China News
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Hong Kong -
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday for the first time since mass demonstrations shut down parts of the city for more than two months.
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Washington -
US President Barack Obama will appear in public at an event attended by the Dalai Lama next week in Washington, the White House said, in a move sure to anger Beijing.
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Jinan -
In November 2013, China relaxed its one-child policy. Since that time, there has remained a disparity in the ratio of male to female births in China, rising to as high as 117:100 in 2014.
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Two years ago, The New York Times reported that China is pouring $250 billion a year into higher education, with a goal of producing 195 million college graduates by 2020.
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Kuala Lumpur -
Malaysia on Thursday formally declared the passengers and crew of missing flight MH370 to be presumed dead, a step that it said opens the door for compensation payments but which was angrily rejected by distraught relatives.
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Shenzhen -
A banquet for Chinese officials turned violent last week when journalists photographed them eating a critically endangered giant salamander, media reports say. The diners included senior police officials who appeared to flout Beijing's austerity campaign.
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Kinshasa -
Clashes between Democratic Republic of Congo police and political protestors that left some 40 people dead last week also revealed the level of hostility towards the Chinese in the capital Kinshasa.
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Hong Kong -
The original founders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Occupy movement were arrested and released Saturday as the city's police chief defended the investigation into mass protests, saying it was not "a show".
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Apple has agreed to let the Chinese government inspect iPhones, Macs, and iPads over fears of backdoor government surveillance, IT World reports.
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Hong Kong -
A group of pro-democracy financiers in Hong Kong took out an advert in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday challenging China to respect the city's autonomy and introduce free elections.
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Windsor -
Auto parts maker Nemak, with the assistance of an Ontario government grant, committed this week to investing $15 million into its Windsor plant.
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Jianchang -
High on a barren mountainside, a red flag marks the spot where China hopes ski jumpers will launch themselves to glory at the 2022 Winter Olympics. But hosting the Games would require a giant leap of its own.
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Hong Kong -
Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper tycoon Jimmy Lai was arrested and released by police Wednesday after turning himself in, the latest figure targeted in a broadening investigation which protest leaders describe as harassment.
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Shanghai -
Four local officials in Shanghai have been sacked over a New Year's Eve crush on the waterfront Bund that killed 36 people, the city government announced Wednesday, saying the carnage could have been avoided.
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Hong Kong -
With Hong Kong increasingly polarised on political reforms and fears growing over the influence of Beijing, frustrated residents are pressing former colonial power Britain to offer them an escape route.
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Rome -
Pope Francis left the door open to a meeting with the Dalai Lama, denying that he refused to receive the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader in December over fears of upsetting China.
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Bejing -
Twenty-two people including eight foreigners have been confirmed dead after a tugboat sank on a trial voyage on the Yangtze, China's longest river, state media reported Saturday.
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Hong Kong -
Hong Kong student leaders including the teenage face of the pro-democracy movement, Joshua Wong, were arrested Friday on charges relating to mass protests as authorities target prominent figures who spearheaded the rallies.
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Shanghai -
More than 20 people, including four Singaporeans, were missing Friday after a tugboat sank on a trial voyage on the Yangtze, China's longest river, state media and authorities said.
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Bejing -
Pollution levels soared in Beijing on Thursday to readings more than 20 times WHO recommended limits, as an annual bout of intense smog returned to haunt the Chinese capital despite government vows to address the plague.Levels of PM2.
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Bejing -
A five-year-old girl in China contracted HIV through a blood transfusion, state media reported, the latest case to shine a light on an issue that has long bedevilled the country.
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When we in the West talk of the "ancient" world, we immediately think of Egypt and Ancient Greece. One could now include the early civilizations of Central and South America, such as the Mayans in our "historical horizons."
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Bejing -
Beijing on Friday denied seeking to retaliate against relatives of a US-based journalist from the mostly-Muslim Uighur minority, one day after Washington voiced alarm about the case.
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Bejing -
The son of kung fu star Jackie Chan admitted drugs offences on Friday and was sentenced to six months in prison, a Beijing court said.
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Bejing -
China arrested or prosecuted more than 2,300 people for political offences in 2013, the vast majority in secret, an advocacy group reported Thursday as the ruling Communist party continues a crackdown on dissent.
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Hong Kong -
The teenage face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, 18-year-old Joshua Wong, slammed the authorities Thursday in a court appearance linked to mass protests which brought parts of the city to a standstill for months.
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Bejing -
A North Korean soldier was shot dead by Chinese police after crossing the border and reportedly killing four people, Beijing acknowledged amid harsh criticism over slowness in releasing information.
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Hong Kong -
Hong Kong Wednesday announced new proposals for how the city should choose its next leader but made clear that candidates would still be screened -- the key issue behind more than two months of mass protests.
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Hong Kong -
Hong Kong's leader Tuesday warned against fresh pro-democracy protests ahead of the next step in the city's contentious political reform process, as a new official report on the mass rallies sparked widespread anger.
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Toukyo -
Japan's conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he would release a fresh statement on World War II this year, but would stand by previous apologies for wartime misdeeds.
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Inside the Hall of Preserved Harmony
Photo of the former Soviet carrier, Varyag, purchased by Chinese from the Ukraine in 1998 for about $20 million dollars (US) U.S. Navy
The Tea Garden Cafe that overlooks the hotel's garden
600 cats where rescued in Putuo, Shanghai, when they were being taken to be killed for fur and meat
Docks along the Songhua river walk
Many people in China have little recourse but to use water that may not be safe. screen grab
Dragons were a major part of Chinese culture. Carvings and statues across multiple tombs show common inspiration for artists across China's vast history. istolethetv
Men enter the Arlington Convention Center to receive their H1N1 flu vaccinations in Arlington, Texas With permission by Reuters / Jessica Rinaldi
Fashionable girls pose near a souvenir vendor on the Great Wall
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The Japan Pavilion in dim light [Photo: Zhenyu Li]
The Great Wall of China extends for about 8000 kilometres, but some of the best known sections are near Beijing and many are considered dilapidated and badly in need of repair.
Longevity Hill at the Summer Palace, Beijing, China.
Several small towns and villages can be seen on the shores of the Li River along the 83 Km trip from Guilin to Yangshuo.
President Hun Jintao of China at a conference papermakesplanes
The Blue Iris Stone. The gardens and courtyards of the Summer Palace are decorated with many unusual rock formations brought to the Palace from all over China. This bluish, glossy stone is the largest in any Chinese garden; it measures about 8 metres long by 2 metres high. It sits on the courtyard of the Hall of Happiness and Longevity.
Beautiful forested hills line the river banks. Many of the hills and rock formations are said to represent objects and depict mythical legends.
Inside my new school apartment
November 2011: Tibetians are peacefully protesting China in Melbourne's Federation Square
Entrance to Olympic Park, showing the "Bird's Nest" stadium and Olympic Torch statue
A section of the highway collapsed after a fireworks truck exploded in China. YouTube
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