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N. Korea nuke crisis: No quick fix |
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| Feb.9 |
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U.S.-based dissident jailed for life |
| Feb.23 |
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6.8 earthquake rocks western China
At least 257 people are reported dead after an earthquake hit region of Xinjiang. 1,000 houses collapsed in one village
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| Mar.4 |
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Legislature session to anoint new leaders |
| Mar.6 |
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China rallies behind war opponents
| Mar.13 |
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First alert over SARS Virulent flu and pneumonia has swept through hospitals in Hong Kong and Vietnam
Health officials have issued a global warning about the flu and pneumonia. The precise origin of the infection is unknown
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| Mar.14 |
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Hu Jintao elected president Hu's election was immediately followed by the election to the country's top military post of Jiang Zemin
| Mar.22 |
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Babies found in suitcases
| Mar.26 |
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34 killed by virus
| Mar.30 |
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Deadly virus flats quarantined
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| Apr.1 |
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SARS toll climbs |
| Apr.2 |
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WHO issues HK virus travel warning
| Apr.3 |
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WHO reaches virus epicenter
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Diplomats pull out over bug fears |
| Apr.7 |
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Sars hits foreigners |
| Apr.8 |
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SARS cases still rising |
| Apr.9 |
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SARS death leads to dispute |
| Apr.12 |
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Sars spreads across China |
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Frequent flyer takes SARS on board |
| Apr.13 |
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Alarm after SARS strikes 'healthy' |
| Apr.14 |
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SARS situation 'grave' |
| Apr.17 |
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China pledges truth on SARS |
| Apr.18 |
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China hid SARS patients Authorities have gone to staggering lengths to hide patients from visiting World Health Organization inspectors
| Apr.19 |
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12 more people have died from SARS The latest figures raise the death toll from the disease in Hong Kong to 81
| Apr.20 |
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Heads roll over SARS spread Health minister and the mayor of Beijing have both been sacked. May 1 International Workers' Day holiday cancelled
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Deadly virus spreads to 3 new provinces |
| Apr.21 |
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HK hopeful on SARS outbreak effort
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Schools reopen despite SARS |
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China facing big SARS spread - WHO
| Apr.22 |
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SARS travel appeal issued |
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North Korea nuclear talks begin |
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SARS threat closes schools |
| Apr.23 |
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WHO increases SARS travel warnings
Map of Shanxi China The World Health Organization is urging people to avoid unnecessary trips to Shanxi Province, Beijing and Toronto, Ontario
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Hospital sealed off
| Apr.24 |
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Number of new SARS cases soars
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N Korea nuclear talks end in row |
| Apr.25 |
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Mass SARS quarantine
| Apr.26 |
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Cinemas closed over SARS
| Apr.27 |
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SARS closes Beijing venues Authorities ordered the temporary closure of theaters and libraries and suspended the approval of marriages | |
| Apr.28 |
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SARS 'still on increase' in China |
| Apr.29 |
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SARS: Beijing faces critical week
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| May.1 |
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China fears 'many more' SARS cases |
| May.2 |
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Sub disaster killed 70
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Beijing upbeat, HK hits SARS snag |
| May.3 |
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Ship issues SARS distress call Captain is saying 10 of its 24 crew members seem to be suffering symptoms of SARS
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SARS doctors board stricken ship
| May.4 |
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HK breathes easier on SARS news
| May.5 |
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Sars fears shut reservoirs
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10,000 people quarantined in Nanjing |
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Angry Chinese riot over SARS |
| May.6 |
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SARS battle remains 'grave'
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SARS investigators deployed
| May.7 |
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SARS fight goes rural
| May.8 |
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FBI's former China agent indicted
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SARS travel warning extended
| May.9 |
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SARS progress in Beijing
| May.10 |
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China 'missing' vital SARS data WHO: In Beijing there is no information about when, where and from whom patients caught the disease
| May.11 |
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China urges vigilance on SARS |
| May.13 |
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Dozens dead mine blast
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Beijing: SARS 'under control' |
| May.14 |
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SARS figures offer China hope |
| May.15 |
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Death for SARS spreaders China has threatened to execute or jail for life anyone who deliberately spreads the killer virus
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WHO optimism on SARS grows
| May.17 |
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WHO extends China SARS advice |
| May.23 |
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WHO lifts HK, Guangdong advisory |
| May.27 |
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Hu meets Putin Both leaders are calling 'the use of force to resolve problems' on the Korean Peninsula 'unacceptable'
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HK seeks to boost virus defenses |
| May.30 |
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Officials: China SARS crisis eases |
| May.31 |
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SARS: Optimism for China, Taiwan |
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| Jun.2 |
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SARS-free day |
| Jun.3 |
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WHO questions China's SARS decline |
| Jun.5 |
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SARS outbreak past its peak: WHO The epidemic has passed its peak worldwide but the threat of resurgence remains
| Jun.12 |
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SARS under control in China: WHO
| Jun.13 |
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SARS warning remains for Beijing |
| Jun.16 |
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HK could soon be off SARS list |
| Jun.22 |
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Hong Kong beats SARS |
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Indian PM seeks China ties boost |
| Jun.23 |
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India, China forge closer ties |
| Jun.24 |
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India and China agree over Tibet India has recognised that Tibet is part of the of China. China has agreed to start border trade through Sikkim
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WHO lifts travel alert for Beijing
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| Jul.1 |
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200,000 protest national security law |
| Jul.3 |
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India, China face AIDS catastrophe |
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Heat on Tung to change HK law |
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Asian firms rapped over Iran sales |
| Jul.4 |
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Tung retreats on anti-subversion law Hong Kong's leader has said a controversial anti-subversion bill will be amended, following a huge protest
| Jul.6 |
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Mine blast kills 22 |
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Shock reversal for security law vote |
| Jul.9 |
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Thousands call for Tung to quit |
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High toll in bus crash |
| Jul.14 |
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China ups ante on nuke crisis |
| Jul.16 |
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China, U.S. unite over N. Korea |
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Crisis after officials quit The resignation of 2 top officials is raising questions about the future of the territory's leader, Chief Executive Tung
| Jul.17 |
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Chief: I won't step down |
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No end to flood misery |
| Jul.19 |
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China, U.S. hold Korea talks |
| Jul.21 |
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Strong quake |
| Jul.24 |
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SARS re-emergence fear |
| Jul.29 |
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Fireworks blasts kill 29 |
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| Aug.20 |
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Falun Gong sues ex-president Jiang |
| Aug.26 |
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Hopes low as N Korea talks start Delegates from North and South Korea, Russia, China, Japan and the U.S. will discuss how to end the 10-month row
| Aug.28 |
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Tough going at N. Korea nuke talks |
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N Korea talks fail to ease tension The diplomatic gulf separating N. Korea and the U.S. is wide as ever after 6-nation talks on the North's nuclear programme | |
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Typhoon lashes Hong Kong Typhoon Dujuan arrives with thw winds of more than 170 kilometres per hour and torrential rain
| Sep.4 |
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Government shelves security bill |
| Sep.9 |
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Dalai Lama calls for U.S. help |
| Sep.11 |
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Spy plane 'gave secrets to China' |
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| Oct.1 |
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'Shortcomings' in SARS outbreak |
| Oct.7 |
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China eyes mid-October space date The historic flight would take place on October 15, last 90 minutes and involve just 1 orbit of the Earth
| Oct.15 |
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First Manned Space Flight Ends in Success The space capsule carrying Yang Liwei touched made a 21-hour odyssey that took him around the world 14 times | |
| Oct.26 |
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Quakes trap Chinese in caves |
| Oct.30 |
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EU to press China on trade ties |
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| Nov.2 |
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Three Gorges shares go on sale |
| Nov.14 |
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Mine blast kills 48
The bodies have been retrieved after the gas blast at a coal mine in the city of Fengcheng in province of Jiangxi
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| Dec.1 |
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Powerful quake kills 10 |
| Dec.6 |
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Ireland wins Miss World contest |
| Dec.10 |
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Wen: Too soon for China democracy |
| Dec.23 |
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China cracks Taiwan 'spy ring' |
| Dec.25 |
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233 died in gas disaster
Map of Chongqing China Thousands flee the disaster. A gas well burst in the Chuan Dongbei gas field, releasing natural gas and sulfurated hydrogen | |
| Dec.28 |
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Gas death toll reached 233 |
| Dec.30 |
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China SARS tests inconclusive |