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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.
Beijing presents five official mascots for the 2008 Olympics - the largest number since the practice began.
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China confirms an eighth outbreak within a month of the bird flu strain that is lethal to humans.
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Hong KongHong Kong actor Jackie Chan scoops the best actor prize at China's Golden Rooster film awards.
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Comedy Kung Fu Hustle leads the winners at the Golden Horse Awards, the top Chinese-speaking film awards.
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A Chinese province is reportedly planning to build two separate jails just to hold inmates with HIV or Aids.
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger gets a warm welcome on the first day of his visit to China.
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SpainChina and Spain sign a series of deals aimed at improving ties between the two countries.
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RussiaRussian agents arrest the head of a Russian rocket technology firm on charges of spying for China.
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IndiaThe average salaries of skilled employees in China is far higher than in India, a new survey reveals.
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Chinese industrial production continues to grow strongly, so much so that some officials are now fearful of oversupply.
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China will publicly mark the birthday of Hu Yaobang, whose death sparked the Tiananmen protests.
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China says it is trying to vaccinate all of its estimated 14 billion poultry against the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.
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China confirms a woman has died of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu - one of its first two cases of the disease.
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IndonesiaIndonesia confirms two more people have died from bird flu, a day after China announced its first human cases.
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Most Chinese internet users are wary of buying goods online, a survey of Chinese internet habits reveals.
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Sir Matthew Pinsent says he was disturbed by the treatment of young gymnasts in Beijing ahead of the 2008 Olympics.
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A Chinese miner has been rescued from underground 11 days after the shaft he was working in collapsed.
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President Bush calls on China to expand its political and religious freedoms in talks with President Hu Jintao.
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Boeing signs massive deals to sell planes to China and Dubai, worth nearly $14bn (£8.15bn) between them.
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BP buys a stake in main Chinese jet fuel importer China Aviation Oil, but the size of the investment is not revealed.
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JapanChina awards Siemens and a Japanese consortium contracts to supply high-speed trains, reports claim.
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The UN rapporteur on torture is in China to examine allegations of official maltreatment.
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China needs to move from an investment-led boom to greater emphasis on consumption, the IMF says.
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The UN envoy on torture says his visit to China shows awareness in Beijing that the practice is still used widely.
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Three million people in the Chinese city of Harbin face four days without water amid fears of a chemical leak.
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China confirms a second woman has died of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu - in its third human case.
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A Chinese city threatened by a chemical spill into a river prepares for the contaminated water to reach it.
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A huge spill of benzene flows through the Chinese city of Harbin, amid health concerns for riverside communities.
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SingaporeA former Australian PM calls Singapore a "rogue Chinese port" as it prepares to hang a drug smuggler.
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Chinese media reveal the extent of the toxic leak threatening water supplies along the Songhua river.
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Hundreds of Chinese are being evacuated as the city of Harbin spends a third day without mains water.
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MalaysiaMalaysia launches an inquiry into a video which appears to show a police officer humiliating a Chinese woman.
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Officials from Beijing are sent in to investigate the chemical blast that contaminated a city's main water source.
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An earthquake kills at least 14 people and injures hundreds in parts of central China, state media report.
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RussiaChina apologises to Russia for a massive toxic leak which is set to reach Russian rivers within two weeks.
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The Chinese city of Harbin is to have its water restored, five days after it was cut off following a chemical blast.
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Chinese rescuers are sent to areas hit by a quake that killed 14 people and flattened thousands of homes.
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Running water is back for China's city of Harbin after a toxic spill, but may not yet be safe to drink.
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RussiaRussia is to airlift chemicals to try to tackle a toxic spill expected to flow into its rivers from China.
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Sir Paul McCartney vows not to perform in China after seeing footage of dogs and cats being killed for their fur.
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An explosion at a mine in north-east China claims 134 lives, officials say, with 15 miners still trapped.
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Water in China's city of Harbin is declared safe to drink more than two weeks after a toxic spill.
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Chinese rescuers search for survivors of a mine blast, as four more miners are found dead, taking the toll to 146.
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MalaysiaBeijing summons Malaysia's envoy to protest about the treatment of ethnic Chinese in Malaysia.
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Two Chinese coal mine officials are arrested following an explosion that killed at least 164 miners.
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Five Tibetan monks are arrested for opposing a Chinese political campaign, a pro-democracy campaign group says.
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Hong KongPro-democracy lawmakers from Hong Kong are to hold rare face-to-face talks with senior Beijing officials.
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China's environmental protection chief resigns, a week after a serious toxic leak left a city without water.
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Torture is often used in China's jails, says a UN official - who also accused Beijing of obstructing his inquiry.
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Rescuers in China are trying to reach 42 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in the central Henan province.
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