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| Aug.1 |
Washington |
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Chen seeks US pressure on China Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who arrived in the US in May, has urged Washington to investigate his case and protect his family at home
| Aug.3 |
Southern China |
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Back-to-back typhoons hit China Map of Fujian China Two tropical cyclones have made landfall in eastern China, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from coastal areas
| Aug.5 |
Zambia |
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Zambians kill China mine manager
| Aug.6 |
Hong Kong |
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Standard Chartered shares tumble Shares of Standard Chartered bank have tumbled despite the bank denying allegations that it illegally 'schemed' with Iran to launder money | |
| Aug.8 |
China |
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China inflation at a 30-month low
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Southern China |
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Gu Kailai's murder trial begins Map of Chongqing China The wife of former high-flying Chinese politician Bo Xilai has gone on trial charged with murdering British businessman Neil Heywood | |
| Aug.9 |
China |
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Scandalous China murder trial ends Map of Hefei China The trial of Gu Kailai for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood has ended in the Chinese city of Hefei, after one day
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Southern China |
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Police on trial for Gu 'cover-up' 4 policemen accused of covering up the murder of Briton Neil Heywood are to go on trial, a day after the wife of a ex-politician was tried for...
| Aug.10 |
Southern China |
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9 on trial over teen's sale of kidney for iPad and iPhone Nine people went on trial in southern China over allegations they helped a teenager to sell one of his kidneys so he could buy an iPhone and...
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China |
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Gu Kailai admits to poisoning businessman The wife of a former top Chinese politician has admitted to poisoning a British businessman, blaming a 'total breakdown' for her actions
| Aug.13 |
Beijing |
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China hosts aide to Syria's Assad Bouthaina Shaaban has flown to China for talks on the crisis, officials say
| Aug.14 |
China |
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China's 'most wanted' killed by police 42-year-old Zhou Kehua, armed robber who is thought to be behind a string of murders dating back to 2004
| Aug.16 |
China |
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Date set for Gu Kailai verdict The verdict in the murder trial of the wife of former high-flying Chinese politician Bo Xilai will be delivered on Monday, Chinese officials...
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Japan |
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Japan to deport island activists Japan is to deport a group of activists who sailed to disputed islands, the government has confirmed
| Aug.18 |
Japan |
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Defiant Japanese head for islands Japanese politicians have set sail for a group of disputed islands, in the teeth of protests by China which claims them for its own
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Japan |
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Japanese land on disputed island Map of Senkaku islands Japan Boats carrying dozens of Japanese nationalists activists have moored off a group of disputed islands, amid a bitter sovereignty row with China | |
| Aug.19 |
Southern China |
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Anti-Japan protests across China Anti-Japanese protests have taken place in cities across China after Japanese nationalists raised their country's flag on disputed islands
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China |
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Bo Xilai's wife convicted of murder  A court suspended the death sentence of Gu Kailai, the wife of a disgraced party leader, after finding her guilty of murder in the death of a British businessman
The sentence is likely be commuted to life imprisonment, if she doesn't commit any crimes during the two-year reprieve
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| Aug.20 |
China |
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Disgraced China politician's wife jailed The wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been given a suspended death sentence for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood
| Aug.22 |
Beijing |
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Chemical weapons 'excuse for US' Chinese state media have accused US President Barack Obama of planning to use Syria's chemical weapons as an excuse for intervening militarily
| Aug.25 |
Angola |
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China 'gangsters' deported from Angola Angola has extradited 37 Chinese nationals, accused of extortion, kidnappings, armed robberies and running prostitution rings
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China |
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China bus crash leaves 36 dead At least 36 people have died after a sleeper-bus collided with a methane-laden tanker in northern China, state-run media say
| Aug.28 |
Beijing |
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Japan and North Korea renew talks Government officials from Japan and North Korea are to meet for their first direct talks in four years
| Aug.29 |
Sichuan |
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Death toll rises in China coal mine blast The death toll from a gas blast at a coal mine in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan rose to 19, with 28 miners still trapped underground | |
| Aug.30 |
China |
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China activist Wang Xiaoning free A Chinese dissident convicted of subversion charges with the help of evidence provided by US internet giant Yahoo has been released from jai...
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