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China Internet users strive to spare businesswoman from death

Thousands of Chinese Internet users have urged China's Supreme Court to spare a 31-year-old death row convict, once one of China's richest women, in a contentious fraud case that has sparked sympathy

China coal mine accident kills 15, injures 3

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Fifteen miners died and another three were injured after a tramcar derailed in a coal mine in central China, authorities said Thursday, in the latest accident to hit the nation's mining sector.

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China to keep investing in eurozone debt

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China will continue to invest in eurozone government debt, Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said on Wednesday, expressing his confidence in both the euro and in the ability of eurozone mem

China blames India's pol system for impasse on border issue

Blaming India and its multi-party political system for the delay in solving the vexed Sino-India border issue, Chinese state media on Wednesday said the two sides were 'far away' from reaching a 'fair

China zoo plans Valentine wedding for deer and ram

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A Chinese zoo is to hold a Valentine's Day wedding for a male sheep and a female deer whose unconventional relationship captured the public imagination, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday.

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Chinese currency at 18 year high ahead of Vice-President's visit to US

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Chinese currency yuan rose to an 18-year-high on Friday, as its Vice-President Xi Jinping, expected to take over as President next year, geared up for a trip to the United States next week.

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Eggs that bounce like rubber hit China markets

Eggs that have hard yolks and can bounce like rubber after being boiled have appeared on the market in several regions across China, leading a food safety watchdog in Shanghai to launch a probe, offic

Chinese officials asked to prepare for 'war' in Tibet: Report

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Describing the situation in Tibet as 'grave', China has ordered authorities there to prepare themselves for 'a war against secessionist sabotage' by the Dalai Lama amid reports that security forces

Chinese dissident sentenced to 7 years over poem

A Chinese court has sentenced a dissident writer to seven years in prison over a poem he wrote urging his countrymen to gather to a public square, a human rights group said today.

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China appreciates India’s support on Tibet issue

China on Wednesday “appreciated” India’s support in dealing with pro-Tibetan independence forces, following a spate of self-immolations by Buddhist monks after New Delhi offered “any help” to ease ten

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