India says China's new passport maps unacceptable
India responded Saturday to China's newly revised passports that show disputed territory near their shared border as part of China by issuing Chinese citizens visas embossed with New Delhi's own maps....
View ArticleFellow laureate decries China's Nobel literature winner
November 24, 2012 7:45 PM STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A past winner of the Nobel Prize in literature has called this year's choice for the award, China's Mo Yan, a "catastrophe", accusing him of "celebrating...
View Article32 killed in two gas explosions in China
*At least 32 people have been killed and 47 others injured in two separate gas explosions in China, including a blast inside a restaurant which caught diners unawares. * Eighteen people were killed and...
View ArticleTibetan self-immolates in northwest China
A Tibetan villager has died after setting himself on fire, Chinese state media said on Saturday – the latest death in a wave of protests against Beijing’s rule. China’s official Xinhua news agency said...
View ArticleTwo gas explosions in China, 32 dead
At least 32 people have been killed and 47 others injured in two separate gas explosions in China, including a blast inside a restaurant which caught diners unawares. Reported by Zee News 23 minutes ago.
View ArticleWindows Phone 7.8 Lands in the Coming Weeks, Microsoft China Says
Windows Phone 7.8, the next platform update that owners of Windows Phone 7.5 devices are expected to receive, should become available for download in the coming weeks, Microsoft China claims. Greater...
View ArticleFellow laureate excoriates China's Nobel literature winner
November 24, 2012 7:45 PM STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A past winner of the Nobel Prize in literature has called this year's choice for the award, China's Mo Yan, a "catastrophe", accusing him of "celebrating...
View ArticleWrongful jailing complaint in China's Bo scandal
BEIJING (AP) — An ex-lawyer who said he was wrongfully persecuted as part of a massive crime crackdown by China's purged politician Bo Xilai has filed a complaint with China's highest prosecuting...
View ArticleChina lands jet on first carrier
A Chinese-made fighter jet lands on Beijing's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, officials say, bolstering China's military capacity in territorial disputes. Reported by BBC News 7 hours ago.
View ArticleChina's role in Southeast Asia questioned
BEIJING (AP) — China is finding the once friendly ground of Southeast Asia bumpy going, with anger against Chinese claims to disputed islands, once reliable ally Myanmar flirting with democracy and...
View ArticleChina lands first fighter jet J-15 on its aircraft carrier
November 25, 2012 10:32 AM BEIJING (AP) - China's official news agency says the country has successfully landed a fighter jet on its first aircraft carrier. Reported by Straits Times 7 hours ago.
View ArticleNutter embarking on trade mission to China
Mayor Nutter on Thursday takes off for China, hoping to raise Philadelphia's international profile, drum up business opportunities, and renew discussions about direct flights between the city and that...
View ArticleBilateral relations with China perfect: Gen Bikram Singh
*Terming bilateral relations between India and China as "absolutely perfect", Chief of Army General Bikram Singh has said that mechanisms are in place to solve any issues between the two countries and...
View ArticleRecord numbers flock to take China's civil service exam
Hundreds of thousands packed out schools and universities across China on Sunday to take the national civil service exam, with record numbers registering in search of a stable government job. More than...
View ArticleChina successfully launches remote sensing satellite
THE Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center confirmed that China successfully launched the Yaogan XVI remote-sensing satellite into space at 12:06am today. Reported by Shanghai Daily 5 hours ago.
View ArticleIndia-China bilateral ties absolutely perfect and mechanisms in place to...
Chief of Army General Bikram Singh has said that bilateral relations between India and China are absolutely perfect and mechanisms are in place to solve any issues between the two countries. Speaking...
View Article19 dead in China coal mine accident
Nineteen miners were killed and four remained trapped after a gas outburst hit a coal mine in southwest China, rescuers said. Reported by Zee News 5 hours ago.
View ArticleChina crackdown may be fuelling Tibetan immolations
A security crackdown in Tibetan-inhabited areas of China is fuelling self-immolations in protest at Chinese rule which have claimed dozens of lives, an advocacy group said on Sunday. Three...
View ArticleChina crackdown 'worsening Tibetan immolations'
China called Sunday for an intensified crackdown on separatism in its Tibetan-inhabited regions, as an advocacy group said repression was encouraging self-immolations in protest at Chinese rule....
View ArticleChina crackdown fuelling Tibetan immolations: group
A security crackdown in Tibetan-inhabited areas of China is fuelling self-immolations in protest at Chinese rule which have claimed dozens of lives, an advocacy group said Sunday Reported by Bangkok...
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