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9th May, 2013
India FM seeks to build China ties after border row
Indian FM began a two-day trip to China, as the Asian giants seek to repair the damage from a border flare-up.
Indian FM began a two-day trip to China, as the Asian giants seek to repair the damage from a border flare-up.
2nd May, 2013
Indian govt under pressure to escalate China standoff
Indian Army CG briefed the CCS on an alleged Chinese incursion in the Eastern Ladakh region amid pressure from Delhi to escalate the standoff.
Indian Army CG briefed the CCS on an alleged Chinese incursion in the Eastern Ladakh region amid pressure from Delhi to escalate the standoff.
20th April, 2013
Huge rescue effort as China quake toll reaches 179
More than 1,100 aftershocks have followed since the latest quake struck China on Saturday morning.
More than 1,100 aftershocks have followed since the latest quake struck China on Saturday morning.
19th March, 2013
China’s leader Xi meets US treasury secretary
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Beijing wants strong ties with Washington as he held talks with the US Treasury secretary.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Beijing wants strong ties with Washington as he held talks with the US Treasury secretary.
17th March, 2013
China Premier Li rejects ‘groundless’ US hacking accusations
China's new premier Li Keqiang rejected US accusations of hacking, saying that Beijing did not support cyber spying.
China's new premier Li Keqiang rejected US accusations of hacking, saying that Beijing did not support cyber spying.
15th March, 2013
Li Keqiang named China’s new premier
China's parliament installed bureaucrat Li Keqiang as premier, putting him in charge of running the world's second-largest economy.
China's parliament installed bureaucrat Li Keqiang as premier, putting him in charge of running the world's second-largest economy.
14th March, 2013
China names Xi Jinping as new president
Xi Jinping has been declared the new president of China and it remains to be seen whether his presidency will bring any significant change.
Xi Jinping has been declared the new president of China and it remains to be seen whether his presidency will bring any significant change.
5th March, 2013
Opening ceremony of National People’s Congress
People gather at Tiananmen Square during the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress in Beijing.
People gather at Tiananmen Square during the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress in Beijing.
1st March, 2013
China’s natural gas drive may cut oil demand
China's drive to fuel more vehicles with cleaner-burning natural gas could reduce oil demand by nearly a tenth equivalent to Turkey's total oil consumption and may help ease its cities' toxic smog problem too.
China's drive to fuel more vehicles with cleaner-burning natural gas could reduce oil demand by nearly a tenth equivalent to Turkey's total oil consumption and may help ease its cities' toxic smog problem too.
13th February, 2013
Lunar New Year continues: temple fairs
The joyful Lunar New Year celebration continues in the form of temple fairs in China.
The joyful Lunar New Year celebration continues in the form of temple fairs in China.
16th January, 2013
Air Pollution in China
Air pollution in China has reached a critical level.
Air pollution in China has reached a critical level.
14th December, 2012
Knife-wielding man injures 22 children in China
A knife-wielding man slashed 22 children and an adult at an elementary school in central China on Friday, state media reported, the latest in a series of attacks on schoolchildren in the country.
A knife-wielding man slashed 22 children and an adult at an elementary school in central China on Friday, state media reported, the latest in a series of attacks on schoolchildren in the country.
21st November, 2012
China detains man for Twitter joke on party meet
Hundreds of Internet users are rallying around a Beijing blogger who has been detained by police after posting a joke on Twitter about the pivotal Communist Party congress.
Hundreds of Internet users are rallying around a Beijing blogger who has been detained by police after posting a joke on Twitter about the pivotal Communist Party congress.
16th November, 2012
US hopes for ‘constructive’ ties with new China leader
The United States voiced hope Thursday that China would play a greater role solving global problems as it said it expected a “constructive” relationship with Beijing's new leaders.
The United States voiced hope Thursday that China would play a greater role solving global problems as it said it expected a “constructive” relationship with Beijing's new leaders.
1st October, 2012
China : The crumbling of the Great Wall
The Great Wall of China is decaying and overgrown with vegetation can be seen atop a small hill near Xiang Shui Hu village, located 80…
The Great Wall of China is decaying and overgrown with vegetation can be seen atop a small hill near Xiang Shui Hu village, located 80…
20th September, 2012
US tilt to Asia not aimed against China: Panetta
Leon Panetta sought to reassure Beijing on Wednesday over Washington's strategic tilt to the Pacific, telling a military audience it was not an attempt to curb Chinese power.
Leon Panetta sought to reassure Beijing on Wednesday over Washington's strategic tilt to the Pacific, telling a military audience it was not an attempt to curb Chinese power.
23rd July, 2012
Anger in China’s capital as record rains kill at least 37
At least 25 people drowned in Saturday's rains, the heaviest to fall on the city since records began in 1951.
At least 25 people drowned in Saturday's rains, the heaviest to fall on the city since records began in 1951.
22nd July, 2012
Ten dead as record rain pounds Beijing
Torrential rain pounded China's capital all day Saturday, leading to the evacuation of more than 30,000 people, mostly from Beijing's outlying mountainous districts.
Torrential rain pounded China's capital all day Saturday, leading to the evacuation of more than 30,000 people, mostly from Beijing's outlying mountainous districts.
18th July, 2012
Ban meets China’s Hu seeking tougher action on Syria
Ban has already urged China to use its influence to back a peace plan by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan.
Ban has already urged China to use its influence to back a peace plan by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan.
25th June, 2012
Asian markets slip on EU summit concerns
Asian markets fell on pessimism over whether a European summit this week will come up with a plan to address the region's crippling debt crisis.
Asian markets fell on pessimism over whether a European summit this week will come up with a plan to address the region's crippling debt crisis.
