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US attacks China currency stance
Global economic reforms are being impeded by China’s refusal to revalue its currency, the US Treasury Secretary says. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Honda hit by second China strike
Honda halts production at two of its four car assembly factories in China after another strike by workers at a local parts supplier. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
China claims supercomputer spot
China ramps up efforts to become a supercomputing superpower, as one of its machines is ranked second fastest in the world. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Judges shot dead at China court
Three judges are shot dead in China’s Hunan province by a man armed with a submachine gun who later killed himself, say reports. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
China non-committal over N Korea
Mr Hatoyama, Mr Lee and Mr Wen were holding talks in South Korea The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea have said the sinking of a South Korean warship poses a threat to peace and stability in the region. But China did not condemn North Korea over the incident, despite facing pressure from Seoul to... »
China vow over Korea ship attack
China "will not protect" whoever sank a South Korean warship in March,Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has said. "China objects to and condemns any act that destroys the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula," Mr Wen was quoted as saying after talks in Seoul. South Korea has blamed the North for sinking the Cheonan with... »
China vows more currency reform
China has pledged to continue reforms to its exchange rate policies at the beginning of high level trade talks with the US. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Clinton calls for more open China
China needs to adopt a domestic “level playing field” for Chinese and foreign companies, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
China suffers new school killings
Seven children have been hacked to death in north-western China in the latest in a series of violent attacks on schools, state media report. At least 20 others were injured after the attack in Hanzhong city in Shaanxi province, Xinhua news agency reported, citing local authorities. China has been shaken by a spate of attacks... »
China ‘murder victim’ found alive
A Chinese man who spent almost 10 years in prison for murder has been freed after his supposed victim was found alive. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
China knife attack ‘kills eight’
A Chinese man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing to death eight people, including three family members, China’s official news agency said. Police said that Zhou Yezhong killed his mother, wife, daughter, four neighbours and a migrant worker in eastern China’s Jiangxi province. He was arrested on Saturday evening, less than two hours after the... »
Dramatic rise in China syphilis
China has seen a dramatic rise in cases of syphilis, as a result of rapid social change, US researchers say. A report in the New England Journal of Medicine says syphilis is now the most commonly reported communicable disease in Shanghai, the second-largest city. Pregnant women are also increasingly passing the disease to their children,... »
N Korea and China leaders ‘meet’
A train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has left the Chinese city of Dalian and is reportedly bound for Beijing. Neither North Korea or China has confirmed Mr Kim’s presence in the country, but media reports suggest he will meet top Chinese leaders. He arrived in China on Monday, travelling on... »
Children injured in China attack
Twenty-eight children and three adults have been injured by a man with a knife at a kindergarten in eastern China, the third such attack in a month. Officials said five of the injured were in a critical condition in hospital after the incident in Jiangsu province. It follows a knife attack on Wednesday in the... »
China mayor sacked over protests
A city mayor in north-eastern China has been sacked for mishandling a protest about corruption among local officials, state media says. Sun Ming was accused of ignoring hundreds of people who staged a "kneel down" protest in front of the city hall in Zhuanghe, Dalian province. The Chinese government has repeatedly promised to address corruption... »
China changes Xinjiang party boss
China has replaced the most powerful official in its western region of Xinjiang, where ethnic violence left nearly 200 people dead last July. Wang Lequan, who had served as secretary of the Communist Party in Xinjiang since 1994, was replaced by Zhang Chunxian, state media say. Mr Wang was appointed to a new post in... »
China remembers earthquake dead
China is to hold a national day of mourning for victims of the powerful earthquake in Qinghai province. Flags will be flown at half mast across the country on Wednesday as a mark of respect, one week after the quake hit. The announcement came as the number of people known to have been killed in... »
China president visits quake zone
Chinese President Hu Jintao has visited survivors of last week’s earthquake on a remote Tibetan plateau, as the death toll rose to more than 1,700 people. A few people are being found alive four days after the quake, including a 68-year-man trapped beneath the rubble. The Dalai Lama has appealed to China to allow him... »
Vettel charges to pole in China
Red Bull underlined their impressive early-season pace when Mark Webber finished quickest in the final practice session at the Chinese Grand Prix. The Australian topped the times in one minute 35:323 seconds, 0.241secs ahead of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, the fastest driver on Friday. Sebastian Vettel was 0.368secs off team-mate Webber in third place, with world... »
China quake bodies burnt on pyres
About 700 people who died in a massive earthquake in north-west China on Wednesday have been cremated outside the worst-hit town, Jiegu. After being blessed by chanting Buddhist monks, the bodies were placed in a trench and set alight. The number of people known to have been killed in Qinghai province has risen to 1,144,... »
China quake rescue effort builds
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has spurred on rescuers working in the Qinghai quake zone as hungry survivors spent a second night in the cold. Touring Yushu county, the remote Tibetan mountain area at the epicentre, he reminded them that the first 72 hours were critical for their work. "Never give up, even if the hope... »
China and Brazil sign trade deals
China and Brazil have signed several trade agreements on the sidelines of a shortened Bric summit in Brasilia. The deals are aimed at boosting trade and energy co-operation between the two states and include a pact to build a Chinese steel plant in Brazil. The four emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China make... »
China earthquake rescue steps up
China has been sifting rubble for survivors of the deadly quake which hit the remote Qinghai region as thousands spent a freezing night in the open. Rescuers used bare hands and picks to search debris as night fell, with little heavy lifting equipment in the mountainous, mainly Tibetan area. Officials say 589 people died and... »
China sifts rubble for survivors
China has been sifting rubble for survivors of the deadly quake which hit the remote Qinghai region as thousands spent a freezing night in the open. Rescuers used bare hands and picks to search debris as night fell, with little heavy lifting equipment in the mountainous, mainly Tibetan area. Officials say 589 people died and... »
Hundreds die in west China quake
Some 400 people have died and thousands are feared injured after a magnitude-6.9 quake hit western China’s Qinghai province, officials say. The powerful tremor struck remote Yushu county, 800km (500 miles) south-west of the provincial capital Xining, at 0749 (2349 GMT), at a shallow depth of 10km. Most of the buildings in the worst-hit town... »
Quake kills scores in west China
Chinese media say one person is dead and many others are trapped under rubble in the province of Qinghai after an earthquake said to be magnitude 6.9. The quake struck at 0749 (2349 GMT) 380km (240 miles) south-south-east of the city of Golmud, at a depth of 10km, according to US Geological Survey data. Unconfirmed... »
Quake traps ‘many’ in west China
Chinese media say many people are trapped under rubble in the remote province of Qinghai after an earthquake. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Yuan rise ‘bad for China growth’
Allowing the yuan to strengthen against the dollar would hurt the Chinese economy in the short-term, a senior Chinese official has told the BBC. But Yi Xiaozhun, a vice-minister in the commerce ministry, said he expected the currency to rise in the longer-term. He accused other countries of trying to force its appreciation now.... »
China executes Japanese criminal
China has executed a Japanese man convicted of drug smuggling, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported. He is the first Japanese citizen to be put to death in China since diplomatic ties between the two countries were re-established in 1972. Mitsunobu Akano was executed in northeast Liaoning Province. Both Japan and China employ the death... »
China rejects Mekong dam claims
The first summit of the countries lining the massive Mekong River is to ask China about the impact of its development on water flows. The river starts in China, where dams and a devastating drought are believed to be affecting downstream countries. More than 60m people from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam depend on the... »
‘Dozens survive’ China mine flood
Rescuers are battling to save 70 miners still believed alive in a flooded mine in China after nine survivors were pulled free after a week underground. TV pictures earlier showed the nine being taken in ambulances to hospitals amid jubilation from rescuers. Some 3,000 people have been working round the clock to try to pump... »
US delays China currency report
The US Treasury is delaying by several months a report on whether China manipulates its currency, the yuan. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said he would delay the report, which was due out on 15 April, until after a series of high-level international meetings. The decision may improve US relations with China but could upset some... »
US presses China on nuclear Iran
US President Barack Obama discussed the Iranian nuclear issue in an hour-long telephone call with China’s President Hu Jintao, the White House says. He "underscored the importance of working together to ensure that Iran lives up to its international obligations," said a US statement. The need for a "positive bilateral relationship" was also stressed. The... »
US and China leaders in dialogue
US President Barack Obama discussed the Iranian nuclear issue in an hour-long telephone call with China’s President Hu Jintao, the White House says. He "underscored the importance of working together to ensure that Iran lives up to its international obligations," said a US statement. The need for a "positive bilateral relationship" was also stressed. The... »
Iran takes nuclear case to China
China is ready to hold "serious" talks with Western powers about new sanctions against Iran, senior US officials say. UN ambassador Susan Rice said the US, the UK, France, Germany, Russia and China had agreed to begin drafting a UN resolution on Iran’s nuclear programme. Beijing had made the commitment in a phone call on... »
Agile ‘roadrunner’ dinosaur fossil unearthed in China
One the most agile dinosaurs so far discovered has been unearthed in China. The tiny dinosaur, dubbed a "roadrunner" by the scientists who found it, is also one of the smallest dinosaurs known. Measuring just half a metre long, the fleet-footed theropod named Xixianykus zhangi likely used a huge claw to dig for termites and... »
China faces ‘diabetes epidemic’
China faces a diabetes epidemic, with almost one in 10 adults having the disease while most cases remain undiagnosed, researchers have said. Tests showed diabetes was more endemic than previously thought, according to the New England Journal of Medicine. The figures suggest China has some 90 million diabetics, far more than India. Rapid economic growth... »
Forest loss slows as China plants
By Richard BlackEnvironment correspondent, BBC News The world’s net rate of forest loss has slowed markedly in the last decade, with less logging in the Amazon and China planting trees on a grand scale. Yet forests continue to be lost at "an alarming rate" in some countries, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).... »
China steams ahead on clean energy
By Richard BlackEnvironment correspondent, BBC News China overtook the US during 2009 to become the leading investor in renewable energy technologies, according to a new analysis. Researchers with the Pew Charitable Trusts calculate that China invested $34.6bn (£23.2bn) in clean energy over the year, almost double the US figure. The UK emerges in third place among... »
China court ends Rio Tinto trial
The trial in China of four executives of mining giant Rio Tinto has ended, a defence lawyer has told reporters. However no verdict has been announced so far, and Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said it could take some days to emerge. The executives – Australian Stern Hu and his three Chinese colleagues – were... »
Karzai in China to discuss trade
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao and other senior officials in Beijing. Trade and China’s investment in Afghanistan’s war-torn economy are expected to be the main issues during Mr Karzai’s three-day visit. Cash-rich Beijing is looking to secure deals on developing Afghanistan’s mineral deposits, correspondents say. China is also... »
China slams Google censorship move
China says Google’s decision to stop censoring search results is "totally wrong" and violates its promise to abide by Chinese laws. It was condemning the US-based internet giant’s decision to redirect all its mainland China customers to an uncensored Hong Kong-based site. However, China’s firewalls are now censoring sensitive information. Google threatened to leave the... »
Pupils stabbed to death in China
Six pupils have been stabbed to death at a primary school in China’s southern province of Fujian, local media say. At least six other pupils are reported to have been injured in the knife attack at the Nanping primary school in the city of Fuzhou. A mentally ill man has been arrested in connection with... »
Google stops censoring in China
Google has stopped censoring its search results in China, ignoring warnings by the country’s authorities. The US company said its Chinese users would be redirected to the uncensored pages of its Hong Kong website. In January, Google had complained about a "sophisticated cyber attack originating from China". Chinese government officials had warned Google repeatedly that... »
Siberian tigers die at China zoo
By Michael BristowBBC News, Beijing Eleven rare Siberian tigers have died over the last three months at a zoo in north-eastern China. The local authorities believe that a lack of food contributed to their deaths, according to media reports. The news is bound to raise concerns about the treatment of captive tigers in China, which is... »