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| Jan.1 |
Vietnam |
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China, Vietnam agree on land border China and Vietnam have settled a lengthy dispute nearly 30 years after a month-long war that left tens of thousands of people dead
| Jan.10 |
Beijing |
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Giant panda bites third victim 28-year-old Zhang Jiao fell into the panda pen while trying to catch a small toy thrown by his young son
| Jan.12 |
Beijing |
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China TV faces propaganda charge Chinese intellectuals have signed an open letter calling for a boycott of state television news programs
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China |
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China's exports in record decline Exports in December were down 2.8% from the same time last year, a bigger than November's 2.2% drop
| Jan.14 |
China |
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China tops world in Internet users China surpassed the United States in 2008 as the world's top user of the Internet. The number of Web surfers in the country grew to 298 million
| Jan.18 |
China |
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China confirms girl infected with bird flu Map of Hunan China World Health Organization: a 2-year-old girl in northern China has tested positive for bird flu
| Jan.19 |
China |
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China confirms 3rd bird flu death this year Map of Hunan China 16-year-old boy, who had fallen ill on January 8, died in the city of Huaihua in the central Hunan province | |
| Jan.21 |
China |
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Death penalty over contaminated milk One man has been given the death penalty and another a life sentence for their involvement in contaminated milk scandal | |
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China |
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China's economic growth slows China's economic growth slumped to 9% for 2008, in line with expectations, but still the slowest rate the nation has seen in 7 years
| Jan.22 |
North Korea |
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Chinese official meets with Kim Jong-Il Map of Pyongyang North Korea Wang Jiarui, leader of the International Department of the Communist Party of China, met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in Pyongyang
| Jan.25 |
Southern China |
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China confirms 6th bird flu case this month Map of Guizhou China A 29-year-old man in southwest China is in critical condition after testing positive for bird flu, making him the country's sixth confirmed case | |
| Jan.30 |
Arizona |
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7 die as bus overturns near Hoover Dam Map of Hoover Dam Arizona A bus carrying Chinese tourists overturned, killing at least seven people and injuring at least nine others about 27 miles south of Hoover Dam | |
| Jan.31 |
China |
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Sharp rise in birth defects A senior family planning official in China has noted an alarming rise in the number of babies with birth defects blaming environmental pollution | |
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