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China suspends officials in forced abortion case

China suspended three officials and apologized to a woman who was forced to undergo an abortion seven months into her pregnancy in a case that sparked an uproar after graphic photos of the mother and

Chinese man gets death for producing fake currency notes

A Chinese court has sentenced the leader of a currency counterfeiting gang to death and jailed his seven accomplices to varying jail terms for circulating fake notes worth millions of dollars.

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Chinese man wants gender changed at 84

A Chineses man wants to undergo surgery for getting his gender changed at a ripe age of 84.

Qian Jinfan, a calligrapher by profession, in Guangdong province decided to disclose his secret four years

Indian skies inviting, but no takers for airlines

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With a potential air market of hundreds of millions of people, airlines ought to be hammering on India's door - yet global airline executives say it would be madness to invest in a domestic carrier th

China Q2 GDP growth may dip below 7%: Official

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China's annual economic growth could fall below 7 per cent in the second quarter if weak activity persists in June, an influential government adviser was quoted on Wednesday as saying.

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'Forced abortion' picture causes uproar in China

Graphic images posted online showing the bloody corpse of a baby whose mother was allegedly forced to terminate her pregnancy at seven months have caused an uproar in China.

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IATA warns of trade war over EU carbon tax on aviation

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Global airlines body IATA on Tuesday warned of a trade war between Europe and many nations like India, Russia, China and the US over imposition of carbon tax on all air travel over the sky of the west

Indian warships to dock at Chinese port after 6 yrs gap

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After a gap of six years, an armada of Indian warships would dock at the Chinese port city of Shanghai on Wednesday to begin a five-day goodwill tour in a show of camaraderie in spite of misgivings ab

Airline industry profits to plummet in 2012: IATA

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Airline industry group IATA warned on Monday global profits would more than halve in 2012 owing to surging oil prices and the eurozone crisis, with European carriers suffering losses of $1.1 billion.

IATA attacks govt for airport charges hike, delay in infra projects

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India on Monday came under sharp attack for the recent hike in charges at Delhi airport and major delays in building new airports and strengthening infrastructure, with airlines' body IATA saying t

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