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 arms sales 'fuel conflicts'

Monday, June 12th 2006, 7:06

Amnesty International accuses China of being one of world's most secretive and irresponsible arms exporters.
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Cathay Pacific buys Dragonair

Friday, June 9th 2006, 5:11

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific buys rival Dragonair for HK$8.2bn, expanding its access into mainland China.
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More than 50 dead in China floods

Friday, June 9th 2006, 3:29

Flooding in southern China in recent days has left more than 50 people dead, state media reports.
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Chinese ban Da Vinci Code movie

Thursday, June 8th 2006, 12:41

China orders cinemas to stop showing The Da Vinci Code, weeks after it was released in the country.
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Fresh bird flu outbreak in China

Thursday, June 8th 2006, 4:13
related places: Xinjiang

A new outbreak of bird flu is confirmed in poultry in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang.
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China 'blocks' main Google site

Wednesday, June 7th 2006, 10:18

Google's troubles in China continue as authorities reportedly block its English-language site.
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Bank of China raises more money

Wednesday, June 7th 2006, 5:06
related countries: Hong Kong

Bank of China issues more shares in Hong Kong, boosting the money raised in its recent flotation to $11.2bn.
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Three Gorges barrier demolished

Tuesday, June 6th 2006, 10:09

Chinese engineers demolish a temporary barrier behind the Three Gorges Dam in a spectacular blast.
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Japan unblocks aid loans to China

Tuesday, June 6th 2006, 6:27

Japan's government will release delayed aid loans to China, amid signs of an improvement in relations.
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Cathay 'close to Dragonair deal'

Monday, June 5th 2006, 5:59
related countries: Hong Kong

Reports say Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific wants to buy rival Dragonair, gaining more access to mainland China.
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China military jet crash kills 40

Sunday, June 4th 2006, 17:12

All 40 people on board a military plane were killed when it crashed on Saturday, the state news agency reports.
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China defends Africa policy

Sunday, June 4th 2006, 5:33
related countries: Sudan, Zimbabwe

A top diplomat defends China's growing economic role in Africa, including Zimbabwe and Sudan.
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Canada delays Chinese deportation

Thursday, June 1st 2006, 19:34
related countries: Canada

A Canadian court delays the deportation of one of China's most wanted men over claims he faces torture.
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Bank of China shares jump

Thursday, June 1st 2006, 5:22
related countries: Hong Kong

Shares in the Bank of China climb by more than 14% during their first day of trading in Hong Kong.
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Countries under-report bird flu

Wednesday, May 31st 2006, 15:30

China, Indonesia and Africa are under reporting incidences of bird flu, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health.
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Uighur activist's children 'held'

Wednesday, May 31st 2006, 6:29

Rebiya Kadeer, a campaigner for China's Uighur minority, says three of her children have been detained.
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Pollution risks Yangtze's 'death'

Tuesday, May 30th 2006, 10:52

Chinese experts warn worsening pollution will make the Yangtze unable to sustain life within five years.
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N Korea foreign minister in China

Tuesday, May 30th 2006, 6:25
related places: Beijing

North Korea's foreign minister is visiting ally Beijing amid efforts to revive stalled nuclear talks.
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China, Japan in high-level talks

Wednesday, May 24th 2006, 7:30
related countries: Japan

China and Japan's foreign ministers meet for the first time in more than a year after a series of disputes.
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US warns against Chinese build-up

Tuesday, May 23rd 2006, 21:38
related countries: United States
related places: Asia

China has extended its military reach and could pose a threat across Asia, the Pentagon warns in a report.
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Rescuers try to drain China mine

Tuesday, May 23rd 2006, 5:51

Rescuers trying to free 57 people trapped in a Chinese mine begin pumping water from the flooded shafts.
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Ghana trades in presidential jet

Monday, May 22nd 2006, 10:34
related countries: Ghana

Ghana's presidential jet is sold as part of a deal to buy Chinese military planes, the government says.
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China set to be largest economy

Monday, May 22nd 2006, 7:16
related countries: India

The Chinese and Indian economies will be the biggest and fourth largest in the world by 2006, a BBC poll suggests.
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Nine killed by fake Chinese drug

Monday, May 22nd 2006, 6:52

Nine patients have died after being injected with a fake drug in southern China, hospital officials say.
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Flooding traps 57 in China mine

Monday, May 22nd 2006, 4:14

Rescuers in China now believe an estimated 57 coalminers are trapped underground in a flooded mine.
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Vietnam storm fishermen 'saved'

Saturday, May 20th 2006, 15:10
related countries: Vietnam

A Chinese ship says it has rescued 97 Vietnamese fishermen among hundreds missing after a typhoon.
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Three Gorges dam wall completed

Saturday, May 20th 2006, 8:30

China finishes the main wall of its controversial Three Gorges hydro-electric dam, the world's largest.
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US restricts use of China PCs

Friday, May 19th 2006, 11:56
related countries: United States

The US State Department says 16,000 computers bought from a Chinese firm will not be used for classified work.
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China's typhoon death toll rises

Friday, May 19th 2006, 3:46

Typhoon Chanchu leaves at least 16 people dead and forces the evacuation of one million others in China.
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Olympics: Beijing gets top marks

Thursday, May 18th 2006, 14:53
related places: Beijing

Beijing is given a big thumbs up by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after a three-day inspection.
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China Church seeks film boycott

Thursday, May 18th 2006, 14:49

China's state-sanctioned Catholic Church urges a boycott of controversial blockbuster The Da Vinci Code.
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Bank of China starts share offer

Wednesday, May 17th 2006, 16:47

Bank of China, the country's second largest lender, launches a huge share flotation on the HK market.
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China marks Cultural Revolution

Tuesday, May 16th 2006, 5:37

Tuesday marks 40 years since the start of China's Cultural Revolution, which plunged the nation into turmoil.
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China re-indicts NY Times worker

Monday, May 15th 2006, 15:49

China revives a legal case against a New York Times researcher two months after dropping charges against him.
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Fake chip research shocks China

Monday, May 15th 2006, 7:21

A top academic is fired after faking research into computer chips that aimed to end China's reliance on imports.
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China risks new row over bishop

Sunday, May 14th 2006, 19:45

China risks more tension with the Vatican by installing another bishop without Holy See approval.
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Taiwan to vote on China links law

Friday, May 12th 2006, 1:09
related countries: Taiwan

Taiwan's parliament is set to vote on changes to a law banning direct links with mainland China.
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Taiwan's Chen stops over in Libya

Thursday, May 11th 2006, 6:02
related countries: Libya, Taiwan

Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian makes a surprise transit stop in Libya, in a move likely to anger China.
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US attacks China over yuan reform

Wednesday, May 10th 2006, 22:39
related countries: United States

The US attacks China for making "too little progress" in reforming its exchange rate, after it revalued the yuan.
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Dalai Lama 'behind Lhasa unrest'

Wednesday, May 10th 2006, 11:18
related places: Lhasa

China accuses the Dalai Lama of fomenting unrest in Tibet, after statues are reportedly destroyed in a monastery.
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Chinese growth 'to remain strong'

Wednesday, May 10th 2006, 6:03

Two economic reports say that growth in China will remain high this year, and call for a cooling of the economy.
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Unease raised over China research

Tuesday, May 9th 2006, 17:51
related countries: United States

Some 120 US-based Chinese scientists express concern that scientific research in China is improperly monitored.
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Three Gorges Dam 'built by May'

Monday, May 8th 2006, 6:14

Construction of China's Three Gorges Dam is likely to be completed nine months ahead of schedule, reports say.
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China names new Catholic bishop

Sunday, May 7th 2006, 15:45

China names another Catholic bishop, days after the Vatican criticised two similar appointments.
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Criticism of UN Iran draft mounts

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 11:02
related countries: Iran, Russia

Russia and China criticise a draft UN resolution on Iran's nuclear plans, ahead of a key meeting on Monday.
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Blasts hit Chinese internet cafes

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 6:47
related places: Hefei

At least two people are killed and four injured in explosions at two internet cafes in Hefei, central China.
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Albania takes released Uighurs

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 1:36
related countries: Albania, United States

The US says five Chinese Muslim men have been freed from Guantanamo Bay and resettled in Albania.
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Vatican throws out China bishops

Thursday, May 4th 2006, 17:56

Two Roman Catholic bishops appointed by China without Vatican approval are excommunicated.
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China ignores Vatican over bishop

Sunday, April 30th 2006, 7:15

The state-controlled Catholic church in China ordains a new bishop without the approval of the Vatican.
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Blast at China coal mine kills 24

Sunday, April 30th 2006, 3:25

At least 24 miners are killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in northwest China.
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