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We have started to collect the most important news related to China in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
United StatesChina's Wanxiang wins US approval to buy battery maker A123 Systems, despite fears over the transfer of technology to foreign firms.
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Surfing is increasing in popularity in China, and the island of Hainan is preparing to host an international surfing event.
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Chinese brands tap Hollywood in quest to go global
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An entire building complex has collapsed down a hole near a subway construction line in China's Guangdong province.
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Severe pollution covers the Chinese capital for the second time in two weeks, reducing visibility to 200m in some places.
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How serious is China's corruption crusade?
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Traffic cameras have captured an extraordinary escape for two men in eastern China.
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Damian Grammaticas assesses Chinese frenzy over Bo Xilai trial
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The perils of living and breathing in Beijing
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A Chinese woman who complained about the treatment of her husband at a labour camp has been held at a mortuary for three years, state media report.
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United KingdomVladimir Tretchikoff's original painting of the Chinese Girl, believed to be the world's most reproduced print, is to be auctioned in London in March.
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Ten officials in the Chinese city of Chongqing are sacked as part of a widening investigation into a sex video extortion scandal.
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JapanAn envoy for Japanese PM Shinzo Abe meets China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, amid a growing territorial dispute.
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Tanya Beckett met one of China's biggest names in TV business news to discuss his country's economy.
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ArubaVictoria Azarenka overcomes injury problems to beat Sloane Stephens and set up an Australian Open final with Li Na.
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Manufacturing activity in China expands at its fastest pace in two years in January, according to preliminary survey data from HSBC.
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JapanJapan posts a record high trade deficit of 6.9tn yen ($78bn) for 2012, as exports to Europe and China continue their plunge.
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Burma learns to protest - and China feels the heat
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PhilippinesChina reiterates its claims to territory in the South China Sea, after the Philippines said it would take Beijing to a UN tribunal to settle the dispute.
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United StatesMost parents tells lies to their children as a tactic to change their behaviour, suggests a study of families in the United States and China.
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PhilippinesThe Philippines says it will challenge Chinese claims in the South China Sea at a UN tribunal, after diplomatic efforts to resolve the row fail.
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China steps up its efforts to explore shale gas reserves as it looks to meet growing energy demand at home.
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Japan, United StatesChina's foreign ministry strongly criticises the US for backing Japan's control of a disputed group of islands in the East China Sea.
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The latest James Bond film, Skyfall, opens in China after a two-month delay, with key scenes removed by Chinese censors.
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JapanChinese phone equipment maker Huawei forecasts a 33% jump in profit boosted by strong performance in markets such as Europe and Japan.
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The latest James Bond film, Skyfall, is released in China on Monday but like other films before it, parts have been cut at the request of the Chinese censors.
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China's economy, the world's second largest, is showing signs of a rebound that could help it emerge from its worst economic period in 13 years.
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Why 8% may not be the magic number for China's economy
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Reining in dissent the Chinese way
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United StatesA US software developer was revealed to have outsourced his job to China, instead spending his workdays surfing the internet.
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JapanJapan's Shinzo Abe is in South East Asia on his first overseas visit as PM, in what is seen as a diplomatic push amid strained China ties.
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One of China's best-known businessmen, Jack Ma, will quit as chief executive of Alibaba, the hugely successful e-commerce firm he founded.
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Pictures from an unofficial theme park in China
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GreenlandGreenland says it will not favour the EU over China as major powers explore for rare earth minerals in the vast Arctic territory.
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JapanChina says it will carry out a survey of islands in the East China Sea at the centre of a bitter territorial row with Japan.
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China's media has urged the government to be more open about pollution levels
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Beijing Olympic champion Nicole Cooke attacks drug cheats as she announces her retirement from road cycling.
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High levels of pollution in northern China and the capital, Beijing, in recent days prompt calls for government action in state and social media.
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FranceChinese search giant Baidu and France Telecom are collaborating on a browser for low-end smartphones sold in Africa.
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Hazardous air pollution levels hit Chinese capital Beijing
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TaiwanTaiwan's pop culture overcomes Chinese hurdles
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Air pollution in the Chinese capital Beijing reaches levels judged as hazardous to health, with visibility down to a few hundred metres.
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At least 46 people, including children, are now known to have died in a landslide in southern China, state media report.
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Rescue teams in China are continuing to search for survivors of a landslide that buried homes in China's southern Yunnan province.
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United StatesApple expects China to overtake the US as its biggest sales market, the company's chief executive tells China's state news agency.
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A landslide in a village in southern China's Yunnan province buries 16 houses, killing at least 18 people, state media says.
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JapanJapan's new PM criticises China for allowing Japanese businesses to be harmed amid the territorial row, as more defence spending is approved.
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Children growing up under China's one-child policy are less trusting, risk averse and pessimistic, a study in the journal Science concludes.
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A Chinese newspaper that saw a stand-off over censorship has published a new issue, as police removed a small number of demonstrators outside its offices.
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A Chinese man sentenced to death in July for killing 11 people is executed, state-run news agency Xinhua reports, citing court sources.
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A Chinese newspaper that saw a stand-off over censorship publishes a new issue, as police remove demonstrators at its offices.
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China reports better-than-expected trade data, adding to hopes that growth in the world's second-largest economy may be on the rebound.
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Foxconn, one of the world's biggest contract electronics maker, says it is being investigated by Chinese authorities over bribery allegations.
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Reports from China suggest journalists at a newspaper embroiled in a censorship row are returning to work after an agreement was reached.
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Barrick Gold ends talks to sell a controlling stake of its African business to China's state-owned miner, China National Gold Group.
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A state-sanctioned editorial criticises Chinese journalists in a censorship row, but disclaimers suggest support for Southern Weekly reporters.
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What led to a paper's editorial protest in China?
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VietnamFourteen mostly Catholic activists go on trial in Vietnam accused of plotting to overthrow the government and taking part in anti-China protests.
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United StatesA Chinese man pleads guilty to selling hundreds of pirated US business software worth more than $100m (£62m).
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JapanJapan's new government summons China's envoy over a territorial row, amid reports Tokyo is to increase defence spending.
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Home ownership dreams in booming Beijing
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Journalists at a major Chinese paper, Southern Weekly, have gone on strike in a rare protest against censorship.
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Journalists at a major Chinese newspaper go on strike in a rare protest against censorship, as supporters demonstrate at their office.
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Journalists at a major Chinese paper, Southern Weekly, have gone on strike in a rare protest against censorship.
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A concerned father hired video gamers to kill his son's avatar in online video games as he feared he was addicted to them.
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The company has removed a search feature that made suggestions about sensitive keywords for users in China
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China suspends tough new traffic penalties, aimed at reducing the country's soaring accident rate, following a public outcry.
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Recreating ancient Chinese historical sites in 3D
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An annual winter carnival has opened in the north-east China city of Harbin.
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United StatesUS businesses in cultural pitch for Chinese tourist dollars
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Thousands of couples tie the knot in China on a date which, in Mandarin, sounds similar to the phrase 'love you forever'
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Journalists at China's Southern Weekly newspaper call for a senior propaganda chief to resign, in a rare protest against censorship.
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A fire which broke out at a private orphanage in China's northern Henan province leaves at least seven children dead, state-run media report.
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Thousands of couples across China rush to marry on 4 January, because the Mandarin wording for the date sounds like a promise of eternal love.
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A railway company in northern China is accused of covering up an explosion in a tunnel last month which left eight dead, state media report.
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China's non-manufacturing sector expands at its fastest pace in four months, adding to evidence that an economic rebound might be sustained.
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United StatesA Chinese search engine which linked to pirated content is shut down after appearing on a US blacklist.
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The Today programme's business presenter Simon Jack examines Chinese business culture and speaks to a range of business entrepreneurs.
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