We have started to collect the most important news related to China in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
Both pilots aboard a China-bound Boeing 747 cargo jet die when it crashes off South Korea after experiencing mechanical problems.
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International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge puts London 2012's readiness for the Games on a par with Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008.
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Police in China say they have rescued 89 kidnapped babies during operations to break up child smuggling gangs.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urges a swift and transparent inquiry into the weekend's fatal rail crash, amid rising public anger with officials.
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Chinese police clash with hundreds of people angry over the death of a disabled fruit seller who they claim was beaten by local officials.
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Shares of Sun Art surge on their debut at the Hong Kong stock exchange as investors bet on China.
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China becomes the fifth country in the world to send manned submersible 3500 metres below sea level.
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China has ordered a two-month nationwide safety campaign for its railways amid public outrage at a train crash on Saturday that killed nearly 40 people.
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Nissan Motor says it plans to invest 50bn yuan ($7.8bn; £4.7bn) in China, the world's biggest car market.
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China orders a two-month nationwide safety review of its railways amid public anger at a deadly crash between two high-speed trains.
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General Electric is shifting the headquarters of its X-Ray unit to China in an attempt to capture emerging markets.
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China's internet search engine Baidu reports a 95% surge in profits for the second quarter as advertising revenue grows.
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A two-year-old Chinese girl, Xiang Weiyi, has survived a train crash which happened on Saturday.
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Taiwan jails an army general for spying for China - the highest-ranking officer involved in espionage in decades.
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Several fake Apple stores in China have been shut down by officials after being exposed by an American blogger.
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China fires three senior railway officials and orders a nationwide safety check following a fatal high-speed train crash.
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Two high-speed trains collide in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, killing at least 35 and injuring more than 200, state media say.
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At least 32 people die and more than 100 are hurt after two high-speed trains crash in eastern China, state media reports.
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One of China's most-wanted fugitives, Lai Changxing, is deported home from Canada after a lengthy legal battle.
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Fake Apple stores operating in Kunming city, China, have been exposed.
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A senior church official in China says the country's state-controlled church plans to ordain seven more bishops, without seeking Vatican approval.
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At least 41 passengers are killed as a bus that was also carrying hazardous materials catches fire in China's Henan province, state media say.
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A Canadian court clears the way for one of China's most-wanted fugitives, Lai Changxing, to be deported home after a lengthy legal battle.
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Mrs Murdoch has a new fan base in China. What do they call her?
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South East Asian officials are trying to play down a rumbling dispute over territory in the South China Sea, signing a preliminary deal with China.
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Three entirely counterfeit Apple stores have been discovered in the Chinese city of Kunming by an American blogger.
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China says a visit by Philippine politicians to the Spratly Islands infringed Beijing's sovereignty, in a rumbling row over territory in the South China Sea.
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The Chinese state oil company CNOOC agrees to buy Canadian oil sands producer OPTI Canada for $2.1bn.
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China's biggest sporting superstar Yao Ming confirms that he is retiring from basketball, after suffering a series of injuries.
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The man expected to be China's next president, Xi Jinping, says in a speech in Lhasa he will "smash" any attempt to undermine Tibetan stability.
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Chinese search engine Baidu signs a deal with leading music labels, ending years of legal wrangling over rights.
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Chinese officials blame ethnic Uighur Muslim separatists for Monday's fatal attack on a police station in Xinjiang province.
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Several people, including two hostages, are killed in an attack on a police station in China's restive Xinjiang province, state media report.
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Wealthy Chinese are increasingly looking beyond the state sector
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China plans to release pork supplies onto the market to help cut the price of the country's most widely consumed meat product.
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Images from a "bee-attracting" competition in China's Hunan province, which pitted two fearless bee keepers, Lu Kongjiang and Wang Dalin, against one another.
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China responds angrily to a meeting between US President Barack Obama and Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
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US President Barack Obama hosts talks at the White House with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, angering China.
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China asks US President Barack Obama to cancel a planned Saturday private meeting with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
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Foreign direct investment in to China slows down as the government steps up its efforts to rein in the country's growth.
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A Chinese poet who was jailed in his homeland tells the BBC he fled to Germany so he could tell the story of ordinary people in China.
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Profits at KFC owner Yum Brands rise 10% thanks to another big increase in sales at its Chinese outlets.
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Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding and landslides in Yajiang province in south-west China.
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Chinese artist and government critic Ai Weiwei has accepted an offer to join Berlin's University of Arts as a visiting lecturer, it says.
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Some 1.3 million websites closed down in China during 2010, a report from a state-run think tank says.
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China's economy slows further in the second quarter after the government steps up its battle against inflation.
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Shares of Chinese car and battery maker BYD fall at the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges after a profit warning.
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The US hopes to make sure it is not left in China's dust in the rush to mine the rare 'earth elements' vital for manufacturing the latest technology.
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A Chinese court sentences six people to prison for their involvement in riots last month in an industrial town in southern Guangdong province.
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China has launched a data relay satellite from Sichuan Province.
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US mine seeks rare earths alternative to China
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American and Chinese military chiefs argue over US involvement in the South China Sea, after high-level talks in Beijing.
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Oil prices fall after figures show a drop in Chinese oil imports and as concerns continue about the US economy's strength.
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Nestle takes a big step towards expanding its operations in China, one of the world's biggest consumer markets.
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The pace of growth of imports to China slows down in June as the government's efforts to rein in growth hit domestic demand.
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Inflation in China rises to its highest level for three years, despite a series of interest rate rises and curbs on bank lending.
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Chinese basketball superstar Yao Ming, who plays for the Houston Rockets, has told the NBA he will retire from the game, media reports say.
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Heavy rain and flooding is continuing to wreak havoc in China's south-western Sichuan Province.
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The chief engineer of the world's longest sea-bridge, in China, denies allegations he rushed the construction to get it ready for last week's Communist Party anniversary.
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Chinese state media rebuffs widespread internet and media reports that former leader Jiang Zemin has died, saying they were "pure rumour".
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Chinese censors block internet references to former leader Jiang Zemin, whose name means "river", after rumours that he has died circulate.
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The Philippine Foreign Secretary, Albert del Rosario, is visiting his counterpart in Beijing, with the ongoing row over the South China Sea set to dominate talks.
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A book about China's disastrous Great Leap Forward policy wins the £20,000 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction.
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Shop owners in Uganda's capital, Kampala, shut their businesses to protest against a weakened currency and the influx of Chinese traders.
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China raises its main interest rates for the third time this year in an attempt to curb its worsening inflation problem.
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Shares in Bank of China and China Construction Bank fall after Singapore's state-owned investor Temasek Holdings sold its stakes in the institutions.
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A rare cross-breed between a zebra and donkey was born in the Haicang Zoo in China.
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The World Trade Organization rules that China broke international rules by restricting the exports of certain metals.
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Mercedes-Benz reports its best half-year sales on record, thanks in large part to strong demand from China and emerging economies.
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A businessman on the board of a company with ties to China's Red Cross Society has resigned amid a charity scandal.
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The pause in global warming from 1998 to 2008 was mainly caused by a sharp rise in China's coal use, a study suggests.
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Bad debts held by local governments in China are a far bigger problem than first estimated, ratings agency Moody's warns.
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Baidu, the biggest web company in China, will partner with Microsoft to provide English-language search results.
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Chinese confectionery group Hsu Fu Chi says it is in preliminary discussions about a tie-up with Swiss food giant Nestle.
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Rescuers in southern China try to reach more than 40 workers in two coal mines after one pit was flooded and the other caved in.
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As the Chinese Communist Party foundation celebrates its 90th anniversary, the country's "red tourism" industry is booming.
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Tibetan writer Tashi Rabten is reported to have been sentenced to four years in jail in south-west China for his magazine articles about the 2008 ethnic riots.
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There was a sea of red flags and banners in China as the ruling Communist Party celebrated its 90th anniversary.
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President Hu Jintao warns China's communists that corruption could cost them the support of the people, as the party marks its 90th anniversary.
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Chinese police arrest 36 people connected with operating an online fraud on Alibaba.com and other websites.
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China passes a law that politicians say will make it harder for the authorities to force people out of their homes to make way for development projects.
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Growth in China's manufacturing sector slowed in June following government policies to prevent the economy from overheating, figures show.
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The Chinese Communist Party is celebrating its 90th anniversary, nowhere more so than Yan'an, the birthplace of the revolution.
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The American communist who made China his home
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The American Sidney Rittenberg is one of only a handful of foreigners ever to join the Chinese Communist Party.
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The world's longest sea bridge, the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, has been opened to general traffic in China.
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China decides to raise the level at which people start paying income tax from 2,000 yuan ($309; £193) to 3,500 yuan a month.
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After four years of construction, China opens the world's longest sea bridge - spanning the 42km between the eastern coastal city of Qingdao and the suburb of Huangdao.
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The BBC's Chris Hogg takes a look around a museum which is housed in the building where the first congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in 1911.
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Amnesty International says China suppresses, detains and causes to disappear lawyers who become involved in politically sensitive cases.
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Shares in Chinese carmaker BYD surge on their debut on the Shenzen stock exchange despite the firm reporting a drop in profits.
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An exhibition of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's early photographic work from his time in New York is being exhibited in the city.
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How is economic success changing Chinese society?
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Chinese artist and government critic Ai Weiwei is to challenge a bill of more than 12m yuan ($1.9m, £1.2m) in unpaid taxes and fines, his wife tells the BBC.
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A Chinese mother who killed her paralysed 13-year-old twins is given a "lenient" five-year sentence, to highlight the strain on parents as full-time carers.
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Chinese and British companies agree a deal that will see three high-resolution Earth observation spacecraft map the Asian country's extraordinary growth from orbit.
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Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir, wanted for alleged war crimes, holds talks with China's President Hu Jintao, despite criticism by human rights groups.
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China and Germany sign trade deals worth $15bn (£9bn) as the leaders of the two countries meet in Berlin.
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China's authorities are demanding that dissident artist Ai Weiwei pay almost $2m in unpaid taxes and fines, according to a friend.
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A show has just started in Beijing featuring traditional Chinese lanterns in all shapes and sizes.
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