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

Charges due in China mine killing

Tuesday, March 20th 2007, 11:54
related places: Shanxi

Chinese authorities consider charging seven men over the death of a journalist at a coal mine in Shanxi.
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China to publish anti-graft book

Tuesday, March 20th 2007, 5:33

The school where the Chinese Communist Party trains officials is publishing an anti-corruption textbook.
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China announces big planes plan

Monday, March 19th 2007, 10:39

China gives the go-ahead to plans to design and build large passenger planes to compete with Boeing and Airbus.
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Bank rift blights N Korea talks

Friday, March 16th 2007, 10:00
related countries: North Korea, Macau
related places: Beijing

South Korea's Red Cross is to resume fertiliser shipments to the North, after a recently agreed nuclear deal.
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China passes new property law

Friday, March 16th 2007, 7:37

China's parliament ends its annual two-week session by passing a law boosting private property rights.
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China sets out investment plan

Friday, March 16th 2007, 6:59

China confirms plans to create an investment company for its $1 trillion foreign currency reserves.
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Security tight in China riot town

Thursday, March 15th 2007, 9:52

Police and soldiers are on patrol in a central China town after violent protests involving up to 20,000 people.
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China 'regrets' US ruling on bank

Thursday, March 15th 2007, 8:23
related countries: North Korea, Macau, United States

China says it "deeply regrets" the US Treasury's decision to censure a Macau-based bank linked to North Korea.
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Awards for free speech defenders

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 22:25
related countries: Egypt, United Kingdom
related places: London

Five "defenders of free speech", including a Chinese lawyer and Egyptian blogger, are honoured in London.
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Food pushes up inflation in China

Tuesday, March 13th 2007, 8:16

Chinese inflation jumped to 2.7% in February, driven by higher food costs, official state figures show.
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'Thousands riot' in China protest

Monday, March 12th 2007, 15:49

As many as 20,000 rural workers in central China reportedly clash with police in a large-scale protest.
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Howard backs Japan security deal

Saturday, March 10th 2007, 11:39
related countries: Aruba, Japan

Australian PM John Howard dismisses suggestions a security declaration with Japan could strain China ties.
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Diary reveals Hirohito war doubts

Friday, March 9th 2007, 20:05
related countries: Japan

Japanese emperor Hirohito expressed doubts about going to war with China, a diary by an adviser reveals.
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China makes $1 trillion work hard

Friday, March 9th 2007, 10:18

China is creating an investment company to make better use of its $1 trillion foreign currency reserves.
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China strengthens property rights

Thursday, March 8th 2007, 7:07

China unveils a new law to increase protection of private property rights - the first to cover individual assets.
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Taiwan 'tests new cruise missile'

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 12:07
related countries: Taiwan

Taiwan test-fired a cruise missile capable of hitting Chinese territory last month, a newspaper reports.
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China raps Japan over sex slaves

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 10:13
related countries: Japan

China tells Japan to "face history" over its use of WWII sex slaves, in a row sparked by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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N Korea 'crackdown on escapees'

Monday, March 5th 2007, 15:50
related countries: North Korea

North Korea is imposing harsh jail sentences on people trying to escape to China, a rights group finds.
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China fury at Chen's Taiwan call

Monday, March 5th 2007, 9:48
related countries: Taiwan

China suggests Taiwan's president is a "criminal" after he makes a strongly pro-independence speech.
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China's Wen vows fairer growth

Monday, March 5th 2007, 7:36
related places: Beijing

China's Premier Wen Jiabao calls for more sustainable economic growth as the country's legislature open.
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Jump in Chinese defence spending

Sunday, March 4th 2007, 16:03
related places: Beijing

China's military budget will increase by 17.8% in 2007, a senior official in Beijing has announced.
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Rural China finds political voice

Saturday, March 3rd 2007, 12:16

Carrie Gracie visits White Horse Village, in south west China, where ambitious building plans are meeting with local resistance.
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Mao's body removed from view

Saturday, March 3rd 2007, 6:12
related places: Beijing

Mao Zedong's body is removed from public display for six months as his Beijing mausoleum is renovated.
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World share slump hits fourth day

Friday, March 2nd 2007, 22:25

Global shares fall for a fourth day as investors buy bonds and Wall Street has its worst week in more than four years.
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China officials ousted for scandal

Friday, March 2nd 2007, 4:58

China's Communist Party expels nine officials and businessmen over a big Shanghai corruption scandal.
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China says US 'nosy neighbour'

Thursday, March 1st 2007, 21:53
related countries: United States
related places: Beijing

China hits back at the US over calls for greater transparency in Beijing's military spending.
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China 'to punish' two-child rich

Thursday, March 1st 2007, 18:09

China is to introduce steps to punish famous and wealthy violators of its one-child policy, senior officials say.
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China reviews 're-education' law

Thursday, March 1st 2007, 10:29

China's parliament is to consider reforming a law that allows incarceration without trial, state media reports.
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China 'facing migrant underclass'

Thursday, March 1st 2007, 0:12

Millions of migrants are helping to build China's economic success but not seeing any benefits, Amnesty says.
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Dow gain bucks global stock slide

Wednesday, February 28th 2007, 21:43

Asian stock markets suffer the knock-on effect of Tuesday's dramatic slump in Chinese shares, but Shanghai rallies.
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Strong wind topples Chinese train

Wednesday, February 28th 2007, 11:09

Four people are killed and 30 injured after strong winds topple 11 carriages of a train in northern China, media say.
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Shares plummet on China fear

Tuesday, February 27th 2007, 22:43
related countries: United Kingdom

Global stock markets slump on fears about China, with New York and London seeing sharp losses.
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Share sale hits Chinese market

Tuesday, February 27th 2007, 10:55

The Chinese stock market falls nearly 9%, its worst day of trading in 10 years, after leading investors sell shares.
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China PM warns on social justice

Tuesday, February 27th 2007, 9:31

China's PM Wen Jiabao says the country's development must not come at the expense of social justice.
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Wal-Mart expands Chinese business

Tuesday, February 27th 2007, 7:51

Wal-Mart is to expand its presence in China by buying a 35% stake in discount store chain Trust-Mart.
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Space blast's huge debris field

Monday, February 26th 2007, 22:35
related countries: Russia

The explosion of a Russian rocket stage in space may have created as much debris as the destruction of a satellite by China last month.
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Fiery launch for Chinese new year

Sunday, February 18th 2007, 19:06

China's highly auspicious year of the golden pig gets off to an explosive start, with massive firework displays.
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US mulls move on China piracy

Friday, February 16th 2007, 7:27
related countries: United States

The US considers complaining to the WTO about what it says is Chinese intellectual piracy.
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Death penalty over China ant scam

Thursday, February 15th 2007, 15:46

A Chinese company chairman is sentenced to death for running a scam involving giant ants.
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Chinese minister arrives in Japan

Thursday, February 15th 2007, 7:30
related countries: Japan

Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing arrives in Japan for talks aimed at repairing tense bilateral relations.
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North Korea agrees disarmament steps

Tuesday, February 13th 2007, 15:23
related countries: North Korea

N Korea agrees to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for fuel aid, in a deal reached in Beijing.
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Football: Brawl coach suspended

Tuesday, February 13th 2007, 11:05

QPR suspend assistant boss Richard Hill following the brawl during a training match against China's Olympic team.
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China suffers severe brain drain

Tuesday, February 13th 2007, 5:30

China is suffering from the most severe brain drain in the world, state media quotes a new report as saying.
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China to measure the Great Wall

Sunday, February 11th 2007, 17:21

Researchers plan first detailed survey of the Great Wall of China to establish just how long the ancient barricade is.
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N Korea talks enter crucial phase

Friday, February 9th 2007, 18:20
related countries: North Korea

Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programme continue, with delegates discussing a draft agreement.
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HK cardinal hits out at Beijing

Friday, February 9th 2007, 16:43
related countries: Hong Kong
related places: Beijing

Chinese refusal to recognise the authority of the Vatican is an "act of war", Hong Kong's cardinal tells the BBC.
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China 'executes' Uighur activist

Friday, February 9th 2007, 11:06

China has executed an ethnic Uighur activist for "attempting to split the motherland", Radio Free Asia reports.
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China tightens net on fake drugs

Friday, February 9th 2007, 6:59

China is to review tens of thousands of drug licences as part of an investigation into a corruption scandal.
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China wedding party tragedy

Thursday, February 8th 2007, 12:58

A bridegroom and 15 of his guests die after their vehicle plunges off a cliff in central China.
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Starbucks China 'bans trans fats'

Thursday, February 8th 2007, 11:35

Starbucks plans to stop selling food containing trans fats in China within six months, a report says.
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