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Sunday, 23 November 2008
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China condemns Dalai Lama on torch relay
Chinese-appointed Tibetan leaders used the passing of the Olympic torch relay through the capital Lhasa on Saturday to defend Communist Party control of the remote Buddhist region and denounce the exiled Dalai Lama.
21 Jun 2008 |
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China shocks with 18 percent fuel price rise
China unexpectedly raised retail gasoline and diesel prices by up to 18 percent on Thursday, sending oil prices tumbling as Beijing moved to temper demand at the risk of stoking domestic angst over decade-high inflation.
20 Jun 2008 |
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Oil pauses after fall on China fuel price hike
Oil steadied on Friday, after a nearly $5 plunge a day ago, on China's move to raise fuel prices, as traders weighed the impact on demand in the world's second-largest oil consumer.
20 Jun 2008 |
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Floods force 70,000 from China quake zone
China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicentre of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the country's deadly annual flood season.
19 Jun 2008 |
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China warns of fresh floods after a million flee
China has warned that the Yellow River, the nation's second longest and known as the nation's sorrow for its history of tragedy, may suffer serious flooding as the south endures some of its worst storms for decades.
16 Jun 2008 |
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Concern over detentions in China quake zone
Two human rights groups expressed concern on Sunday over the fate of Huang Qi, a Chinese activist who friends fear was detained for offering support to families of children who died in the Sichuan earthquake.
15 Jun 2008 |
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China and Taiwan agree on flights
China and Taiwan signed a landmark deal on Friday to launch regular flights between the long-time rivals as politics was put aside in favour of practicalities in the first such talks in almost a decade.
13 Jun 2008 |
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Quake parents apologise to loved ones under rubble
Grieving and angry parents on Thursday marked one month since China's devastating earthquake toppled schools, demanding an explanation and apologising to their loved ones buried under the rubble.
12 Jun 2008 |
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China and Taiwan start talks but avoid politics
China and Taiwan began talking for the first time in almost a decade on Thursday, though the two often bitter diplomatic rivals are focusing on just a few practical issues and avoiding sensitive political problems.
12 Jun 2008 |
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China town flooded as quake lake drains
Muddy lake water from a dangerously unstable "quake lake" rushed into the devastated Chinese town of Beichuan on Tuesday, covering about a third of the ruins, after soldiers used explosives to widen a sluice.
10 Jun 2008 |
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