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

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• December 21st 2009 – November 17th 2009
• November 16th 2009 – October 20th 2009
• October 20th 2009 – September 29th 2009
• September 29th 2009 – September 8th 2009
• September 6th 2009 – August 11th 2009
• August 10th 2009 – July 20th 2009
• July 19th 2009 – June 30th 2009
• June 30th 2009 – June 1st 2009
• June 1st 2009 – April 29th 2009
• April 29th 2009 – April 2nd 2009
• April 2nd 2009 – March 11th 2009
• March 11th 2009 – February 17th 2009
• February 16th 2009 – January 20th 2009
• January 20th 2009 – December 26th 2008
• December 25th 2008 – November 28th 2008
• November 28th 2008 – November 6th 2008
• November 6th 2008 – October 13th 2008
• October 12th 2008 – September 19th 2008
• September 19th 2008 – August 22nd 2008
• August 21st 2008 – August 11th 2008
• August 11th 2008 – July 29th 2008
• July 29th 2008 – July 10th 2008
• July 10th 2008 – June 17th 2008
• June 16th 2008 – May 24th 2008
• May 24th 2008 – May 3rd 2008
• May 3rd 2008 – April 10th 2008
• April 10th 2008 – March 21st 2008
• March 20th 2008 – February 29th 2008
• February 29th 2008 – January 28th 2008
• January 28th 2008 – December 21st 2007
• December 20th 2007 – November 18th 2007
• November 16th 2007 – October 12th 2007
• October 12th 2007 – August 30th 2007
• August 30th 2007 – August 3rd 2007
• August 2nd 2007 – June 29th 2007
• June 29th 2007 – May 30th 2007
• May 29th 2007 – April 25th 2007
• April 24th 2007 – March 16th 2007
• March 15th 2007 – February 4th 2007
• February 2nd 2007 – January 7th 2007
• January 6th 2007 – November 22nd 2006
• November 21st 2006 – October 9th 2006
• October 8th 2006 – August 24th 2006
• August 23rd 2006 – July 18th 2006
• July 18th 2006 – May 31st 2006
• May 31st 2006 – April 19th 2006
• April 18th 2006 – March 10th 2006
• March 9th 2006 – February 2nd 2006
• February 2nd 2006 – December 23rd 2005
• December 23rd 2005 – November 22nd 2005
• November 22nd 2005 – November 11th 2005

China: news

Chinese voices

Tuesday, September 29th 2009, 15:48

After 60 years of communism, what will the future hold?
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Kindred spirits

Tuesday, September 29th 2009, 0:05

One of China's last communes provides valued security
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No divorce during celebrations of Chinese communist rule

Monday, September 28th 2009, 11:12

Couples will not be able to marry but not divorce during 60 year anniversary cel
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HK sells new book banned in China

Monday, September 28th 2009, 8:18
related countries: Hong Kong

A history book banned by China goes on sale in Hong Kong ahead of the 60th anniversary of Chinese communist rule.
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China probes child lead poisoning

Sunday, September 27th 2009, 12:24

China closes a battery plant after more than 120 children living nearby are found to have lead poisoning, state media report.
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Thinking big - world has 2m people descended from Confucius

Friday, September 25th 2009, 15:13

Two million people are recognised as descendants of Confucius in the fifth edition of the Chinese philosopher's family tree.
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Nigerian anger over China deaths

Friday, September 25th 2009, 12:14
related countries: Nigeria

Nigerian MPs demand an audit of Chinese residents after a row over the cremation of dead Nigerian prisoners in China.
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Taiwan stops Uighur activist trip

Friday, September 25th 2009, 10:38
related countries: Taiwan

Taiwan says it will not allow exiled Chinese Uighur Muslim activist Rebiya Kadeer to visit the island as she had planned.
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Australia seeks investment limits

Friday, September 25th 2009, 8:43
related countries: Aruba, Australia

Australia's foreign investment regulator tells Chinese investors that stakes in Australian companies should be under 15%.
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Dinosaurs had 'earliest feathers'

Thursday, September 24th 2009, 23:30

Exceptionally well preserved dinosaur fossils uncovered in north-eastern China display the earliest known feathers.
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New hope for China's migrant workers

Thursday, September 24th 2009, 13:07

Last year as Western consumers stopped spending, millions of jobs were lost in China. Lesley Curwen reports on the signs of the employment market improving.
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China unmoved on Iran sanctions

Thursday, September 24th 2009, 10:31
related countries: Iran, Russia

China says more sanctions on Iran will not help diplomatic efforts, as Russia appears to soften its opposition.
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N Korea focus to East Asia summit

Thursday, September 24th 2009, 9:22
related countries: Japan, North Korea

A upcoming summit of Japan, South Korea and China is to focus on North Korea's nuclear programme, officials say.
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China carmaker gets Goldman cash

Wednesday, September 23rd 2009, 6:29
related countries: United States
related places: Goldman

Chinese carmaker Geely Automotive receives a $334m (£204m) investment from major US bank Goldman Sachs.
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China vows climate change action

Tuesday, September 22nd 2009, 17:13

President Hu Jintao pledges to curb the rise in China's CO2 emissions, at a UN summit on climate change
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Forecasts for Asian growth raised

Tuesday, September 22nd 2009, 9:27
related countries: India

The economies of China and India are set to grow by more than previously thought, the Asian Development Bank says.
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Are cuts in CO2 emissions enough?

Tuesday, September 22nd 2009, 8:58

China will increase efforts to improve energy efficiency and curb the rise in CO2 emissions. Are these measures enough?
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Do not disturb

Monday, September 21st 2009, 23:17

China ensures 60th birthday bash goes off without a hitch
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Taiwan city to screen Kadeer film

Sunday, September 20th 2009, 11:23
related countries: Taiwan

Taiwan's second city is to screen a film about exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, despite opposition from China.
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China vows to crack down on separatists

Friday, September 18th 2009, 15:45

China's Communist Party ends its annual meeting with a pledge to combat separatism but no hint about President Hu's successor.
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N Korea 'ready for nuclear talks'

Friday, September 18th 2009, 12:12
related countries: North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il says he is ready for talks on his country's nuclear programme, Chinese media report.
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Business legend's suit praise sends tailor's shares soaring

Friday, September 18th 2009, 9:27

Shares in Chinese suit maker Dayang Trands rocket after Warren Buffet, the world's second richest man, said he liked the cut of their cloth.
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China rejects US military fears

Friday, September 18th 2009, 5:31
related countries: United States

Chinese defence officials reject a US description of China's military modernisation programme as a threat.
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Empty promise?

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 23:36

China officials shy of media despite openness pledge
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China jails four over stabbings

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 13:36
related places: Xinjiang

Four more people are jailed over attacks with hypodermic needles in western China's Xinjiang region, state-run TV says.
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China in huge Venezuela oil deal

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 0:55
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Orinoco

Venezuela announces a $16bn deal with China for oil exploration in the Orinoco river, after a similar agreement with Russia.
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Bargain builders?

Wednesday, September 16th 2009, 23:37
related countries: Poland

Fears in Poland as Chinese firm wins large contract
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China city 'to open up to media'

Wednesday, September 16th 2009, 9:57
related places: Shenzhen

Officials in the Chinese city of Shenzhen will soon have to respond promptly to media requests or face stiff penalties.
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Beijing birth defects rise again

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 13:52
related places: Beijing

Beijing sees another rise in birth defects, mirroring increases elsewhere in China, amid fears pollution is to blame.
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China watched for leadership sign

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 9:47

China's Communist Party opens an annual meeting which is expected to indicate leadership succession plans.
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Two-child China

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 7:11

The city that encourages population growth
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China allays US trade war fears

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 6:16
related countries: United States

China says it does not think its trade dispute over tyres with the US will hurt ties, playing down the threat of a trade war.
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China and Macau to develop island

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 4:06
related countries: Macau
related places: Zhuhai

Chinese authorities unveil a blueprint to develop an almost empty island between Zhuhai, southern China, and Macau.
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China requests WTO talks with US

Monday, September 14th 2009, 10:59
related countries: United States

China has requested talks with the US over its recent trade dispute involving imports of Chinese tyres.
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China needle attacks 'not toxic'

Monday, September 14th 2009, 10:05
related places: Xinjiang

No evidence is found that any of the alleged victims of recent needle attacks in China's Xinjiang province were poisoned.
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China and US in new trade dispute

Monday, September 14th 2009, 8:55
related countries: United States

China launches an "anti-dumping and anti-subsidy" probe into imports of some US car products and chicken meat.
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Chinese 'assault' concerns spread

Monday, September 14th 2009, 4:25
related countries: Hong Kong

Pro-China figures in Hong Kong express concern about alleged Chinese police attacks on Hong Kong journalists.
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HK rally over Chinese 'assault'

Sunday, September 13th 2009, 11:09
related countries: Hong Kong
related places: Xinjiang

Journalists march in Hong Kong against the alleged police beating of TV reporters covering unrest in China's Xinjiang province.
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Chinese syringe attackers jailed

Saturday, September 12th 2009, 6:32
related places: Xinjiang

A court in China's Xinjiang region passes the first sentences on defendants over a series of hypodermic needle attacks.
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China's exports see sharp decline

Friday, September 11th 2009, 6:46

China's exports continued to decline in August, down 23% to $103.7bn from the same month last year.
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Nine held over Xinjiang syringes

Friday, September 11th 2009, 4:51
related places: Xinjiang

Chinese state media says nine people are arrested for mysterious syringe attacks in Xinjiang in western China.
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Clinton stresses key China goals

Friday, September 11th 2009, 3:44
related countries: United States

The US sees ties with China as central to solving world problems, the US secretary of state tells a visiting China official.
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Must have a Mastiff: Chinese woman pays thousands for dog

Thursday, September 10th 2009, 13:48

A woman in China pays $600,000 for a rare Tibetan Mastiff, local media have reported.
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China unveils high-speed railways

Wednesday, September 9th 2009, 14:52

China announces plans to build 42 new high-speed railway lines and thousands of kilometres of new track by 2012.
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China rush on 'lucky' wedding day

Wednesday, September 9th 2009, 11:07

Tens of thousands flock to get married in China, believing the triple-nine conjunction of 09/09/2009 is an auspicious date to tie-the-knot.
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Arrests over China Wal-Mart death

Tuesday, September 8th 2009, 14:18

Two Wal-Mart employees are arrested in China in connection with the violent death of a customer, police say.
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Arrests over China Wal-Mart death

Tuesday, September 8th 2009, 14:18

Two Wal-Mart employees are arrested in China in connection with the death of a customer, police say.
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Swine flu spread in China 'grim'

Tuesday, September 8th 2009, 13:28

China's health minister says the nation is facing a grim situation as it tries to contain a rapid surge in swine flu.
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China unveils its largest plane

Tuesday, September 8th 2009, 10:01

China unveils what will be its largest locally-made commercial aircraft as it aims to take on the world's big planemakers.
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Deadly blast in China coal mine

Tuesday, September 8th 2009, 3:25
related places: Henan

At least 35 people are killed and 44 are missing from a deadly blast in a coal mine in China's Henan province.
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