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New Year fireworks in China leave 2 dead, over 200 hurt

Two people were killed and over 200 injured in Beijing by traditional fireworks set off to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year.

China hopes talks between two Koreas will be successful

China on Wednesday said it hopes that the preparatory meeting ahead of high-level military talks between the South and North Koreas would achieve positive results.

Chinese bid for UK aircraft carrier fails

A Chinese businessman has said he failed to win the bid to buy a junked British aircraft carrier put for auction in December 2010 despite offering double the expected price, claiming that his offer was turned down due to "political reasons".

Beijing says acknowledges India concerns

China on Saturday acknowledged the “core concerns” of India raised by visiting BJP president Nitin Gadkari and agreed that these issues should be resolved through peaceful negotiations and in a mutually acceptable manner. While the existing mechanisms and the government channels will try to resolve these issues, the political

Gadkari: Yeddy hasn’t done anything illegal

Accusing Karnataka governor H.R. Bhardwaj of foisting cases against B.S. Yeddyurappa, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari has said the CM has not committed any “illegal act” in allotment of plots even though denotifying land in favour of his son was “immoral” and “not proper.”

China announces new rules to end forced demolitions

China has announced stringent new rules to put an end to forced demolitions in cities without due process and fair compensation, amid an increasing number of deadly property disputes occurring due to the country's fast urbanisation process.

Gadkari in China on 5-day visit

BJP president Nitin Gadkari arrived here on Thursday on a goodwill visit, the first-ever by a head of the party, to interact with the country’s top leadership on a host of issues, including the India-China relations.

11 rescued from mountain blizzard in China

Eleven migrant workers returning home from the neighbouring Myanmar were trapped for 60 hours in a mountain blizzard before being rescued in a major operation involving 100 rescuers in Southwest China's Yunnan Province.

China govt website ‘claims’ Arunachal

China on Tuesday officially launched its state-run mapping website, which rivals Google Earth, showing Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin in Jammu and Kashmir — two key areas of dispute with India — as part of its territory.

China's Hu heads to United States

Chinese President Hu Jintao headed to the United States on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said, for a visit that comes at a time of tension and stress in Sino-US relations.

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