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.

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China: news

China inflation up on food bills

Tuesday, December 11th 2007, 7:47

Chinese consumer inflation reached 6.9% in November, the highest rate for 11 years, official figures show.
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Japan protests over Chinese edit

Monday, December 10th 2007, 13:46
related countries: Japan

Japan complains after China re-writes a communique jointly drawn up by the two countries.
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Olympic tickets on sale illegally

Monday, December 10th 2007, 0:13

Black market tickets for next year's Olympic Games in China are already being sold illegally on the internet.
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Trade row mars EU-Africa talks

Sunday, December 9th 2007, 22:59
related countries: Senegal

European and African leaders talk of progress at a major summit, despite rows over trade and Zimbabwe.
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'Human-to-human' bird flu fears

Friday, December 7th 2007, 16:37

The father of a Chinese man who died of bird flu is also infected, raising fears of human-to-human infection.
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China firm cans toxic tinned meat

Friday, December 7th 2007, 15:16

China's Maling Foods halts exports of all tinned food, after toxic chemicals were found in canned meat.
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105 die in China mine explosion

Friday, December 7th 2007, 6:19

Chinese officials say 105 miners are now known to have died in a coal mine explosion in northern China.
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Dozens killed in China mine blast

Thursday, December 6th 2007, 17:07

At least 70 miners die - and another 26 remain trapped - after an explosion at a coal mine in central China.
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Panama schools to teach Chinese

Thursday, December 6th 2007, 15:38
related countries: Panama

Panama's National Assembly gives initial approval to moves to make the teaching of Mandarin Chinese obligatory.
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Australia to be 'climate bridge'

Thursday, December 6th 2007, 3:40
related countries: Australia

Australia's PM Kevin Rudd offers to act as a bridge between China and other nations on climate change.
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Slovakia shamed over housing rights

Wednesday, December 5th 2007, 9:54
related countries: Slovakia

Slovakia is named as a major violator of housing rights for its alleged discrimination of the Roma, or Gypsy, minority.
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China youth crime 'in rapid rise'

Wednesday, December 5th 2007, 5:05

Juvenile crime is increasing rapidly in China and becoming a serious problem, Chinese experts warn.
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China questions UN Iran sanctions

Wednesday, December 5th 2007, 2:55
related countries: Iran, United States

China says a US report on Iran's nuclear programme raises doubts about the need for more UN sanctions.
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Nanjing massacre victims named

Tuesday, December 4th 2007, 11:04
related countries: Japan
related places: Nanjing

China publishes a list of 13,000 names of people it says died in the 1937 assault on Nanjing by Japan
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China installs Rome-backed bishop

Tuesday, December 4th 2007, 9:44
related countries: Italy
related places: Beijing, Guangzhou, Rome

China installs a Vatican-backed bishop in Guangzhou, amid signs of improving ties between Beijing and Rome
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Chinese man dies of H5N1 bird flu

Monday, December 3rd 2007, 2:32

A man who had no connection with dead poultry dies of bird flu in eastern China, local media says.
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Tibet train carries China troops

Saturday, December 1st 2007, 7:32

China's high-altitude railway to Tibet carries troops to the region for the first time, state media reports.
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China tycoon jailed for 16 years

Friday, November 30th 2007, 10:11

A Chinese property tycoon is sentenced to 16 years in jail on corruption charges, state media says.
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EU-India talks follow China visit

Thursday, November 29th 2007, 16:14
related countries: India

The European Union (EU) is expected to hammer out details of a planned free trade deal with India this week.
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Chinese media reports Tibet riot

Thursday, November 29th 2007, 14:48

Chinese state media carries a rare report of disturbances in Tibet with almost 200 people involved in the riot.
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US protest at China navy refusal

Thursday, November 29th 2007, 2:27
related countries: Hong Kong, United States
related places: Thanksgiving

The Pentagon protests to China over its refusal to allow US ships to dock in Hong Kong at Thanksgiving.
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Chinese warship arrives in Japan

Wednesday, November 28th 2007, 6:35
related countries: Japan

A Chinese warship drops anchor in Tokyo Bay, in the first such visit since World War II.
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EU to pressure China on currency

Tuesday, November 27th 2007, 11:13

The EU is expected to this week pressure China to allow its currency to strengthen more quickly.
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Sarkozy in China climate appeal

Tuesday, November 27th 2007, 10:55
related countries: France

China must play its role in framing a new global deal on climate change, France's President Sarkozy says.
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China unveils Moon probe images

Monday, November 26th 2007, 11:38
related places: Beijing

The first images of the Moon's surface taken by China's lunar module are revealed in Beijing.
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Sarkozy in 20bn euro China deal

Monday, November 26th 2007, 11:36
related countries: France

French industrialists visiting China with President Nicolas Sarkozy finalise trade deals worth billions of euros.
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Sarkozy on first visit to China

Sunday, November 25th 2007, 21:36
related countries: France, Iran

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is in China for a visit that is expected to focus on economic links and Iran.
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Darfur rebels spurn Chinese force

Saturday, November 24th 2007, 17:07

A Darfur rebel group says that China's peacekeepers should leave the region as 135 Chinese engineers arrive.
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Chinese petrol blast kills four

Saturday, November 24th 2007, 15:32
related places: Shanghai

An explosion at a petrol station in the Chinese city of Shanghai kills four people and leaves dozens injured.
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China Railway in $3bn flotation

Friday, November 23rd 2007, 7:45

China's state-owned railway builder raises 22.44bn yuan in a share sale on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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Bus found under China landslide

Friday, November 23rd 2007, 5:13

Workers find a bus buried under a landslide near China's Three Gorges dam, with 30 people feared dead.
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China 'acting on toy safety'

Thursday, November 22nd 2007, 11:30

China has made "considerable progress" in improving safety of the toys it exports, a European report finds.
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China warship in key Japan visit

Wednesday, November 21st 2007, 7:54
related countries: Japan

A Chinese warship sets off for Japan, the first such port call since the Communist Party took power in 1949.
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Deadly landslide near China dam

Wednesday, November 21st 2007, 5:48

A landslide kills a worker near the Three Gorges dam, amid warnings the project is threatening the environment.
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China wins major Afghan project

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 15:52
related countries: Afghanistan

A Chinese mining company has won a tender to develop one of the world's largest copper mines in Afghanistan.
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Dalai Lama 'may pick successor'

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 15:02

Tibet's spiritual leader considers naming his own successor, in an effort to block Chinese interference.
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Taiwan blocks China WTO judge

Monday, November 19th 2007, 17:27
related countries: Taiwan

Taiwan blocks China's bid to have its first judge on the WTO's top trade disputes court, citing fears of bias.
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Democrats face HK election test

Sunday, November 18th 2007, 6:18
related countries: Hong Kong

Pro-Beijing parties, buoyed by the economy, are expected to do well in district council elections in Hong Kong.
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Loans cut for Chinese polluters

Friday, November 16th 2007, 16:01

Chinese authorities withdraw loans to 12 firms accused of flouting environment laws, in the first move of its kind.
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China spying 'biggest US threat'

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 20:32
related countries: United States
related places: Congress

Chinese espionage poses "the single greatest risk" to the security of US technology, a panel warns Congress.
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Yahoo settles its China lawsuit

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 20:22

Yahoo agrees to settle a case brought against it by Chinese dissidents, according to court papers.
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China trade surplus at fresh high

Monday, November 12th 2007, 9:40

China's trade surplus climbs to $27bn in October, hitting a new record, according to official figures.
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Three die in China sale stampede

Saturday, November 10th 2007, 14:19
related countries: France

Three people are killed and 30 injured in a stampede at a sale in a French-run supermarket in China.
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China halts 'toxic' toy exports

Saturday, November 10th 2007, 7:06
related places: Xinhua

China suspends exports of a toy coated with a chemical blamed for child health problems in several countries.
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Gas leak kills 29 Chinese miners

Friday, November 9th 2007, 3:40
related places: Guizhou

Twenty-nine miners are killed and six are missing after a gas leak at a mine in China's Guizhou province.
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GHB fears for Chinese-made toys

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 5:18
related countries: Australia

The US and Australia recall Chinese-made toys containing a substance linked to date-rape drug GHB.
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Beijing 'planning space station'

Wednesday, November 7th 2007, 11:32

China is on schedule to launch its own small space station by 2020, a leading space expert claims.
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China 'to be largest energy user'

Wednesday, November 7th 2007, 11:19

China is set to become to the world's largest consumer of energy by 2010, a report claims.
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Yahoo rebuked over China case

Tuesday, November 6th 2007, 19:11
related countries: United States

A US congressional panel rebukes internet giant Yahoo over its actions in a Chinese human rights case.
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China province 'may sue Mattel'

Tuesday, November 6th 2007, 10:27

A Chinese province may sue Mattel for harming its reputation in the recent recall of toys, state press said.
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