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 gets first James Bond film

Monday, January 29th 2007, 13:10
related places: Beijing

Actor Daniel Craig attends the Beijing premiere of Casino Royale, the first Bond film to be shown in China.
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China migrants leave kids behind

Monday, January 29th 2007, 11:03

More than 20 million Chinese children live with relations after their parents leave home to find work, an report says.
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Chinese joint venture for Boots

Monday, January 29th 2007, 7:45

Pharmacy group Alliance Boots says it is to form a joint venture with China's Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals.
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China admits to climate failings

Sunday, January 28th 2007, 9:03

A Chinese government report says the country has not made any progress on cleaning up its environment.
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Three Gorges dam money 'missing'

Friday, January 26th 2007, 8:06

Chinese auditors say $30m of funds for people displaced by the Three Gorges Dam has been misappropriated.
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Tesco opens Beijing shop

Friday, January 26th 2007, 6:52
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Beijing

UK retail giant Tesco opens its first own-brand supermarket in the fast-growing Chinese market, in the capital Beijing.
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Maximum fine for China pollution

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 16:38

A Chinese firm is fined the maximum amount over a toxic spill that cut off water to millions, state media report.
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Chinese on strike in Romania

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 10:59
related countries: Romania

Hundreds of Chinese working legally in Romania are on strike, demanding better pay and conditions.
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Chinese village with a deadly story

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 10:12

China is the world's fourth largest economy, but with the boom have come problems, not least for the environment says Daniel Griffiths.
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Chinese workers seized in Nigeria

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 9:51
related countries: Nigeria

At least two Chinese workers are kidnapped from the offices of a Chinese oil firm in Nigeria.
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China economy sees rapid growth

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 4:04

China's economy expands by 10.7% in 2006 - the fastest growth rate since 1995, official data shows.
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Hu enters journalist murder case

Wednesday, January 24th 2007, 12:14

China's President Hu Jintao makes a rare intervention over the controversial killing of a journalist, state media says.
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Beijing acts on prostitution gang

Wednesday, January 24th 2007, 8:38
related places: Beijing

Beijing police arrest 151 people in a big crackdown on an internet prostitution gang, state media says.
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China net use may soon surpass US

Wednesday, January 24th 2007, 5:50
related countries: United States

China could have more internet users than the US within two years' time, the country's state media reports.
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China confirms satellite downed

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 10:52

China confirms reports that it used a ballistic missile to destroy a satellite, amid fears of a new arms race.
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China welcomes Vatican initiative

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 13:31

China's state-approved church says the Vatican's call to resolve their differences is a "step forward".
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Tennis: Clijsters to play Hingis

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 4:18
related countries: Aruba

Kim Clijsters beats Daniela Hantuchova to set up a quarter-final against Martina Hingis at the Australian Open.
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Chinese tycoon arrested over tax

Sunday, January 21st 2007, 18:36

A Chinese property tycoon is arrested on charges of bribery and forging tax receipts in a corruption crackdown.
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Pope offers olive branch to China

Saturday, January 20th 2007, 16:43
related places: Beijing

Pope Benedict XVI is to write a letter to China's 10 million Catholics and push for full diplomatic ties with Beijing.
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Taking the train to a new life in China

Saturday, January 20th 2007, 12:05

When James Reynolds left for his new posting, he wanted to prolong the journey and become acclimatised along the way.
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US demands China test answers

Friday, January 19th 2007, 22:25
related countries: United States
related places: Beijing, Washington

Washington asks China to explain its intentions after Beijing reportedly carried out an arms test in space.
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China 'space weapon' criticised

Friday, January 19th 2007, 15:12
related countries: United States

China faces international criticism over what the US says was the use of a ballistic missile to destroy a satellite.
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S Korea 'regrets' refugee mix-up

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 11:33
related countries: North Korea, South Korea
related places: Seoul

Seoul apologises for failing to stop nine North Korean refugees from being deported back there from China.
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EU stands by China embargo

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 7:09

The European Union says at key talks with China that it has not changed its stance on lifting an arms embargo.
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China-Taiwan trade ties increase

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 7:43
related countries: Taiwan

Trade between China and Taiwan grows significantly despite continuing political tensions between the two.
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Pregnant Chinese face HK limits

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 6:55
related countries: Hong Kong

Hong Kong announces new rules to limit the number of mainland Chinese women arriving to give birth.
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Asia 'may sideline UK scientists'

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 0:45
related countries: India, United Kingdom

British science is in danger of being sidelined by China, South Korea and India within 10 years, a report warns.
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Chinese body parts found in mail

Monday, January 15th 2007, 7:39

A Chinese couple is suspected of murdering a man and posting his body parts around the country.
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China cuts domestic petrol prices

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 12:24

China surprisingly cuts the retail price of petrol and aviation fuel for the first time in 19 months.
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Double veto for Burma resolution

Friday, January 12th 2007, 22:36
related countries: Burma, Russia, United States

China and Russia veto a draft UN resolution by the US calling for an end to human rights abuses in Burma.
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Chinese facing shortage of wives

Friday, January 12th 2007, 10:21

China will have 30 million more men than women by 2020 making it hard for them to find wives, a report says.
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Chinese activist loses appeal

Friday, January 12th 2007, 8:20

Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng loses his final appeal against a conviction seen as political.
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Syphilis rates 'soaring in China'

Friday, January 12th 2007, 0:12

China is experiencing an alarming rise in the number of cases of syphilis, a medical study warns.
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Israeli PM buoyed by China visit

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 23:49
related countries: Israel
related places: Beijing

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says talks with China's president were "beyond expectation", at the end of his trip to Beijing.
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China defends Iran gas deal talks

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 11:33
related countries: Iran, United States

China tells the US stop meddling in its trade affairs with Iran, after concerns are raised over a gas deal.
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China 'reassures' Olmert on Iran

Wednesday, January 10th 2007, 23:48
related countries: Iran, Israel

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says China has made it clear that it is against Iran developing nuclear weapons.
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China environment targets missed

Wednesday, January 10th 2007, 7:26

China is failing to meet new targets on energy efficiency and pollution emissions, officials said.
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Olmert 'to discuss Iran' in China

Wednesday, January 10th 2007, 5:36
related countries: Iran, Israel
related places: Beijing

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is likely to discuss Iran's nuclear programme during talks in Beijing.
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Clashes after China school closed

Tuesday, January 9th 2007, 10:56
related places: Shanghai

A Shanghai school for 2,000 migrant children is closed, sparking clashes with parents and teachers, reports say.
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Israel's PM ready for China talks

Monday, January 8th 2007, 23:31
related countries: Israel

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert visits China on an official visit to the country where his parents fled to in the early 1900s.
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China 'anti-terror' raid kills 18

Monday, January 8th 2007, 16:24
related places: Xinjiang

Police in China kill 18 people in a raid on an alleged Islamic militant camp in the western region of Xinjiang.
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China irate at Chen's US stopover

Monday, January 8th 2007, 9:45
related countries: Nicaragua, United States, Taiwan

China says it has protested to the US at plans to allow Taiwan's president to stop over en route to Nicaragua.
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Royal attacks China over rights

Sunday, January 7th 2007, 15:55
related countries: France

Socialist candidate for the French presidency Segolene Royal urges China to improve its human rights record.
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France's Royal begins China trip

Saturday, January 6th 2007, 13:04
related countries: France

The Socialist candidate for the French presidency, Segolene Royal, embarks on a three-day visit to China.
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China seeks Iran nuclear response

Friday, January 5th 2007, 16:37
related countries: Iran

China calls on Iran to respond to UN sanctions over its nuclear activities, after talks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator.
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Canberra to sell uranium to China

Friday, January 5th 2007, 6:01
related countries: Australia

Australia will be able to export uranium to China as early as next month, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says.
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WHO chief vows focus on Africa

Friday, January 5th 2007, 0:31

Hong Kong's Margaret Chan takes over at the WHO, saying Africa will be a priority.
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SAB Miller buys Chinese brewery

Thursday, January 4th 2007, 10:20

Brewing giant SAB Miller takes another step towards dominating the world's biggest beer market, China.
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Iran nuclear chief in China talks

Thursday, January 4th 2007, 6:43
related countries: Iran

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani begins a visit to China, in the wake of new UN nuclear restrictions.
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Olympic flame to ascend Everest

Wednesday, January 3rd 2007, 11:04
related places: Beijing

The Olympic flame is to be taken to the top of Mount Everest ahead of the 2008 Games in Beijing.
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