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| Jan.3 |
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Heavy snow shuts down roads, hits flights |
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| Jan.12 |
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Google reports China-based attack Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
| Google has decided it is no longer willing to consider censorship of its site in China and may have to shut down its site and its offices in that nation
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| Jan.20 |
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China becomes 2nd largest economy
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| Jan.21 |
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Clinton calls on China to Google probe |
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| Jan.30 |
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China halts U.S. visits after Taiwan deal |
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| Jan.31 |
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China threatens sanctions over U.S. deal |
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| Feb.3 |
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Obama to pressure China on trade |
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| Feb.10 |
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'Milkshake murder' woman wins appeal |
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| Feb.18 |
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Dalai Lama-Obama meeting angers China
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| Mar.4 |
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Economic concerns to dominate parliament |
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| Mar.9 |
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China may ban eating dogs, cats |
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| Mar.13 |
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China denies currency undervalued |
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| Mar.19 |
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Rio Tinto signs mining deal with Chinalco |
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| Mar.21 |
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China likely to see trade deficit
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4 Tio Tinto employees on trial for bribery |
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| Mar.22 |
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Google stops censoring search in China Google has stopped censoring its search results in China, ignoring warnings by the country's authorities
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| Mar.29 |
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Rio Tinto executives jailed A court has sentenced an Australian mining executive to 10 years for bribery and stealing commercial secrets in the Rio Tinto case
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Rio sacks staff jailed by China for bribery |
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| Apr.1 |
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Obama seeks China aid over Iran |
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| Apr.2 |
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Sounds heard from mine |
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| Apr.3 |
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Alert over oil leak on Great Barrier Reef 
Map of Great Barrier Reef Australia The Shen Neng I, a Chinese ship, has run aground off north-eastern Australia, sparking an alert of an oil leak into the Great Barrier Reef
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| Apr.4 |
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9 rescued after week trapped in mine
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Dozens rescued from flooded mine
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| Apr.5 |
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China rescues 115 from flooded mine More than a week after their coal mine was flooded by a rush of underground water, 115 miners were pulled out alive
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| Apr.12 |
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Obama, Hu meeting focuses on Iran |
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| Apr.13 |
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Hundreds dead in 6.9 earthquake Map of Qinghai China| Some 300 people are feared dead after a rapid series of strong earthquakes hit a mountainous and impoverished area. The quake hit at 7:49 a.m. local time. The epicente... | |
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| Apr.14 |
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China sifts rubble for quake survivors
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| Apr.20 |
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China pays tribute to quake victims
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| Apr.27 |
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China lifts ban on foreigners with HIV The government has lifted a rule that banned foreigners with HIV and AIDs, STD and leprosy from entering the country
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Asian stocks slide amid Greek debt crisis |
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| Apr.28 |
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China stripped of 2000 Olympic bronze |
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| Apr.30 |
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Shanghai rolls out record world's expo Up to $58 billion has been pumped into the local economy in preparations for Expo 2010, which runs from May 1 to October 31
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| May.6 |
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Kim Jong-il 'backs' nuclear talks |
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| May.11 |
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Seven children killed at Chinese school Seven children were killed and at least 20 others wounded after an attack at a kindergarten in northwest China
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| May.17 |
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Tycoon Huang Guangyu jailed for bribery Huang Guangyu has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of bribery, insider trading and illegal business practices
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| Jun.19 |
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China hints at stronger currency
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| Jun.20 |
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46 workers killed in mine blast
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| Jun.28 |
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Taiwan and China to sign key deal |
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| Jul.14 |
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HK lawmakers debate minimum wage |
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China's economic growth eases China's economy continued to grow at a robust pace last quarter, grew at an annual rate of 10.3 percent
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| Jul.17 |
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China mine accident kills 28 |
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| Jul.20 |
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Death toll rises in floods |
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| Jul.21 |
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Flooding fears intensify |
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| Jul.23 |
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Record water levels test giant dam |
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| Jul.27 |
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Dozens missing in China landslide |
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| Aug.8 |
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Landslides kill at least 127 in China 
Map of Bailong River China About 1,300 people are missing after the landslides, which were triggered by heavy rains. 1,300 missing. 45,000 people evacuated
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| Aug.9 |
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Death toll hits 337 in China mudslides |
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| Aug.10 |
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China landslide death toll soars
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Storms threaten landslide rescue effort
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| Aug.14 |
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China mourns Gansu landslide dead |
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| Aug.23 |
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Bloody end to hostage siege Rolando Mendoza, a former police officer upset at having lost his job, took hostage a busload of tourists from Hong Kong and killed eight of them
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| Aug.25 |
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Kim Jong Il making China visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is visiting China, the South Korean JoongAng Daily reported Thursday
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| Sep.9 |
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Japan alarmed over China's yen purchase
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| Sep.10 |
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Chinese military power worries Japan
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| Sep.19 |
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China halts top-level Japan ties |
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| Sep.20 |
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China, Japan relations sour over captain| A Japanese court has extended the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain, as diplomatic tensions between the two countries rise | |
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| Sep.24 |
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Japan frees Chinese boat captain Japan has released Zhan Qixiong, a Chinese fishing boat captain, whose arrest two weeks ago led to a major row with Beijing
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China demands apology from Japan
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| Sep.25 |
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China apology demand turned down |
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| Sep.26 |
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Japan to press China over boats |
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| Sep.29 |
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2,000 evacuated for lunar probe |
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| Sep.30 |
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'US bill on yuan would hurt both countries'
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| Oct.3 |
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Global climate talks kick off in China
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| Oct.4 |
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China, Japan leaders meet, signal thaw China's and Japan's top leaders met, indicating a thaw in relations since a diplomatic battle over Japan's arrest of a Chinese fishing capt...
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| Oct.5 |
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Gates could meet Chinese counterpart |
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| Oct.8 |
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Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize | The 2010 prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo, a leading Chinese dissident who is serving a prison term after calling for human rights and democratization. China said the award could damage ties with Norway, and... | |
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China angry at dissident's Nobel Prize
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| Oct.11 |
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US and China military heads meet |
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Nobel winner's wife under house arrest |
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| Oct.12 |
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Chinese reformers push on censorship A group of veteran reformers in Communist party has demanded to dismantle elaborate censorship apparatus
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| Oct.14 |
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Party urges Google to drop Chinese name |
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| Oct.15 |
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China's leaders mull economic shift
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| Oct.16 |
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Protests prolong China-Japan row |
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| Oct.17 |
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Death toll rises to 26 from coal mine Rescue officials say five more bodies have been found after a coal mine gas leak in central China's Henan province
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| Oct.18 |
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China firms 'evade Iran embargo'
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Typhoon Megi heads towards China |
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| Oct.19 |
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Asian markets fall on China rate hike Asian markets are following the reaction of U.S. and European markets to China's decision to raise its benchmark interest rates by a 0.25%
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| Oct.20 |
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China's economy cools in third quarter China's economic growth slowed for the second quarter in a row, cooling fears that its economy is growing at an unsustainable pace
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China 'opposes UN Darfur report'
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| Oct.23 |
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270,000 flee as typhoon hits China |
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US treasury chief to visit China |
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| Oct.25 |
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Nobel laureates call for release of Xiaobo |
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| Oct.28 |
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Fastest supercomputer belongs to China |
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| Oct.29 |
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Clinton faces China-Japan wrangle |
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| Oct.30 |
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China assures US over rare earths
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Farewell to huge Expo |
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| Nov.5 |
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China and Germany criticise Fed |
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China artist 'under house arrest'
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| Nov.6 |
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Mall fire kills 19 |
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| Nov.7 |
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China tees up G20 showdown with U.S. |
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| Nov.8 |
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Cameron begins China trade visit |
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| Nov.16 |
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High-rise fire killed 53
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| Nov.17 |
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First Hong Kong bird flu case in 7 years |
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| Nov.21 |
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Rescued after 3 days in sunken shaft |
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29 trapped miners rescued |
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| Nov.24 |
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US urges China to act on North Korea |
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| Nov.26 |
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China works to ease Korea tension
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Arrests over emperor tombs' raid |
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China criticizes U.S.-S. Korean exercise |
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| Nov.28 |
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China call for urgent Korea talks |
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| Nov.29 |
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China 'would allow unified Korea'
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| Dec.4 |
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China 'orchestrated Google hack' |
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6 killed in internet cafe explosion |
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10 sailors missing after cargo ship sinks |
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Havel and Tutu urge to release Liu Xiaobo |
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| Dec.7 |
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U.S. pressure on China over North Korea |
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| Dec.8 |
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WikiLeaks: US 'wary of China role in Africa
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| Dec.9 |
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China anger as Nobel award looms
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U.S. Speaker to attend Nobel ceremony |
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| Dec.10 |
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Chinese dissident awarded Peace Prize An empty chair stood in for imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in absentia
| China has responded furiously, repeatedly called Liu a common criminal and declared the award a Western plot against China
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| Dec.16 |
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Fire highlights China's growth problem |
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Japan warning over China military |
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| Dec.18 |
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Fireworks explosion in China kills 8 |
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| Dec.22 |
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China's president to make U.S. visit |
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| Dec.24 |
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China seamen in fatal clash freed |
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| Dec.25 |
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S Korea, China plan defence talks |
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| Dec.26 |
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China raises benchmark interest rates |
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| Dec.27 |
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9 children dead, after vehicle plunges |
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| Dec.28 |
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Thousands stranded, fog closes airport |
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| Dec.30 |
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60,000 porn websites shut down |
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| 2010 |
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| Sep.10 |
Chinese military power worries Japan
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| Sep.26 |
Japan to press China over boats |
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| Oct.5 |
Gates could meet Chinese counterpart |
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| Oct.11 |
US and China military heads meet |
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| Nov.26 |
China works to ease Korea tension
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| Nov.26 |
China criticizes U.S.-S. Korean exercise |
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| Nov.28 |
China call for urgent Korea talks |
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| Dec.16 |
Japan warning over China military |
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| Dec.24 |
China seamen in fatal clash freed |
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| Dec.25 |
S Korea, China plan defence talks |
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|
| 2010 |
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| Jan.3 |
Heavy snow shuts down roads, hits flights |
|
| Apr.2 |
Sounds heard from mine |
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| Apr.3 |
Alert over oil leak on Great Barrier Reef Map of Great Barrier Reef Australia The Shen Neng I, a Chinese ship, has run aground off north-eastern Australia, sparking an alert of an oil leak into the Great Barrier Reef
|
| Apr.4 |
9 rescued after week trapped in mine
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| Apr.4 |
Dozens rescued from flooded mine
|
| Apr.5 |
China rescues 115 from flooded mine More than a week after their coal mine was flooded by a rush of underground water, 115 miners were pulled out alive
|
| Apr.13 |
Hundreds dead in 6.9 earthquake Map of Qinghai China| Some 300 people are feared dead after a rapid series of strong earthquakes hit a mountainous and impoverished area. The quake hit at 7:49 a.m. local time. The epicente... | |
|
| Apr.14 |
China sifts rubble for quake survivors
|
| Apr.20 |
China pays tribute to quake victims
|
| Apr.27 |
China lifts ban on foreigners with HIV The government has lifted a rule that banned foreigners with HIV and AIDs, STD and leprosy from entering the country
|
| Jun.20 |
46 workers killed in mine blast
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| Jul.17 |
China mine accident kills 28 |
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| Jul.20 |
Death toll rises in floods |
|
| Jul.21 |
Flooding fears intensify |
|
| Jul.23 |
Record water levels test giant dam |
|
| Jul.27 |
Dozens missing in China landslide |
|
| Aug.8 |
Landslides kill at least 127 in China Map of Bailong River China About 1,300 people are missing after the landslides, which were triggered by heavy rains. 1,300 missing. 45,000 people evacuated
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| Aug.9 |
Death toll hits 337 in China mudslides |
|
| Aug.10 |
China landslide death toll soars
|
| Aug.10 |
Storms threaten landslide rescue effort
|
| Aug.14 |
China mourns Gansu landslide dead |
|
| Oct.17 |
Death toll rises to 26 from coal mine Rescue officials say five more bodies have been found after a coal mine gas leak in central China's Henan province
|
| Oct.18 |
Typhoon Megi heads towards China |
|
| Oct.23 |
270,000 flee as typhoon hits China |
|
| Nov.6 |
Mall fire kills 19 |
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| Nov.16 |
High-rise fire killed 53
|
| Nov.17 |
First Hong Kong bird flu case in 7 years |
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| Nov.21 |
Rescued after 3 days in sunken shaft |
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| Nov.21 |
29 trapped miners rescued |
|
| Dec.4 |
6 killed in internet cafe explosion |
|
| Dec.4 |
10 sailors missing after cargo ship sinks |
|
| Dec.16 |
Fire highlights China's growth problem |
|
| Dec.18 |
Fireworks explosion in China kills 8 |
|
| Dec.27 |
9 children dead, after vehicle plunges |
|
| Dec.28 |
Thousands stranded, fog closes airport |
|
|
| 2010 |
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| Apr.28 |
China stripped of 2000 Olympic bronze |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Google reports China-based attack Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
| Google has decided it is no longer willing to consider censorship of its site in China and may have to shut down its site and its offices in that nation
|
| |
|
| Jan.20 |
China becomes 2nd largest economy
|
| Jan.31 |
China threatens sanctions over U.S. deal |
|
| Feb.3 |
Obama to pressure China on trade |
|
| Mar.4 |
Economic concerns to dominate parliament |
|
| Mar.9 |
China may ban eating dogs, cats |
|
| Mar.13 |
China denies currency undervalued |
|
| Mar.19 |
Rio Tinto signs mining deal with Chinalco |
|
| Mar.21 |
China likely to see trade deficit
|
| Mar.21 |
4 Tio Tinto employees on trial for bribery |
|
| Mar.22 |
Google stops censoring search in China Google has stopped censoring its search results in China, ignoring warnings by the country's authorities
|
| Mar.29 |
Rio sacks staff jailed by China for bribery |
|
| Apr.27 |
Asian stocks slide amid Greek debt crisis |
|
| Apr.30 |
Shanghai rolls out record world's expo Up to $58 billion has been pumped into the local economy in preparations for Expo 2010, which runs from May 1 to October 31
|
| May.17 |
Tycoon Huang Guangyu jailed for bribery Huang Guangyu has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of bribery, insider trading and illegal business practices
|
| Jun.19 |
China hints at stronger currency
|
| Jun.28 |
Taiwan and China to sign key deal |
|
| Jul.14 |
HK lawmakers debate minimum wage |
|
| Jul.14 |
China's economic growth eases China's economy continued to grow at a robust pace last quarter, grew at an annual rate of 10.3 percent
|
| Sep.9 |
Japan alarmed over China's yen purchase
|
| Sep.30 |
'US bill on yuan would hurt both countries'
|
| Oct.14 |
Party urges Google to drop Chinese name |
|
| Oct.15 |
China's leaders mull economic shift
|
| Oct.19 |
Asian markets fall on China rate hike Asian markets are following the reaction of U.S. and European markets to China's decision to raise its benchmark interest rates by a 0.25%
|
| Oct.20 |
China's economy cools in third quarter China's economic growth slowed for the second quarter in a row, cooling fears that its economy is growing at an unsustainable pace
|
| Oct.23 |
US treasury chief to visit China |
|
| Oct.28 |
Fastest supercomputer belongs to China |
|
| Oct.30 |
China assures US over rare earths
|
| Oct.30 |
Farewell to huge Expo |
|
| Nov.5 |
China and Germany criticise Fed |
|
| Dec.26 |
China raises benchmark interest rates |
|
| Dec.28 |
Thousands stranded, fog closes airport |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Google reports China-based attack Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
| Google has decided it is no longer willing to consider censorship of its site in China and may have to shut down its site and its offices in that nation
|
| |
|
| Jan.21 |
Clinton calls on China to Google probe |
|
| Feb.10 |
'Milkshake murder' woman wins appeal |
|
| Mar.21 |
4 Tio Tinto employees on trial for bribery |
|
| Mar.29 |
Rio Tinto executives jailed A court has sentenced an Australian mining executive to 10 years for bribery and stealing commercial secrets in the Rio Tinto case
|
| May.11 |
Seven children killed at Chinese school Seven children were killed and at least 20 others wounded after an attack at a kindergarten in northwest China
|
| May.17 |
Tycoon Huang Guangyu jailed for bribery Huang Guangyu has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of bribery, insider trading and illegal business practices
|
| Aug.23 |
Bloody end to hostage siege Rolando Mendoza, a former police officer upset at having lost his job, took hostage a busload of tourists from Hong Kong and killed eight of them
|
| Nov.26 |
Arrests over emperor tombs' raid |
|
| Dec.4 |
China 'orchestrated Google hack' |
|
| Dec.30 |
60,000 porn websites shut down |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Google reports China-based attack Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
| Google has decided it is no longer willing to consider censorship of its site in China and may have to shut down its site and its offices in that nation
|
| |
|
| Jan.30 |
China halts U.S. visits after Taiwan deal |
|
| Jan.31 |
China threatens sanctions over U.S. deal |
|
| Feb.3 |
Obama to pressure China on trade |
|
| Feb.18 |
Dalai Lama-Obama meeting angers China
|
| Mar.4 |
Economic concerns to dominate parliament |
|
| Apr.1 |
Obama seeks China aid over Iran |
|
| Apr.12 |
Obama, Hu meeting focuses on Iran |
|
| Apr.20 |
China pays tribute to quake victims
|
| Apr.27 |
China lifts ban on foreigners with HIV The government has lifted a rule that banned foreigners with HIV and AIDs, STD and leprosy from entering the country
|
| May.6 |
Kim Jong-il 'backs' nuclear talks |
|
| Jun.28 |
Taiwan and China to sign key deal |
|
| Jul.14 |
HK lawmakers debate minimum wage |
|
| Aug.14 |
China mourns Gansu landslide dead |
|
| Aug.25 |
Kim Jong Il making China visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is visiting China, the South Korean JoongAng Daily reported Thursday
|
| Sep.10 |
Chinese military power worries Japan
|
| Sep.19 |
China halts top-level Japan ties |
|
| Sep.20 |
China, Japan relations sour over captain| A Japanese court has extended the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain, as diplomatic tensions between the two countries rise | |
|
| Sep.24 |
Japan frees Chinese boat captain Japan has released Zhan Qixiong, a Chinese fishing boat captain, whose arrest two weeks ago led to a major row with Beijing
|
| Sep.24 |
China demands apology from Japan
|
| Sep.25 |
China apology demand turned down |
|
| Sep.26 |
Japan to press China over boats |
|
| Sep.29 |
2,000 evacuated for lunar probe |
|
| Sep.30 |
'US bill on yuan would hurt both countries'
|
| Oct.3 |
Global climate talks kick off in China
|
| Oct.4 |
China, Japan leaders meet, signal thaw China's and Japan's top leaders met, indicating a thaw in relations since a diplomatic battle over Japan's arrest of a Chinese fishing capt...
|
| Oct.5 |
Gates could meet Chinese counterpart |
|
| Oct.8 |
Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize | The 2010 prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo, a leading Chinese dissident who is serving a prison term after calling for human rights and democratization. China said the award could damage ties with Norway, and... | |
|
| Oct.8 |
China angry at dissident's Nobel Prize
|
| Oct.11 |
US and China military heads meet |
|
| Oct.11 |
Nobel winner's wife under house arrest |
|
| Oct.12 |
Chinese reformers push on censorship A group of veteran reformers in Communist party has demanded to dismantle elaborate censorship apparatus
|
| Oct.14 |
Party urges Google to drop Chinese name |
|
| Oct.15 |
China's leaders mull economic shift
|
| Oct.16 |
Protests prolong China-Japan row |
|
| Oct.18 |
China firms 'evade Iran embargo'
|
| Oct.20 |
China 'opposes UN Darfur report'
|
| Oct.23 |
US treasury chief to visit China |
|
| Oct.25 |
Nobel laureates call for release of Xiaobo |
|
| Oct.29 |
Clinton faces China-Japan wrangle |
|
| Nov.5 |
China artist 'under house arrest'
|
| Nov.7 |
China tees up G20 showdown with U.S. |
|
| Nov.8 |
Cameron begins China trade visit |
|
| Nov.24 |
US urges China to act on North Korea |
|
| Nov.26 |
China works to ease Korea tension
|
| Nov.26 |
China criticizes U.S.-S. Korean exercise |
|
| Nov.28 |
China call for urgent Korea talks |
|
| Nov.29 |
China 'would allow unified Korea'
|
| Dec.4 |
Havel and Tutu urge to release Liu Xiaobo |
|
| Dec.7 |
U.S. pressure on China over North Korea |
|
| Dec.8 |
WikiLeaks: US 'wary of China role in Africa
|
| Dec.9 |
China anger as Nobel award looms
|
| Dec.9 |
U.S. Speaker to attend Nobel ceremony |
|
| Dec.10 |
Chinese dissident awarded Peace Prize An empty chair stood in for imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in absentia
| China has responded furiously, repeatedly called Liu a common criminal and declared the award a Western plot against China
|
| |
|
| Dec.16 |
Japan warning over China military |
|
| Dec.22 |
China's president to make U.S. visit |
|
| Dec.25 |
S Korea, China plan defence talks |
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