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Agni-V can reach targets 8,000 km away

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Chinese experts feel that there is more to India's successful long-range nuclear-capable missile Agni-V than what New Delhi is saying. A Chinese researcher said "the missile actually has the potential

Chinese man buries son alive for not doing homework

A man in China's Yunnan province has been detained for allegedly beating his son and burying him alive over daily quibbles, a media report said.

The suspect, surnamed Li, killed his six-year-old son

India swept by missile delusion: Chinese daily

India may have missiles that can reach most parts of China but stands 'no chance in an overall arms race' with the country, a Chinese daily said on Thursday, when India test-fired its 5,000 km range n

Bo may face criminal charges for blocking murder probe

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Purged Chinese Communist leader Bo Xilai could face criminal charges for blocking investigations into the death of British businessman Neil Heywood, as Whitehall mounted pressure on Beijing to prob

China to widen yuan trading band against dollar

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China's central bank said Saturday it would widen the yuan's trading band against the dollar from 0.5 percent to 1.0 per cent, loosening its grip on the Asian giant's tightly controlled currency.

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Chinese held for mailing bomb to girlfriend

A man from Chinese metropolis Shanghai has been arrested for mailing a home-made bomb to his girlfriend after the couple broke up.

The then-married suspect, surnamed He and in his 30s, met his marrie

China gives currency more freedom with new reform

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China took a milestone step in turning the yuan into a global currency on Saturday by doubling the size of its trading band against the dollar, pushing through a crucial reform that further liberalise

China Q1 GDP eases to near 3-year low, soft patch persists

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China's economy grew at its weakest pace in nearly three years in the first quarter with the annual rate of expansion slowing more than expected to 8.1 per cent from 8.9 per cent in the previous three

Bus, truck collision kills 24 in China

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Twenty-four people were killed and two injured on Thursday when a bus and truck collided in China, local authorities said, in an incident highlighting the treacherous conditions on the nation's roads.

China, between a rocket and a hard place on North Korea

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A joke circulating among officials in Beijing pretty much underlines the bind China is in over North Korea's plans to send a satellite into space.

North Korea's young ruler Kim Jong-un phones a Chine

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