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

Buffett sells PetroChina shares

Friday, October 19th 2007, 11:42

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett rebuffs suggestions he sold PetroChina shares because of its links to Sudan.
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Exports fuel China's CO2 output

Friday, October 19th 2007, 8:08

A quarter of China's CO2 emissions are produced making goods exported to the West, a report finds.
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US Dalai Lama award angers China

Thursday, October 18th 2007, 8:58
related countries: United States
related places: Beijing

China says it has summoned the US ambassador in Beijing to protest against the honouring of the Dalai Lama.
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Tibet leader gets top US medal

Thursday, October 18th 2007, 4:18
related countries: United States

The Dalai Lama is awarded a Congressional Gold Medal - the top US civilian honour, a move that infuriates China.
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Leadership race veiled in secrecy

Wednesday, October 17th 2007, 13:23

Senior Chinese officials refuse to reveal who is in the running for the country's most senior political jobs.
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Mandelson warns China on trade

Wednesday, October 17th 2007, 9:21

The EU's trade relationship with China is "deeply unequal", EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson says.
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Bush-Dalai Lama talks anger China

Tuesday, October 16th 2007, 20:28
related countries: United States
related places: Beijing

US President George W Bush meets the Dalai Lama despite objections from the Chinese government.
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China's rising stars tight-lipped

Tuesday, October 16th 2007, 11:36

Two men widely expected to join China's next generation of top leaders give little away at a key gathering.
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China communists 'falling short'

Monday, October 15th 2007, 5:16

President Hu Jintao delivers a tough speech to open the five-yearly Chinese Communist Party congress.
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China rules out West's democracy

Monday, October 15th 2007, 1:01

China will never see Western-style democracy, a top official says as the Communist Party Congress begins.
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HK's Tsang apologises for gaffe

Saturday, October 13th 2007, 12:07
related countries: Hong Kong

Hong Kong's chief executive apologises for suggesting that China's Cultural Revolution was a form of democracy.
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Millions forced out by China dam

Friday, October 12th 2007, 21:10

At least four million people are to be moved from China's Three Gorges Dam area amid fears of a "catastrophe".
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Rare China tiger seen in the wild

Friday, October 12th 2007, 16:59
related places: Xinhua

A young South China tiger is spotted in the wild for the first time in decades, according to China's Xinhua.
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Bush pledges Dalai Lama meeting

Friday, October 12th 2007, 0:27
related countries: United States

US President George W Bush says he will meet the Dalai Lama next week in a move certain to anger China.
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China rulers 'silencing dissent'

Thursday, October 11th 2007, 18:51

Human rights activists accuse China's ruling communists of silencing them ahead of a key party meeting.
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Taiwan shows off military might

Wednesday, October 10th 2007, 12:13
related countries: Taiwan

Taiwan marks its national day with a military parade, and leader Chen Shui-bian criticises China in a speech.
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Eurozone pushes for yuan reform

Tuesday, October 9th 2007, 11:48

Eurozone ministers unite in urging China to reform the yuan, at a meeting before key G7 talks in October.
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China reels after Typhoon Krosa

Monday, October 8th 2007, 9:56

Some five million people are affected after Typhoon Krosa devastates China's south-eastern coast.
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Viruses 'hit 1m China computers'

Monday, October 8th 2007, 9:38

Three computer viruses crash almost one million machines in China, according to state media reports.
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Powerful storm hits Chinese coast

Monday, October 8th 2007, 4:15

Typhoon Krosa wrecks houses and downs power lines as it strikes China's south-eastern coast.
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F1: Hamilton's lead slashed

Sunday, October 7th 2007, 7:46
related countries: Bermuda

Lewis Hamilton retires from the Chinese GP as Kimi Raikkonen beats Fernando Alonso to take the championship to the final race.
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Chinese GP as it happened

Sunday, October 7th 2007, 5:19
related countries: Bermuda
related places: Shanghai

Kimi Raikkonen wins the Chinese Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton's world title hopes are hit by retirement.
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Strong typhoon pummels Taiwan

Saturday, October 6th 2007, 16:24
related countries: Taiwan

A typhoon batters the island of Taiwan, closing businesses and threatening similar havoc later in China.
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F1: Hamilton storms to pole

Saturday, October 6th 2007, 7:06
related countries: Bermuda

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton takes another giant step towards the world title by claiming pole position for Sunday's China Grand Prix.
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Fresh US recall of Chinese toys

Friday, October 5th 2007, 8:53
related countries: United States

US authorities recall 635,000 Chinese-made toys and key chains, the latest in a series of product scares involving Chinese goods.
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China to relocate Tibetan nomads

Tuesday, October 2nd 2007, 14:30

China is to move 100,000 nomadic Tibetans from grasslands to protect the source of key rivers, state media says.
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China appeals for calm in Burma

Sunday, September 30th 2007, 4:21
related countries: Burma

Burma's closest ally, China, makes its strongest call yet for the military regime to end its crackdown on protesters.
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Envoys discuss N Korea roadmap

Friday, September 28th 2007, 4:34
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Beijing

Envoys at North Korea talks in Beijing discuss a "roadmap" for disabling its nuclear facilities, a US official says.
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Spy charges for US computer duo

Thursday, September 27th 2007, 10:09
related countries: United States

Two computer engineers in the US are charged with conspiring to steal microchip designs to sell to China's army.
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New N Korea nuclear talks begin

Thursday, September 27th 2007, 4:04
related countries: North Korea
related places: Beijing

A new round of six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programme gets under way in Beijing.
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Warning of China dam 'catastrophe'

Wednesday, September 26th 2007, 10:21

Chinese officials warn urgent action is needed to avoid environmental catastrophe over the Three Gorges Dam.
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China bans 'sexy' advertisements

Wednesday, September 26th 2007, 6:49

China's broadcasting watchdog bans all "sexually suggestive" advertising on television and radio.
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Cathay denies China Eastern deal

Monday, September 24th 2007, 15:11

Airline Cathay Pacific denies it plans to make an offer for a stake in China Eastern Airlines.
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Merkel-Dalai Lama talks irk China

Sunday, September 23rd 2007, 16:07
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel angers China by holding historic talks with the Dalai Lama in Berlin.
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Tennis: Davenport out in China semis

Saturday, September 22nd 2007, 9:47
related places: Beijing

Lindsay Davenport loses to Jelena Jankovic in the semi-finals of the China Open in Beijing.
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Beijing drivers ignore No Car Day

Saturday, September 22nd 2007, 4:49

China holds No Car Day to reduce pollution, but impact seems minimal, at least in the capital, Beijing.
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Lost Russians in 'miracle' rescue

Friday, September 21st 2007, 21:37

Two Russians are found alive in western China weeks after going missing on a canoe trip that killed three others.
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US firm recalls China-made cots

Friday, September 21st 2007, 19:08
related countries: United States
related places: Simplicity

US baby furniture supplier Simplicity recalls one million Chinese-made cots linked to two infant deaths.
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Mattel sorry for China 'flaws'

Friday, September 21st 2007, 15:47

Mattel says most toys recalled in safety scares had "design flaws" and Chinese firms were not to blame.
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Chinese targeted by PNG rioters

Friday, September 21st 2007, 13:33
related countries: Papua New Guinea

Police hunt those who burned and looted Chinese-owned businesses in Papua New Guinea.
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Olympic torch will bypass Taiwan

Friday, September 21st 2007, 11:41
related countries: Taiwan
related places: Beijing, Taipei

The Olympic torch will not stop in Taiwan, because Taipei and Beijing have failed to agree over the issue.
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China installs Pope-backed bishop

Friday, September 21st 2007, 6:28

China installs a new bishop of Beijing, the first in over 50 years to have tacit approval from the Vatican.
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Five dead as typhoon hits China

Thursday, September 20th 2007, 10:05

At least five people are dead and three are missing after China's east coast is hit by Typhoon Wipha.
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Mighty storm buffets China coast

Wednesday, September 19th 2007, 10:56
related places: Shanghai

Typhoon Wipha pummels China's east coast, but Shanghai is likely to escape the worst of the storm.
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Deadline up for China petitioners

Wednesday, September 19th 2007, 6:18
related places: Beijing

Chinese petitioners appealing to the government against injustices are ordered to leave their Beijing homes.
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Taiwan in UN membership bid

Wednesday, September 19th 2007, 0:15
related countries: Taiwan

Taiwan prepares to make its 15th attempt to become a member of the UN - a bid fiercely opposed by China.
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Russia and China 'spying on US'

Tuesday, September 18th 2007, 21:08
related countries: United States

Russia and China are spying on the US at levels close to those of the Cold War, the US Intelligence chief warns.
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Sixty hurt in China balloon blast

Monday, September 17th 2007, 4:26

Hundreds of balloons explode at a school in China's Gansu province, injuring more than 60 people.
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Two Russians found dead in China

Saturday, September 15th 2007, 8:47
related countries: Russia

Searchers find the bodies of two out of six Russian men who went missing in China during a canoe trip.
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China frees NY Times researcher

Saturday, September 15th 2007, 2:14

A Chinese journalist working for the New York Times is freed by Beijing after spending almost three years in jail.
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