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Chinese man probed for building underground house
A 64-year-old man who was building an underground house for his family has become a subject of a probe by authorities in China's Henan...


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Another 100-km traffic jam builds up in China
A traffic jam more than 100 km long has formed in China just one week after gridlock led to tailbacks lasting 10 days northwest of...
Mass murderer Mao killed 45 million Chinese during 'Great Leap Forward'
China's communist ruler Mao Tse Tung killed 45 million of his people between 1958 and 1961 during what was dubbed as the world's biggest man-made...
Kim Kardashian poses with two nude hunks for mag photo shoot
Actress Kim Kardashian has appeared on the cover of Hong Kong mag Prestige with two nude...
Four killed in fight over 1 yuan
Four people were killed after a bloody altercation took place over a 1 yuan (US 15 cents) parking charge in China's Yangpu...
China, US discuss defense issues, despite suspension in military exchanges
A senior Chinese general met with the head of a leading U.S. think tank and discussed the building of strong military ties between both countries, despite military exchanges between the two nations having been frozen since...
India conveys concerns over Chinese presence in PoK
India has conveyed its concerns to Beijing on Chinese activities in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir...
150,000 wild boars go on a rampage in China
Over 150,000 rampaging wild boars in a province in eastern China are giving sleepless nights to farmers who have been forced to maintain round-the-clock vigil to save their...
Have kids outside marriage, pay hefty fines
Married people in a Chinese city who have children outside their marriage will now face heavy fines up to 250,000 yuan...
12 killed in China landslide
At least 12 people have been killed and 36 are still missing after mudslides hit a village in southwest China's Yunnan province, authorities said...
China marks 65th anniversary of victory against Japanese invasion
China Friday marked the 65th anniversary of Japan's surrender and paid homage to soldiers who died fighting during the Second World War, Xinhua...
Taiwan flight grounded over bomb threat
A China Airlines flight bound for Sydney has been grounded for safety checks in Taiwan because of an alleged bomb threat, airport police say.Flight CI051 was due to depart at 11:55pm on Friday (0155...
VP asks China to help effect Constitution
Mr Musyoka noted that the new Constitution devolves governance to counties, adding that there will be a lot of financial and infrastructural implications in its...
Chinese satellites bump during secret maneuvers
A Chinese satellite may have intentionally nudged another spacecraft during secretive space maneuvers in near-Earth orbit, according to analysts. Such close encounters could allow China to...
China Hiarong signs agreement with Taiwan's SinoPac
(MENAFN) China Huarong Asset Management Corporation (Huarong), one of China's four state-owned asset management firms, said it has signed a cooperation agreement with Taiwan-listed SinoPac Financial...
Goldrea Terminates Private Placement with China Finance/Negotiating Gold Loan
("Goldrea" or the "Company") reports the Company has terminated the previously announced private placement with China Finance Gold International Limited "CFGIL" in the amount of $5,600,000 for...
India conveys concerns to China
BEIJING: India on Friday conveyed its concerns to China over what officials described as “a pattern of what China was doing” in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, also raising questions over...
China to work with India on curbing tiger poaching
BEIJING: India and China this week agreed to cooperate in sharing intelligence on illegal trade in tiger parts between the countries, which conservationists say is seriously endangering India's tiger...
Friendlies: China beaten convincingly by Iran
China and Iran tussle for the ball on Friday Yang Xu came close to breaking the deadlock in the 36th minute but he put Yang Hao's dangerous cross over the bar. China's inability to clear their lines...
Chinese monk's vanishing act
One of China's most famous monks, who counts some of the country's most senior -figures among his followers, is on the run after being exposed as a fraud.Chinese government officials said that...
SAP Sees 'Limitless' Potential in China
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- SAP AG aims to make China “a second home” as local companies seeking management tools and real-time business intelligence will provide “limitless...
O'Sullivan misses Shanghai event
Ronnie O'Sullivan says he will not be defending his Shanghai Masters title because he wants to spend more time with his family.The three-time world champion has ruled out flying to China for the...
Business leaders to visit Beijing for talks with China leaders
TOKYO — A group of some 160 Japanese business leaders, including Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura, will visit Beijing from Sunday for talks with Chinese leaders to...
Beijing eyes counterbid for PotashCorp
Aluminum Corp of China , and other Chinese state resource companies initially shunned bankers pitching counterbid ideas for the Canadian fertiliser company, a person familiar with the matter told the...
China, U.S. pledge to advance six-party talks
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese and U.S. diplomats have agreed to work together to advance the stalled six-party talks on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Wu Dawei, China's...
O'Sullivan skips Shanghai Masters
Ronnie O'Sullivan has announced he will not defend his Roewe Shanghai Masters title next week. The world number two defeated Liang Wenbo in last year's final but instead of travelling to China again...
China-Biotics Announces September 20 Investor Day Schedule
/PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China-Biotics, Inc. ("China-Biotics", the "Company") (Nasdaq: CHBT), the leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of probiotics products...
China Telecom Americas Connects with CENX to Expand Carrier Ethernet Services
China Telecom Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: CHA), the world's largest fixed-line telecommunications and broadband services provider, today announced that it has established connections...
India 'concerned' over Chinese comments on Kashmir
Mumbai, Sep 3 : External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday expressed "great concern" over China terming Jammu and Kashmir "Indian-controlled...
Also In Global Health News: Congo Security Warnings; Niger Food Crisis; Drug Cost In Developing Countries; Measles Vaccination In China
Associated Press reports. The Walikale Civil Association "first sounded the alarm on July 25," in a meeting with the Congolese army and local authorities and first warned the U.N. on July 29,...
China join Australia in last 16 of the world basketball champs
Turkey's Oguz Savas scores as China's Peng Zhou defends during their preliminary round Group C match in the World Basketball Championship, in Ankara, Turkey on...
Taiwan-Sydney flight grounded over 'bomb threat'
A China Airlines flight bound for Sydney has been grounded for safety checks following an alleged bomb threat, airport police say. Flight CI051 due to depart just before 2am AEST this morning from...
China orders state firms to explore Potash bid
Chinese officials have ordered state-owned companies to meet with investment bankers to explore potential options to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Canada's Potash Corp, according to a...
Euro zone retail trade grows by 0.1 percent in July
Retail trade volume in the euro zone grew by 0.1 percent in July compared with the previous month, the European Union's (EU) statistical bureau Eurostat said on Friday.In July, food, drinks and...
France sees recovery in tourism in 2010
France, one of world's top tourism destinations, estimates a better performance of the key tourism business this year after receiving higher number of foreign holidaymakers, a government official...
Burger King stops purchasing palm oil from SMART
The U.S. second largest hamburger chain, Burger King Holding Inc., has canceled contract with palm oil supplier, PT SMART tbk., in Indonesia due to environmental concern.Greenpeace has accused the PT...
Return of global food crisis?
Russia's decision to keep its grain export ban in place until late 2011 raised again the specter of a repeat of the 2008 food crisis and the ensuing political upheaval and violence across the globe....
Wall Street cheers on jobs data
U.S. stocks gained sharply in early trading on Friday as investors cheered on a much better-than-expected monthly jobs report.The Labor Department released its closely watched August non-farm payroll...
Nikkei gains 0.57% but gains capped ahead of key U.S. jobs data
Tokyo stocks rose Friday, with the key Nikkei stock index extending gains for the third straight day as positive housing and employment data from the U.S. lent further support to the market and...
U.S. unemployment rate rises to 9.6 percent in August
U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.6 percent in August, reflecting business reluctance to hire amid uncertain economic prospect, the Labor Department reported on Friday.Nonfarm payroll employment...
China's journalists under threat
Mr. Niyaz 's "crime"? Giving an interview to foreign media after the July 2009 ethnic violence in Xinjiang - even though he maintained the government's line that the violence had been...
DPRK vows to strengthen friendship with China: FM
PYONGYANG, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would continue its efforts to further strengthen the DPRK-China friendship built during the Anti-Japanese War, Foreign...
China to give one-off payment to veterans of anti-Japan war to honor their contributions
BEIJING, Sep. 3 (Xinhua) -- In commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the victory in the anti-Japan War (1937-1945), China's central government will give some veterans of the war a one-off cash...
Chinese government moves to improve food safety systems
BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's food monitoring and risk assessment systems are to be upgraded with new technologies and more funding, said a government report received by Xinhua Friday. The...
China Huarong signs co-op deal with Taiwan-listed SinoPac Holdings
BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- China Huarong Asset Management Corporation (Huarong), one of China's four state-owned asset management firms, said Friday it has signed a cooperation agreement with...
China set to launch Chang'e-2 at end of the year
GUIYANG, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's second lunar probe, the Chang'e-2, will fly much faster than its predecessor and reach lunar orbit within a shorter period of time, a top Chinese space scientist...