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2 tourists, from China and Australia, die in swimming accidents at Thai island |
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Vietnam-China row over South China Sea plane landing
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Chinese shares trade halted after 7% plunge| Trading on China's mainland benchmark index - the Shanghai Composite - was closed on Monday after the market dramatically plunged 7% | |
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Bus catches fire in north China, 14 dead, over 30 injured |
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| Jan.6 |
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Mainland Chinese shares stop trading after 7% plunge 
Trading on the mainland Chinese markets was suspended for the day after shares plunged more than 7% for the second time this week
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| Jan.7 |
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Wall Street sinks as China turmoil hits global shares| Wall Street shares closed sharply down after the suspension of trading on Chinese markets for the second time this week spread alarm among investors | |
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Chinese shares jump higher in volatile trade
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| Jan.11 |
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Former China deputy security chief Li Dongsheng jailed |
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| Jan.18 |
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China economic growth slowest in 25 years | China's economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter of a century | |
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| Jan.20 |
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Asian markets higher after global shares turmoil
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Magnitude-6.4 quake strikes China, damaging dozens of homes |
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| Jan.25 |
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China releases Swedish rights activist Peter Dahlin
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| Jan.26 |
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Chinese boat capsizes off South Korea; 4 rescued, 5 missing |
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| Jan.29 |
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China Shandong: Miners rescued after 36 days |
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| Feb.8 |
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China rings in the Year of the Monkey |
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Hong Kong clashes as police clear food stalls 
Clashes have broken out in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong during a police operation to clear illegal food stalls
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| Feb.10 |
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Hong Kong shares sink 4% after Lunar New Year break |
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| Feb.16 |
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Chinese ship to leave Australia to search for Flight 370 |
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China 'has deployed missiles in South China Sea' - reports Map of South China Sea China China appears to have deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea, say reports
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| Feb.18 |
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Uber car-hire app losing $1bn in China every year |
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| Feb.19 |
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China replaces securities regulator Xiao Gang |
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| Mar.1 |
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Moody's cuts China outlook to negative |
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| Mar.4 |
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China growth target set at National People's Congress Map of Great Hall of the People Beijing China The Congress has set the country's growth target for 2016 in a range of 6.5%-7%. Premier Li Keqiang is warning of a 'difficult battle' ahead
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| Mar.5 |
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Chinese woman dies in elevator with power improperly cut off |
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| Mar.15 |
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Argentina sinks Chinese fishing boat Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010 |
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| Mar.23 |
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Chinese man pleads guilty to US military hack |
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| Mar.26 |
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Chinese flags defaced in Prague ahead of Xi visit |
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| Mar.31 |
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North Korea nuclear tests: US and China to co-operate |
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| Apr.5 |
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China rescuers save 3-year-old boy who fell into well |
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| Apr.7 |
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China hotel 'assault video' sparks anger and debate |
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| Apr.13 |
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Crane collapse at China construction site kills 18 18 others hospitalized following the collapse of a massive 80-ton overhead crane at a construction site amid a fierce windstorm
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China to punish 357 over vaccine scandal |
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| Apr.17 |
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Hamilton battles back as Rosberg win Chinese Grand Prix |
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| Apr.24 |
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11 missing after coal mine floods |
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| Apr.29 |
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Overturned truck carrying stones kills 14 in China |
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| May.1 |
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Climbers bodies found in Tibet after 16 years The bodies of Americans Alex Lowe and David Bridges have been found in a glacier in the Himalayas, 16 years after they were killed by an ava...
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| May.2 |
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Trump accuses China of 'raping' US with unfair trade policy Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has accused China of 'raping' the US, in renewed criticism of China's trade policy
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China investigates search engine Baidu after student's death China has launched an investigation into search giant Baidu after the death of a student who tried an experimental cancer therapy he found o...
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| May.3 |
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Apple loses trademark fight over iPhone name in China |
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| May.4 |
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China deploys folk singer to disputed Spratly Islands |
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| May.7 |
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North Korea sanctions should be eased, say Nobel laureates Sanctions imposed on North Korea are hampering health and science and should be eased, a group of three Nobel laureates have said
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| May.10 |
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US sends warship near Chinese-claimed island in South China Sea |
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| May.11 |
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China navy plane hits buildings, no casualties reported |
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| May.16 |
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Hong Kong security tightened ahead of top Chinese visit Hong Kong has launched one if its largest security operations in years, as Zhang Dejiang is set to arrive in the city
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| May.18 |
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Chinese jets intercept US spy plane over South China Sea Map of South China Sea China| Two Chinese fighters have carried out an 'unsafe' intercept of a US military aircraft in international airspace, the Pentagon says | |
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| May.20 |
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Roof of Hong Kong university gym collapses; 3 hurt |
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| May.24 |
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New tests find 14 Russian athletes positive at Beijing Games |
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| Jun.16 |
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Hong Kong bookseller: China TV confession 'forced' |
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| Jun.24 |
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Tornado and hail kill scores in Jiangsu |
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| Jun.26 |
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China warns Brexit will 'cast shadow' over global economy China finance experts have warned that Britain's decision to leave the European Union will 'cast a shadow over the global economy'
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| Jul.4 |
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Flooding kills more than 180 people in central and southern China |
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| Jul.5 |
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AC Milan sold to Chinese consortium |
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| Jul.6 |
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Heavy flooding in China leaves 181 dead or missing Map of Wuhan China Water levels are starting to recede in central and eastern China after downpours broke levees, flooded cities and villages, halted public transportation
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| Jul.12 |
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Court rules in favor of Philippines over China An international tribunal is concluding China has no legal basis to claim historic rights to the bulk of the South China Sea
| China has firmly rejected an international tribunal ruling
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| Jul.13 |
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US sentences Chinese hacker for stealing military information |
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| Jul.17 |
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9 people killed in avalanche in Tibet's far west |
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| Jul.20 |
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At least 75 dead, missing in recent China flooding
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| Jul.21 |
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Ex-chief of China protest village arrested
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| Jul.24 |
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Asean deadlock after court ruling against China
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Tigers maul two women at Beijing wildlife park
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| Jul.25 |
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Ship hits wall of Panama Canal renewing design concerns
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| Aug.1 |
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Chinese activist charged with subversion goes on trial
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Typhoon Nida moving northwest across southern China
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| Aug.14 |
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Joshua Wong: Hong Kong protest leader avoids jail
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| Aug.18 |
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15-year-old 'perfectionist' wins Olympic diving gold for China |
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| Aug.26 |
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China joins UN in condemning North Korea ballistic missile tests
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| Aug.29 |
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Explosion near Chinese embassy in Bishkek
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| Sep.2 |
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China ratifies Paris climate agreement China's top legislature has ratified the Paris global climate agreement, state news agency Xinhua reports
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China's Zhangjiajie glass bridge closes after two weeks
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| Sep.3 |
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Hong Kong votes in first major poll since pro-democracy protests
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| Sep.4 |
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G20 leaders told 'avoid empty talk' by China's Xi Jinping China's President Xi Jinping has urged leaders of the world's largest economies to avoid 'empty talk' as they look to quicken economic growt...
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| Sep.5 |
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Obama backs NFL player Kaepernick's right to snub anthem |
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| Sep.12 |
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Wukan protests: Police raid homes to arrest villagers
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| Sep.14 |
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Typhoon Meranti slams southern China after battering Taiwan
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| Sep.28 |
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Typhoon Megi: Search for missing after China landslides
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| Oct.31 |
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China J-20 fighter jet in public debut
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Chinese coal mine rescue bit after deadly blast
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| Nov.1 |
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Rescuers say all 33 miners trapped in China mine found dead
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| Nov.6 |
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Beijing ruling bars Hong Kong lawmakers from taking office Beijing has made an unprecedented intervention in Hong Kong politics to block two lawmakers from taking office
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| Nov.8 |
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Asian markets tumble as US presidential race tightens
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| Nov.23 |
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Construction site collapse in China kills at least 40 At least 40 people were killed in a scaffolding collapse Thursday morning in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi, state media reported
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| Dec.3 |
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Trump-Taiwan call: China lodges protest China's foreign ministry says it has lodged a complaint with the US after President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Taiwan's leader in a phone c...
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| Dec.5 |
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White House looks to reassure China after Trump-Taiwan call
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| Dec.11 |
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Donald Trump hints US could end 'One China' policy
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| Dec.17 |
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China accuses US of 'hyping-up' seizure of underwater drone Map of South China Sea China China has accused the US of 'hyping-up' an incident in which its navy seized a US underwater drone in international waters in the South China Sea
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| Dec.21 |
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Trump appoints 'Death by China' author as head of US trade council
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| Dec.22 |
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China reports at least 7 bird flu cases so far this month
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| 2016 |
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| Feb.16 |
China 'has deployed missiles in South China Sea' - reports Map of South China Sea China China appears to have deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea, say reports
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| Mar.15 |
Argentina sinks Chinese fishing boat Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010 |
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| Mar.23 |
Chinese man pleads guilty to US military hack |
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| May.10 |
US sends warship near Chinese-claimed island in South China Sea |
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| May.11 |
China navy plane hits buildings, no casualties reported |
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| May.18 |
Chinese jets intercept US spy plane over South China Sea Map of South China Sea China| Two Chinese fighters have carried out an 'unsafe' intercept of a US military aircraft in international airspace, the Pentagon says | |
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| Aug.26 |
China joins UN in condemning North Korea ballistic missile tests
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| Oct.31 |
China J-20 fighter jet in public debut
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| Dec.17 |
China accuses US of 'hyping-up' seizure of underwater drone Map of South China Sea China China has accused the US of 'hyping-up' an incident in which its navy seized a US underwater drone in international waters in the South China Sea
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| 2016 |
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| Jan.2 |
2 tourists, from China and Australia, die in swimming accidents at Thai island |
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| Jan.4 |
Bus catches fire in north China, 14 dead, over 30 injured |
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| Jan.20 |
Magnitude-6.4 quake strikes China, damaging dozens of homes |
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| Jan.26 |
Chinese boat capsizes off South Korea; 4 rescued, 5 missing |
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| Jan.29 |
China Shandong: Miners rescued after 36 days |
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| Feb.16 |
Chinese ship to leave Australia to search for Flight 370 |
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| Mar.5 |
Chinese woman dies in elevator with power improperly cut off |
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| Mar.15 |
Argentina sinks Chinese fishing boat Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010 |
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| Apr.5 |
China rescuers save 3-year-old boy who fell into well |
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| Apr.13 |
Crane collapse at China construction site kills 18 18 others hospitalized following the collapse of a massive 80-ton overhead crane at a construction site amid a fierce windstorm
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| Apr.24 |
11 missing after coal mine floods |
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| Apr.29 |
Overturned truck carrying stones kills 14 in China |
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| May.1 |
Climbers bodies found in Tibet after 16 years The bodies of Americans Alex Lowe and David Bridges have been found in a glacier in the Himalayas, 16 years after they were killed by an ava...
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| May.11 |
China navy plane hits buildings, no casualties reported |
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| May.20 |
Roof of Hong Kong university gym collapses; 3 hurt |
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| Jun.24 |
Tornado and hail kill scores in Jiangsu |
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| Jul.4 |
Flooding kills more than 180 people in central and southern China |
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| Jul.6 |
Heavy flooding in China leaves 181 dead or missing Map of Wuhan China Water levels are starting to recede in central and eastern China after downpours broke levees, flooded cities and villages, halted public transportation
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| Jul.17 |
9 people killed in avalanche in Tibet's far west |
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| Jul.20 |
At least 75 dead, missing in recent China flooding
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| Jul.24 |
Tigers maul two women at Beijing wildlife park
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| Jul.25 |
Ship hits wall of Panama Canal renewing design concerns
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| Aug.1 |
Typhoon Nida moving northwest across southern China
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| Sep.2 |
China's Zhangjiajie glass bridge closes after two weeks
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| Sep.14 |
Typhoon Meranti slams southern China after battering Taiwan
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| Sep.28 |
Typhoon Megi: Search for missing after China landslides
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| Oct.31 |
Chinese coal mine rescue bit after deadly blast
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| Nov.1 |
Rescuers say all 33 miners trapped in China mine found dead
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| Nov.23 |
Construction site collapse in China kills at least 40 At least 40 people were killed in a scaffolding collapse Thursday morning in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi, state media reported
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| Dec.22 |
China reports at least 7 bird flu cases so far this month
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| 2016 |
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| Apr.17 |
Hamilton battles back as Rosberg win Chinese Grand Prix |
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| May.1 |
Climbers bodies found in Tibet after 16 years The bodies of Americans Alex Lowe and David Bridges have been found in a glacier in the Himalayas, 16 years after they were killed by an ava...
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| May.24 |
New tests find 14 Russian athletes positive at Beijing Games |
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| Jul.5 |
AC Milan sold to Chinese consortium |
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| Aug.18 |
15-year-old 'perfectionist' wins Olympic diving gold for China |
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| Sep.5 |
Obama backs NFL player Kaepernick's right to snub anthem |
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| 2016 |
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| Jan.3 |
Chinese shares trade halted after 7% plunge| Trading on China's mainland benchmark index - the Shanghai Composite - was closed on Monday after the market dramatically plunged 7% | |
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| Jan.6 |
Mainland Chinese shares stop trading after 7% plunge Trading on the mainland Chinese markets was suspended for the day after shares plunged more than 7% for the second time this week
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| Jan.7 |
Wall Street sinks as China turmoil hits global shares| Wall Street shares closed sharply down after the suspension of trading on Chinese markets for the second time this week spread alarm among investors | |
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| Jan.7 |
Chinese shares jump higher in volatile trade
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| Jan.18 |
China economic growth slowest in 25 years | China's economy grew by 6.9% in 2015, compared with 7.3% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in a quarter of a century | |
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| Jan.20 |
Asian markets higher after global shares turmoil
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| Feb.8 |
China rings in the Year of the Monkey |
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| Feb.8 |
Hong Kong clashes as police clear food stalls Clashes have broken out in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong during a police operation to clear illegal food stalls
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| Feb.10 |
Hong Kong shares sink 4% after Lunar New Year break |
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| Feb.18 |
Uber car-hire app losing $1bn in China every year |
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| Feb.19 |
China replaces securities regulator Xiao Gang |
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| Mar.1 |
Moody's cuts China outlook to negative |
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| Mar.4 |
China growth target set at National People's Congress Map of Great Hall of the People Beijing China The Congress has set the country's growth target for 2016 in a range of 6.5%-7%. Premier Li Keqiang is warning of a 'difficult battle' ahead
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| Apr.13 |
China to punish 357 over vaccine scandal |
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| May.2 |
Trump accuses China of 'raping' US with unfair trade policy Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has accused China of 'raping' the US, in renewed criticism of China's trade policy
|
| May.2 |
China investigates search engine Baidu after student's death China has launched an investigation into search giant Baidu after the death of a student who tried an experimental cancer therapy he found o...
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| May.3 |
Apple loses trademark fight over iPhone name in China |
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| May.4 |
China deploys folk singer to disputed Spratly Islands |
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| Jun.26 |
China warns Brexit will 'cast shadow' over global economy China finance experts have warned that Britain's decision to leave the European Union will 'cast a shadow over the global economy'
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| Nov.8 |
Asian markets tumble as US presidential race tightens
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| Nov.23 |
Construction site collapse in China kills at least 40 At least 40 people were killed in a scaffolding collapse Thursday morning in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi, state media reported
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| Dec.21 |
Trump appoints 'Death by China' author as head of US trade council
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| 2016 |
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| Jan.11 |
Former China deputy security chief Li Dongsheng jailed |
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| Jan.25 |
China releases Swedish rights activist Peter Dahlin
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| Mar.23 |
Chinese man pleads guilty to US military hack |
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| Mar.26 |
Chinese flags defaced in Prague ahead of Xi visit |
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| Apr.7 |
China hotel 'assault video' sparks anger and debate |
|
| Apr.13 |
China to punish 357 over vaccine scandal |
|
| Jul.13 |
US sentences Chinese hacker for stealing military information |
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| Jul.21 |
Ex-chief of China protest village arrested
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| Aug.1 |
Chinese activist charged with subversion goes on trial
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| Aug.14 |
Joshua Wong: Hong Kong protest leader avoids jail
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| Aug.29 |
Explosion near Chinese embassy in Bishkek
|
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| 2016 |
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| Jan.2 |
Vietnam-China row over South China Sea plane landing
|
| Jan.11 |
Former China deputy security chief Li Dongsheng jailed |
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| Jan.25 |
China releases Swedish rights activist Peter Dahlin
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| Feb.19 |
China replaces securities regulator Xiao Gang |
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| Mar.4 |
China growth target set at National People's Congress Map of Great Hall of the People Beijing China The Congress has set the country's growth target for 2016 in a range of 6.5%-7%. Premier Li Keqiang is warning of a 'difficult battle' ahead
|
| Mar.26 |
Chinese flags defaced in Prague ahead of Xi visit |
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| Mar.31 |
North Korea nuclear tests: US and China to co-operate |
|
| May.2 |
Trump accuses China of 'raping' US with unfair trade policy Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has accused China of 'raping' the US, in renewed criticism of China's trade policy
|
| May.2 |
China investigates search engine Baidu after student's death China has launched an investigation into search giant Baidu after the death of a student who tried an experimental cancer therapy he found o...
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| May.4 |
China deploys folk singer to disputed Spratly Islands |
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| May.7 |
North Korea sanctions should be eased, say Nobel laureates Sanctions imposed on North Korea are hampering health and science and should be eased, a group of three Nobel laureates have said
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| May.16 |
Hong Kong security tightened ahead of top Chinese visit Hong Kong has launched one if its largest security operations in years, as Zhang Dejiang is set to arrive in the city
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| Jun.16 |
Hong Kong bookseller: China TV confession 'forced' |
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| Jun.26 |
China warns Brexit will 'cast shadow' over global economy China finance experts have warned that Britain's decision to leave the European Union will 'cast a shadow over the global economy'
|
| Jul.12 |
Court rules in favor of Philippines over China An international tribunal is concluding China has no legal basis to claim historic rights to the bulk of the South China Sea
| China has firmly rejected an international tribunal ruling
|
| |
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| Jul.21 |
Ex-chief of China protest village arrested
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| Jul.24 |
Asean deadlock after court ruling against China
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| Aug.1 |
Chinese activist charged with subversion goes on trial
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| Aug.14 |
Joshua Wong: Hong Kong protest leader avoids jail
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| Aug.26 |
China joins UN in condemning North Korea ballistic missile tests
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| Aug.29 |
Explosion near Chinese embassy in Bishkek
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| Sep.2 |
China ratifies Paris climate agreement China's top legislature has ratified the Paris global climate agreement, state news agency Xinhua reports
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| Sep.3 |
Hong Kong votes in first major poll since pro-democracy protests
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| Sep.4 |
G20 leaders told 'avoid empty talk' by China's Xi Jinping China's President Xi Jinping has urged leaders of the world's largest economies to avoid 'empty talk' as they look to quicken economic growt...
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| Sep.5 |
Obama backs NFL player Kaepernick's right to snub anthem |
|
| Sep.12 |
Wukan protests: Police raid homes to arrest villagers
|
| Nov.6 |
Beijing ruling bars Hong Kong lawmakers from taking office Beijing has made an unprecedented intervention in Hong Kong politics to block two lawmakers from taking office
|
| Nov.8 |
Asian markets tumble as US presidential race tightens
|
| Dec.3 |
Trump-Taiwan call: China lodges protest China's foreign ministry says it has lodged a complaint with the US after President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Taiwan's leader in a phone c...
|
| Dec.5 |
White House looks to reassure China after Trump-Taiwan call
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| Dec.11 |
Donald Trump hints US could end 'One China' policy
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| Dec.21 |
Trump appoints 'Death by China' author as head of US trade council
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