We have started to collect the most important news related to China in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
'Make visas easier', say Chinese tourists
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US Secretary of State John Kerry warns China that the introduction of a drilling rig into seas disputed with Vietnam is "provocative".
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The new recruits keeping birds away from Chinese planes
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Chinese authorities detain a man who posted "false stories" on a foreign news site, amid an ongoing clampdown as the Tiananmen anniversary looms.
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China releases weaker-than-expected manufacturing data, reinforcing concerns the world's second-largest economy is losing steam.
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A man who died in a bus fire in southwest China that injured 77 people is thought to have started the blaze, authorities say.
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Agreements for plans to build a new railway line in East Africa with Chinese help have been signed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
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China deploys armed police patrol vehicles in Beijing after a series of high-profile attacks at transport hubs around the country.
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Hundreds of people in Vietnam protest against China's role in a sea dispute - the largest recent rally of its kind in the communist country.
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Protesters in Vietnam have staged large anti-China rallies in cities across the country, following a week of tension.
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At least 39 people are reportedly hurt and dozens of vehicles damaged in a protest against a planned waste incinerator in a Chinese city.
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South east Asian governments have called on China and Vietnam to end their confrontation in the South China Sea and to resolve their dispute peacefully.
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China warns Vietnam to withdraw its ships from disputed South China Sea waters after vessels from the two sides collide in a tense confrontation.
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The US voices concern over "dangerous conduct and intimidation" in the South China Sea, after ships from Vietnam and China collide in disputed waters.
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Prominent journalist Gao Yu is detained over a leaked document, China says, as several critics are rounded up ahead of the Tiananmen anniversary.
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China's exports and imports rebound in April, helping allay some fears about a slowdown in its economy.
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Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing two months ago and despite extensive search efforts, teams have yet to find any items from the plane.
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Chinese internet giant Alibaba has filed documents for a public share sale in the US, which is widely expected to be one of the biggest in history.
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Alibaba reminds us of China's mind-boggling market size
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Vietnamese naval ships and Chinese vessels collide in a disputed part of the South China Sea, as Beijing seeks to set up an oil rig, Vietnam says.
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A new type of tyrannosaur with a very long nose has been discovered by scientists in Scotland and China.
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Chinese internet giant Alibaba files documents for a public share sale in the US, which is widely expected to be one of the biggest in history.
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Local authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou say they believe Tuesday's attack at a railway station was carried out by a lone suspect.
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In China - the disappearance of the country's former spy chief - is seen as evidence of a major power struggle.
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Activists cautioned before pro-democracy protest anniversary
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At least six people are injured in a knife attack at a station in Guangzhou, Chinese officials say, in the third such attack on a transport hub in three months.
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At least six people have been injured in a knife attack at a station in Guangzhou, Chinese officials say.
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China Editor Carrie Gracie has been finding out what an ancient Chinese game can tell us about China's political landscape.
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Will China fell its former security chief?
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US rescuers parachute into the middle of the Pacific Ocean to provide medical aid to two badly burned Chinese sailors after their boat sank.
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China temporarily bans imports of British cheese after the country's food inspectors complained about hygiene standards at a UK dairy.
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A Chinese court has jailed a man in Guangdong for leaking military information to an unspecified foreign power, state media say.
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About 5,500 troops from the United States and the Philippines begin an annual military exercise, amid tensions between Manila and China.
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Officials from Australia, Malaysia and China meet to map out a way forward in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
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China's city of churches brought to heel
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Christians in the south eastern city of Wenzhou are warning of a crackdown on their faith, following the destruction of one church and warnings to others.
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An illegal bridge being built in southern China's Guangdong province collapses, killing 11 people and injuring several others, officials say.
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More than 1,000 pairs of twins have attended a festival in southwest China.
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Chinese tourists visit a specially-made upside-down house in Fengjing township in Shanghai.
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The Coalition sees a lot of good in the Pfizer/AstraZeneca deal going ahead. China, on the other hand . . .
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A woman in New York reveals to US media she discovered a plea for help from a prisoner in China at the bottom of her Saks shopping bag.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping urges "decisive actions" against "terrorist attacks" in Xinjiang, following a deadly blast at a railway station.
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Chinese fans of Game of Thrones are upset to discover the fourth season broadcast was heavily censored.
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An explosion at a train station in Urumqi in China's troubled Xinjiang region has killed three people and injured nearly 80 others.
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Why foreign words like iPad are sparking debate in China
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A bomb and knife attack at a railway station in China's Xinjiang region leaves three dead and 79 others wounded, state media say.
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The authorities in Beijing are banning popular outdoor grills amid fears of rising pollution.
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China says it is formally investigating a top Sichuan provincial official linked to ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang for bribe-taking.
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Microsoft says its Xbox One gaming console will go on sale in China in September, months after a 14-year ban on consoles was lifted.
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Uighur questions after China-Vietnam frontier deaths
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Police in China formally charge a labour activist with disturbing public order, reports say, after one of the country's biggest strikes in years.
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China's ICBC bank says first quarter profits are up 6.7% from one year ago based on Chinese accounting standards.
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US President Barack Obama says the US is not trying to contain, or counter China, just hours after he agreed a new defence agreement with the Philippines.
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Not in public - online debate grips China and HK
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The first museum dedicated to the 1989 protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square - still a taboo topic in mainland China - opens in Hong Kong.
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People caught eating rare wild animals in China could be jailed for up to 10 years, state media report, under new measures passed on Thursday.
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The BBC's Celia Hatton reports from Beijing where grieving relatives of those missing on board Malaysia airlines Flight MH370 are protesting outside the Malaysian embassy.
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US President Barack Obama has reaffirmed his support for Japan in its row over islands with China, after talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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China has released a Japanese cargo ship it seized over a war-time debt, a court statement says, after the Japanese firm paid compensation.
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Yum Brands, the owner of fast food chains KFC and Pizza Hut, reports an 18% jump in first quarter profit, helped by a rebound in sales in China.
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Why Obama's Asia tour is all about China's growing might
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Hitachi says it will install a lift capable of reaching speeds of 72km/h (45mph) into a skyscraper in Guangzhou, southern China.
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China's Shandong Airlines says it has placed an order for 50 Boeing 737 aircraft, worth $4.6bn (£2.7bn) at list prices.
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A restaurant in China has started serving food that's been prepared by robots.
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Ten strange things on China's biggest online marketplace
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Dramatic footage filmed on a mobile phone is released showing a high-rise building on fire in north China.
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China's seizure of a Japanese cargo ship over a pre-war debt could hit business ties, Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga has warned.
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The success in Weibo has investors excited about the US stock debut of Alibaba, which is China's largest internet company.
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China's seizure of a Japanese cargo ship over a pre-war debt could hit business ties, Japan's top government spokesman warns.
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Lewis Hamilton takes a dominant victory in the Chinese GP to win three consecutive races for the first time in his career.
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Japan begins building a military radar station near the Senkaku islands, focus of a bitter territorial row with China, which calls them the Diaoyus.
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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton admits he starts Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix as strong favourite after qualifying on pole position.
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Lewis Hamilton takes his third pole position in four races with a stunning performance in qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix.
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Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo sets the pace during an inconclusive wet final practice at the Chinese Grand Prix.
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Almost a fifth of China's soil is contaminated, an official study released by the government has shown.
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Lewis Hamilton heads Ferrari's Fernando Alonso as the Mercedes driver sets the pace in Friday practice at the Chinese GP.
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China jails four more activists linked to the Xu Zhiyong-founded New Citizens' Movement, which seeks government transparency.
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Ferrari's Fernando Alonso welcomes his new team principal to Formula 1 by setting the pace in first practice at the Chinese Grand Prix.
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Shares in China's largest Twitter-like service, Weibo, went up by almost 20% on the first day of its listing in the US, despite a disappointing start.
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The BBC's new China editor on what's changed since she last lived there
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One of China's most influential bloggers, Charles Xue, is granted bail after months of detention because of a "serious illness", officials say.
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French spirits firm Remy Cointreau says operating profits will fall by up to 40% after a crackdown by China on extravagant spending hits sales.
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China's internet giant Tencent will launch the popular Candy Crush game on the mainland in partnership with the game's creator King Digital Entertainment.
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China's economy grew 7.4% in the first three months of the year - slightly better than expected, but below the government's target.
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China's economy expanded by 7.4% in the first quarter of the year, better than expected but down from 7.7% at the end of 2013.
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The US tells China its currency must be allowed to rise if its own and the rest of the world's economy are to see stable growth.
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Thousands of Chinese workers at the Yue Yuen shoe factory, which supplies brands including Nike and Adidas, strike over social security payments.
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Hazardous levels of air pollution in China and across Asia are affecting weather patterns across the Northern Hemisphere, according to a study.
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China's demand for gold is expected to rise by about 20% by 2017, as the country's population becomes increasingly wealthy, the World Gold Council says.
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Air pollution in China and other Asian countries is having far-reaching impacts on weather patterns across the Northern Hemisphere, a study suggests.
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Police in China seize tens of thousands of illegal guns and knives, in what state media say is the largest-ever haul of its kind.
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A Chinese consortium buys Glencore Xstrata's copper mine in Peru in a $6bn all-cash deal, marking one of China's largest mining acquisitions.
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China and South Korea express annoyance after Japan's internal affairs minister visits the Yasukuni shrine, which commemorates dead soldiers.
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A high court in China upholds the four-year jail term given to prominent rights and transparency activist Xu Zhiyong.
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Scotch whisky exports remained flat last year, as sales were hit by slowing demand in China and other emerging markets.
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China's exports and imports fell sharply in March, figures show, adding to recent signs of weakness in the world's second-largest economy.
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Chinese authorities sack another associate of Zhou Yongkang, in the latest apparent move targeting the powerful former security chief.
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As the balance of power in Asia swings towards China, Japan is building one of the most modern and powerful naval forces in the world.
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A rare Ming-era wine cup fetches a record-breaking $36m at auction in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
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A tiny porcelain cup, dating back to the Ming Dynasty, fetches $36m (£21m) at an auction in Hong Kong, setting a new record.
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