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

First China visit for Japan's Abe

Wednesday, October 4th 2006, 6:17
related countries: Japan

Japan's new PM Shinzo Abe will visit China next week, the first summit between the nations' leaders in five years.
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Lee moves to end Malaysian row

Tuesday, October 3rd 2006, 4:24
related countries: Malaysia, Singapore

Singapore's former PM Lee Kuan Yew apologises for saying Malaysia marginalises its ethnic Chinese.
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Schumacher on top after China win

Sunday, October 1st 2006, 7:41
related places: Shanghai

Ferrari's Michael Schumacher takes the world championship lead after beating Renault's Fernando Alonso in Shanghai.
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F1: Alonso grabs China pole

Saturday, September 30th 2006, 7:07

Fernando Alonso takes pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix with Michael Schumacher sixth on the grid.
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F1 : Alonso sits out GP practice

Friday, September 29th 2006, 7:32

Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher set almost identical times in practice at the Chinese Grand Prix.
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Chinese push for N Korea talks

Friday, September 29th 2006, 6:08
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

China's top nuclear envoy arrives in Seoul for talks on how to revive six-party negotiations on N Korea.
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Japan PM seeks better Asian ties

Friday, September 29th 2006, 5:49
related countries: Japan

Japan's new PM Shinzo Abe uses his first speech to say he wants to repair relations with China and South Korea.
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China denies prisoner organ sale

Thursday, September 28th 2006, 12:40
related places: Beijing

Beijing denies a BBC report that organs from executed prisoners are being sold for transplant.
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Organ sales 'thriving' in China

Wednesday, September 27th 2006, 19:06

The sale of organs taken from executed prisoners appears to be thriving in China, a BBC investigation has found.
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Tiger skin trade 'getting worse'

Wednesday, September 27th 2006, 16:43
related countries: India

Indian tiger skins are still openly bought and sold on the streets of China, conservationists say.
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Japan seeks imminent China talks

Wednesday, September 27th 2006, 11:23
related countries: Japan, South Korea

Japan's new leader Shinzo Abe wants talks with China as early as next month, his foreign minister says.
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Top China leader fired for graft

Monday, September 25th 2006, 8:52
related places: Shanghai

Shanghai's Communist Party boss is sacked for graft in the highest-profile downfall in a decade, state media reports.
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Beijing's penis emporium

Saturday, September 23rd 2006, 11:15

In the Chinese capital, Andrew Harding discovers an unusual menu and wonders if he is hungry enough to try the delicacies on offer.
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Strong debut for China Merchants

Friday, September 22nd 2006, 7:48
related countries: Hong Kong

Shares of China Merchants Bank surge as much as 30% on its first day of trading in Hong Kong.
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China 'failed human rights vow'

Thursday, September 21st 2006, 4:56

Amnesty International says China has failed to meet its promise to improve human rights ahead of the 2008 Olympics.
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US treasury chief visiting China

Tuesday, September 19th 2006, 3:08
related countries: United States

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson arrives in China for his first visit since taking up the post.
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IMF reforms up China's power

Monday, September 18th 2006, 22:43

Reforms of the IMF's voting and financial structures give China and other emerging economies more influence.
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China ups Lebanon force to 1,000

Monday, September 18th 2006, 6:29
related countries: Lebanon

China will significantly lift its Middle East profile by sending more troops to Lebanon, Premier Wen Jiabao says.
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G7 calls for China yuan rethink

Saturday, September 16th 2006, 22:47

The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations urges China to be more flexible on its currency.
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UN votes to put Burma on agenda

Saturday, September 16th 2006, 0:38
related countries: Burma, United States

A US-sponsored motion puts Burma on the formal agenda of the UN Security Council, drawing China's anger.
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Robbie cancels Asian tour dates

Friday, September 15th 2006, 15:37

Pop star Robbie Williams calls off six concerts in China, India and the Far East, blaming exhaustion.
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Chinese mine flood traps workers

Thursday, September 14th 2006, 4:11
related places: Jilin

At least seven miners are trapped in a flooded coal mine in China's north-eastern province of Jilin.
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Media controls for Chinese courts

Wednesday, September 13th 2006, 12:27

China increases its hold over the media with new rules on how courts release information, state media says.
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Wages boost Chinese retail sales

Tuesday, September 12th 2006, 8:57

Chinese retail spending grew by 13.8% in August, helped by higher rural and urban incomes, official data shows.
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New China media curbs condemned

Tuesday, September 12th 2006, 6:21

Press freedom groups voice dismay at moves by China to increase restrictions on foreign news agencies.
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Chinese tunnel collapse traps 25

Tuesday, September 12th 2006, 4:44

A highway tunnel collapses in Yunnan, south-west China, trapping 25 people, according to media reports.
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Chinese price inflation edges up

Monday, September 11th 2006, 6:49

China saw a moderate rise in consumer inflation in August to 1.3%, with a notable rise in services.
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China and EU to hold treaty talks

Saturday, September 9th 2006, 20:25

The EU and China announce plans for talks on a treaty to cover their growing political and economic ties.
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Chinese rights activist detained

Thursday, September 7th 2006, 10:30

Chinese police detain prominent rights activist and Aids campaigner Hu Jia, amid talk of a growing crackdown.
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US smashes 'fake Nike gang'

Thursday, September 7th 2006, 0:59
related countries: United States

The US says it has smashed a gang planning to smuggle 135,000 fake Nike shoes from China into the US.
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Lead poisoning hits China village

Wednesday, September 6th 2006, 10:15

Hundreds of Chinese villagers are hit by lead poisoning caused by pollution from a local plant, reports say.
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US move to restart N Korea talks

Tuesday, September 5th 2006, 11:21
related countries: North Korea, United States

A top US envoy visits China to discuss reviving stalled talks on North Korea's nuclear programme.
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Chinese director 'given film ban'

Monday, September 4th 2006, 15:04

Director Lou Ye is reportedly banned from film-making for submitting a film to Cannes without China's approval.
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China iPod labour lawsuit dropped

Monday, September 4th 2006, 11:27

A Chinese firm drops a lawsuit against two journalists who claimed labour abuses on its iPod assembly line.
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Jailed China journalist to appeal

Friday, September 1st 2006, 12:00
related countries: Hong Kong

The wife of a Hong Kong journalist jailed in mainland China for spying says her husband is to appeal.
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Embraer wins bumper order

Thursday, August 31st 2006, 7:34
related countries: Botswana

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer signs a $2.7bn deal to deliver 100 jets to Chinese airline HNA Group.
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China reporter jailed for spying

Thursday, August 31st 2006, 4:05
related countries: Hong Kong

Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong is jailed for five years in Beijing, after being convicted of spying.
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China to tackle workplace deaths

Tuesday, August 29th 2006, 7:46

China plans to spend nearly $60bn over five years on industrial safety in a bid to cut workplace accidents.
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China enacts new bankruptcy law

Monday, August 28th 2006, 7:03

China passes a new bankruptcy law that will target private companies for the first time.
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US pins trade talk hopes on China

Sunday, August 27th 2006, 13:08
related countries: United States
related places: Beijing

US trade representative Susan Schwab visits China in the hope that Beijing can revive WTO trade talks.
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Third of China 'hit by acid rain'

Sunday, August 27th 2006, 10:07

One third of China is suffering from acid rain caused by rapid industrial growth, an official report says.
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China 'frees' underground bishop

Saturday, August 26th 2006, 16:11

A bishop from China's underground Roman Catholic Church is reportedly released after 10 years in jail.
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China jails NY Times researcher

Friday, August 25th 2006, 4:33

A Chinese researcher for the New York Times is acquitted of leaking state secrets, but jailed for fraud.
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China abortion activist sentenced

Thursday, August 24th 2006, 10:44
related places: Shandong

A Chinese activist who raised concerns about forced abortion in Shandong is jailed for more than four years.
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Talks urged on Iran nuclear issue

Wednesday, August 23rd 2006, 15:01
related countries: Iran, Russia
related places: Tehran

China and Russia say only talks will solve the crisis over Iran's nuclear work, after Tehran offers negotiations.
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Energy focus for Chavez in China

Tuesday, August 22nd 2006, 20:26
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Beijing, Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hopes to get support from Beijing to increase oil exports during a six-day visit.
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Dalai Lama welcomed in Mongolia

Tuesday, August 22nd 2006, 18:51
related countries: Mongolia

Thousands of Mongolians turn out to greet the Dalai Lama, despite Chinese anger over his visit.
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Chile and China sign trade deal

Tuesday, August 22nd 2006, 6:15
related countries: Chile
related places: Beijing

The Chinese and Chilean governments sign a free-trade agreement, Beijing's first in South America.
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Arrest over China temple killings

Sunday, August 20th 2006, 15:59

A farmer is held in China's Shaanxi province accused of the gruesome killing of 10 people at a Taoist temple.
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China abortion activist on trial

Friday, August 18th 2006, 19:18

The trial of a Chinese activist who raised concerns about forced abortion is held in Shandong.
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