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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

China trade talks focus on piracy

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 12:31
related countries: Belgium Belgium
related places: Brussels

Trade talks between China and the European Union in Brussels later on Tuesday are likely to focus on piracy.
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Death toll rises in China floods

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 10:27

At least 71 people are now known to have died and 640,000 displaced after floods in southern China.
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China criticised over secret laws

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 8:50

China's state secret laws are complex and reinforce the Communist Party's rule, a rights report says.
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Chinese hospitals used fake drips

Monday, June 11th 2007, 17:33

Chinese hospitals are found to be using fake blood protein in patients' drips, in China's latest food and drug scandal.
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China Olympic abuse claims probed

Monday, June 11th 2007, 11:47

Organisers of the 2008 Beijing Olympics say they are looking into reports of child labour and worker abuse.
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Olympic firms 'abusing workers'

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 21:48

Makers of official 2008 Beijing Olympics merchandise are using child labour and abusing workers, campaigners say.
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Chinese floods leave dozens dead

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 15:53

Torrential rains in southern China trigger floods and landslides, killing 66 people and leaving many homeless.
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Cameras disrupt Beijing flights

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 7:13
related places: Beijing

Radio interference from cameras "severely" disrupts flights at Beijing's airport, a Chinese investigation says.
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Chinese death sentences drop

Friday, June 8th 2007, 9:32

China sees a 10% drop in death sentences since new legislation was brought in, state media says.
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'Slaves' rescued from China firm

Friday, June 8th 2007, 6:29

Thirty-one workers are rescued from a brickworks in China, where they were held as virtual slaves.
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Students go on rampage in China

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 15:37
related places: Zhengzhou

Hundreds of students clash with police and burn cars in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou.
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Taiwan alarm at Costa Rica move

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 12:18
related countries: Costa Rica Costa Rica, Taiwan Taiwan

Taiwan seeks to shore up relations with its remaining allies after Costa Rica switches allegiance to China.
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Taiwan loses Costa Rica's support

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 3:40
related countries: Costa Rica Costa Rica, Taiwan Taiwan

Taiwan loses another diplomatic ally, as Costa Rica forges ties with China instead for economic reasons.
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Taiwan ex-leader in shrine visit

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 3:18
related countries: Japan Japan, Taiwan Taiwan
related places: Yasukuni

A Taiwanese former leader visits Japan's Yasukuni war shrine, which could reignite tensions between with China.
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China hostage-taker shot at KFC

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 16:30

Chinese police shoot a man who held a toddler at knifepoint at a Shanghai KFC, ending a six-hour standoff.
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China acts over poor food safety

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 9:06

China tightens food safety standards amid a string of scares over toothpaste, pet foods, and other goods.
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20 injured in China hall collapse

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 8:35

A building in south-western China has collapsed, injuring at least 20 people.
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India, China under pressure at G8

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 8:18

India and China face pressure at the G8 summit to sign up to a mandatory limit on greenhouse gas emissions.
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India, China under pressure at G8

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 8:18

India and China face pressure at the G8 summit to sign up to a mandatory limit on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Volatile Chinese shares rebound

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 7:40
related places: Beijing

A late rally sees the Chinese stock market rebound to finish more than 2.5% higher after a volatile day of trading.
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Chinese gangs 'behind fake drugs'

Monday, June 4th 2007, 10:57

Gangs of ethnic Chinese are involved in the growing trade in counterfeit anti-malarial drugs, the BBC is told.
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China unveils climate change plan

Monday, June 4th 2007, 10:22

China sets out its strategy for tackling climate change, but stresses it will not sacrifice economic growth.
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Two dead in China earthquake

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 5:16

At least two people are killed and 200 injured, as a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits south-west China.
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Chinese Vice-Premier Huang dies

Saturday, June 2nd 2007, 2:31

Chinese Vice-Premier Huang Ju, one of the most senior leaders in China, dies in Beijing aged 68.
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US warns over China toothpaste

Saturday, June 2nd 2007, 0:11
related countries: United States United States

The US warns consumers to avoid using toothpaste made in China in case it contains a poisonous chemical used in anti-freeze.
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China starts new bankruptcy law

Friday, June 1st 2007, 6:34

China introduces a new bankruptcy law that gives creditors precedence over workers at failed companies.
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Freed Chinese panda dies in wild

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 11:11

Xiang Xiang, the first Chinese panda released from captivity into the wild, has died, state media reports.
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China shares fall after tax rise

Wednesday, May 30th 2007, 17:03
related places: Beijing

China's main share index falls sharply after Beijing's decision to triple the tax on stock transactions.
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Death penalty for China official

Tuesday, May 29th 2007, 8:22

China sentences the former head of its Food and Drug Administration to death for corruption, state media says.
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Chinese warning over toy safety

Monday, May 28th 2007, 10:47

More than 20% of Chinese toys and baby clothes are sub-standard, the country's consumer watchdog says.
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China's stock market hits record

Monday, May 28th 2007, 8:04

Chinese shares continue their breakneck surge, pushing the main stock index past the 4,000 mark for the first time.
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Chinese media condemn US report

Sunday, May 27th 2007, 10:54
related countries: United States United States
related places: Beijing

China's state media hit out at a US report on Beijing's military build-up, calling it misleading and insulting.
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Asian art sale opens in Hong Kong

Sunday, May 27th 2007, 9:29
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

Christie's opens a sale of Chinese and Asian art in Hong Kong with record prices expected, amid an art boom.
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Western China landslides kill 21

Saturday, May 26th 2007, 7:25

At least 21 people die in landslides, as torrential rain continues in western China, state media says.
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US fears grow over China military

Friday, May 25th 2007, 20:17
related countries: United States United States

The US voices concern over China's growing military might and calls for greater transparency.
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Chinese flooding leaves 21 dead

Friday, May 25th 2007, 4:34

At least 21 people are killed by flash floods and mudslides in south-western China, reports say.
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Greenspan fears China market fall

Thursday, May 24th 2007, 13:58

Chinese shares fall after Alan Greenspan said its stock markets were due for a "dramatic contraction".
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The dark side of China's Las Vegas

Thursday, May 24th 2007, 12:42
related countries: Macau Macau

David Edmonds reports from Macau in South China which has overtaken Las Vegas as the world's most lucrative gambling centre.
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Toothpaste scare prompts checks

Thursday, May 24th 2007, 10:36
related countries: United States United States

US health officials are checking shipments of toothpaste from China for a potentially lethal chemical.
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No breakthrough at US-China talks

Thursday, May 24th 2007, 6:43
related countries: United States United States

The US and China agree commercial deals at trade talks, but fail to make ground on key currency issues.
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China probes 'tainted' toothpaste

Wednesday, May 23rd 2007, 16:00

China investigates reports that toothpaste exported to Central America contains a potentially deadly chemical.
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China abandons blog identity plan

Wednesday, May 23rd 2007, 8:55

China backs down from a censorship plan that required people to register on blog sites with their real names.
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US urges China to speed up reform

Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 18:30
related countries: United States United States

The US urges China to step up economic reforms as high level talks between the two begin in Washington.
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US and China to hold trade talks

Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 5:14
related countries: United States United States

The US and China hold talks on trade amid growing tensions on the issue between the two countries.
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China's child fines 'spark riot'

Monday, May 21st 2007, 15:12

Thousands of villagers in China riot over fines for having too many children, reports say.
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China in $3bn Blackstone deal

Monday, May 21st 2007, 14:17
related countries: United States United States
related places: Blackstone

The Chinese government pays $3bn for a 10% stake in US private equity company Blackstone.
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China's F1 track chief dismissed

Monday, May 21st 2007, 8:20
related places: Shanghai

The head of China's Formula One track and two others are fired over Shanghai's ongoing pension corruption scandal.
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Coke says no China jail labour

Monday, May 21st 2007, 2:52
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Coca Cola says there is "no evidence" to support a UK man's claim that its Chinese supplier used prison labour.
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China confirms bird flu outbreak

Saturday, May 19th 2007, 14:18
related places: Hunan

China confirms a new outbreak of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus in the central province of Hunan.
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Olympic boycott calls 'will fail'

Friday, May 18th 2007, 9:34
related countries: Sudan Sudan

China warns its critics that attempts to boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics over its Sudan policy will fail.
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