44
related places: Beijing

The 91,000 capacity stadium for this year's Olympic Games in Beijing opens its doors to the media.
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Steep rise in China food prices

Wednesday, April 16th 2008, 8:44

Chinese food prices are up 21% this year, figures show, fuelling fears over inflation and the price of basic goods.
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China 'must not return N Koreans'

Wednesday, April 16th 2008, 6:15
related countries: North Korea North Korea, United States United States

A US commission urges China to stop repatriating N Korean refugees, because of concern over their treatment.
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