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Two Tibetans set themselves alight in China: Group

Two ethnic Tibetan men set themselves on fire together in southwest China to protest Beijing's rule, causing clashes between residents and security forces, rights groups said on Tuesday.

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Shallow 6.3 quake jolts western China: USGS

A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled western China on Sunday on the border between Xinjiang and Tibet, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake's epicentre, at a shallow depth of nine kilometre

10 killed, 27 injured in dam burst in China

A dam collapsed in an eastern Chinese city following heavy rains on Friday, flooding the nearby areas and killing 10 people.

Dikes of Shenjiakeng Reservoir, a rainwater pooling dam in eastern Zhejian

Section of China's Great Wall collapses in heavy rains

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A section of China's ancient and global attraction, Great Wall, has collapsed in the current round of rains.

Repair work is underway for a section of the Great Wall in north China's Hebei province th

Over 100 trapped in a mudslide in China

Rain-triggered mudslide engulfed a village trapping over 100 people even as nine people were killed and four others found missing after Typhoon Damrey caused havoc in northeast China's Liaoning Provin

China calls in U.S. diplomat over South China Sea

China's Foreign Ministry has called in a senior U.S. diplomat to protest remarks by the U.S. State Department raising concerns over tensions in the disputed South China Sea, in the latest political sp

China detains almost 2,000 in fake drug sweep

Chinese police have detained almost 2,000 people in a nationwide sweep on fake drugs, seizing more than $180 million worth of counterfeit products and destroying some 1,100 production facilities, the

Disqualified Chinese player Yu quits badminton

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Disgraced Chinese Yu Yang has decided to quit badminton while national officials have told their Olympic team leaders and disgraced players to make a public apology for throwing matches at the London

Knife attack by teenager in China

A Chinese teenager has been arrested after killing eight people and wounding five others in a knife attack, state media reported on Thursday.

Police took the teenager into custody following the Wedne

China's advantages counteract rising pay: Analysts

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Rapid wage increases are threatening China's competitiveness, but improved productivity and other advantages mean it will continue to attract investors, analysts say.

Labour costs in China would matc

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