Schoolgirls commit suicide to travel to the past
Two schoolgirls in an eastern China province drowned themselves in a pool hoping to travel back to the medieval times of the Qin dynasty, apparently influenced by a TV show on time travel.
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China’s aim is to win ‘local wars’
China on Monday said it will enhance the capability of its armed forces to win “local wars”. China will enhance the capability of its armed forces to accomplish a wide range of tasks, with the Communist Party of China having absolute control, according to a report by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.
Tibetan teen self-immolates in China: exile groups
A teenager has become the third Tibetan to self-immolate in China in as many days, exile groups said, as Beijing tightens security ahead of the sensitive anniversary of deadly 2008 riots.
The 18-year
China scales down its GDP target first time in 7 years
Facing an economic down turn due to steady fall in exports, China for the first time in seven years projected a lower growth, scaling down its GDP growth target to 7.5 per cent in 2012 from last year'
Jaguar Land Rover, Chery seek okay for $2.8 billion China JV: Sources
Jaguar Land Rover and Chery Automobile Co are seeking regulatory approval for a 17.5 billion yuan car venture in eastern China, two people with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters on Monday.
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Eight missing after vessel sinks in South China
Two sailors were rescued but eight others were missing after a cargo vessel sank off the southern coast of China, authorities said Saturday.
Boyun 018 had 10 crewmembers aboard when it collided with
China calls on both sides to end Syria violence: Report
China on Sunday called on the Syrian government and other 'parties concerned' to cease all acts of violence and seek a peaceful resolution to the crisis, Xinhua reported, citing the Chinese foreign mi
China hikes defence budget by 11.2 per cent to USD 106.4 billion
China's defence spending will record a double-digit increase of 11.2 per cent, taking the budget to USD 106.4 billion this year compared to USD 92 billion in 2011, a government spokesman announced
China lowers US T-bonds to expand cross border trade in Yuan
China, the largest holder of US treasury bonds, has cut its American debt holding by USD 8.2 billion amid moves by its central bank to rapidly expanding the Yuan-denominated cross-border trade to prom
Video: Hero China policeman saves suicide plan woman
Beijing cop Qiao Jinhai's heroic save of a woman who had decided to jump off a city bridge with her baby has now taken the Web by storm. CCTV footage captured the edge-of-the-seat intervention.
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