China's manufacturing activity fell to its lowest level in more than three years in August as the global economic slowdown continues to weigh on the world's largest exporter, HSBC said on Monday.

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The wife of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai and a family aide have been charged with the murder of a British businessman, the government said Thursday, pushing ahead a case at the center of a messy

China may need a back-up plan to stop economic growth being cut short by a surprise dip in demand at home and abroad that suggests monetary policy easing steps taken since the final quarter of last ye

China's yuan could become a reserve currency in future if the country undertakes further economic reform, International Monetary Fund managing director, Christine Lagarde, said in a speech on Sunday.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday political reform in the vast country was 'urgent', warning that a tragedy like the turbulent Cultural Revolution could happen again without it.

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China's Premier Wen Jiabao said on Friday the Asian giant had neither the ability nor the intention to 'buy Europe', amid concerns over growing Chinese investment in debt-stricken eurozone economies.

A billion-plus Asians welcomed the Year of the Dragon on Monday with a cacophony of fireworks, hoping the mightiest sign in the Chinese zodiac will usher in the wealth and power it represents.

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