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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.
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt uses a new book to call China an Internet menace that backs cyber-crime for economic and political gain, reports say.
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JapanJapanese coastguards detain a Chinese boat for allegedly fishing in a Japanese exclusive economic zone amid an ongoing row over disputed islands.
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A truck carrying fireworks has exploded on an elevated highway in central China, killing at least five people and causing part of the road to collapse, state media report.
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A truck carrying fireworks explodes on a highway in central China, causing part of the road to collapse and leaving at least five people dead.
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A truck carrying fireworks has exploded on an elevated highway in central China, killing at least five people and causing part of the road to collapse, state media report.
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China reports a slight slowdown in manufacturing activity, underlining the challenges its new leaders face in spurring economic growth.
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United StatesThe Wall Street Journal says it has become the second major US newspaper after the New York Times to have been infiltrated by Chinese hackers.
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Hackers in China have attacked New York Times computers, the paper says, in a move it links to its reports on the Chinese premier's relatives' wealth.
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China's smog raises questions about future economic growth
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A Chinese version of James Joyce's novel Finnegans Wake, which took eight years to translate, surprises by selling out its initial print run.
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A Tibetan monk and his nephew are given long sentences by a Chinese court for inciting self-immolations, Chinese state media reports.
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Fourteen people plead guilty to "encouraging mass violence" during a high-profile environmental protest in Qidong, Chinese state media say.
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Beijing residents have been warned to stay indoors as smog caused by pollution worsens. It has partly been caused by a huge increase in coal consumption in China over the last decade.
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Shanghai Shenhua say Didier Drogba's move to Galatasaray violates the terms of his contract with the Chinese club.
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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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