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 Japan |
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Balloon to disputed islands crashes  Map of Senkaku Japan A Chinese man flying a hot air balloon to a group of disputed islands in East China Sea had to be rescued after his balloon crashed
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 Antarctica |
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  Antarctic rescue: Helicopter starts operation An operation has begun in Antarctica to rescue passengers from the ice-bound research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy. A Chinese helicopter arrived
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| Jan.3 |
Antarctica |
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Chinese vessel 'may now be stuck in ice' 
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| Jan.5 |
 China |
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14 killed in China mosque stampede Map of Guyuan Ningxia China 10 other people were injured in the incident in Guyuan, a city in the Ningxia region during the process of handing out traditional food during
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| Jan.6 |
Beijing |
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China to create new private banks Up to five private banks will be created in China this year as it looks to open up the financial sector and raise competition in the industr...
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Antarctica |
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 Antarctic ships escape from ice trap| The Russian research ship Akademik Shokalskiy and Chinese icebreaker Xue Long have broken free from ice where they had been stranded | |
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| Jan.10 |
Southern China |
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Night fire destroys ancient Tibetan town in China A 10-hour inferno has razed an ancient Tibetan town in China's southwest Yunnan province that's popular with tourists
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| Jan.13 |
Southern China |
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Report: 18 casualties in Chinese village explosion An explosion in a village inthe Laoshan village in the city of Kaili killed 14 people and injured seven others on Monday afternoon
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China |
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China jails doctor for baby theft Map of Fuping Shaanxi China Zhang Shuxia, a obstetrician, has been given a suspended death sentence for stealing newborn babies and selling them to child traffickers
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| Jan.15 |
Beijing |
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Beijing air pollution at dangerously high levels Air pollution has reached dangerously high levels in China's capital, where toxic small particles registered 26 times the level considered s...
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| Jan.19 |
China |
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China jails Japan dumpling poisoner Hebei-based factory worker Lu Yueting has been sentenced to life in prison for poisoning dumplings that made 10 people ill in Japan
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Beijing |
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China economic growth at 14-year low The world's second-largest grew at its slowest pace in 14 years in 2013. Its gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.7% from a year ago
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| Jan.21 |
Beijing |
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China activist lawyer Xu Zhiyong set for trial Several activists who have campaigned against corruption and for more transparency are to go on trial. Among them is Xu Zhiyong
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| Jan.22 |
China |
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China suffers massive Internet outage, analysts suspect hackers Many rerouted to a website owned by a U.S. company with ties to a group outlawed in China
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| Jan.23 |
China |
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 Deadly bird flu cases surging A surge in cases of the deadly new strain of bird flu has been reported in China at the beginning of 2014
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| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
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 Li Na wins Australian Open The world No. 4 beat diminutive dynamo Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (7-3) 6-0 in Saturday's final to collect a second grand slam title
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China court jails lawyer Xu Zhiyong | A Chinese court has sentenced prominent human rights activist, who campaigned for children's rights and against corruption, to 4 years in prison | |
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| Jan.27 |
China |
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 China's moon rover 'suffers serious malfunction' The diminutive lunar explorer, known as Jade Rabbit, was about halfway through a 3-month mission when it suffered a crippling breakdown
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 Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong culls chickens over H7N9| Hong Kong has begun culling 20,000 chickens after the H7N9 bird flu virus was found in poultry imported from mainland China | |
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| Jan.28 |
Hong Kong |
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Tycoon's daughter defends sexuality| The daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon who offered millions to any man who would marry her has written an open letter urging him to accept she is a lesbian | |
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| Jan.29 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google sells Motorola unit to Lenovo Google has sold struggling US mobile phone company Motorola Mobility to Chinese computer maker Lenovo for $2.91bn (£1.8bn), in a surprise move
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 UN Security Council |
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Asia history tensions flare at UN Tensions between Japan and its neighbours over historical issues have flared at the UN Security Council, with strong words from top envoys
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