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Met Gala: A-listers stun on New York fundraiser red carpet

It was clad as an omelette that Rihanna attended the Met Gala, the annual fundraising event for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s

05/05/2015

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New-born golden monkeys in China

05/05/2015

Nepal

Rescuers in China get aid through to quake-struck village on foot

Nepal’s earthquake has also had an impact on parts of south west China. The village of Laojiang which has been cut off by landslides is being given a

04/05/2015

China

Solar-powered plane lands in eastern China, prepares to cross Pacific

Solar Impulse, the fuel-free airplane, arrived in Nanjing in eastern China on Tuesday, completing the sixth leg of its round-the-world flight. Pilot

22/04/2015

Business Series

World spotlight on Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is attracting the world’s attention. In its efforts to gain more economic clout, China has attracted 57

21/04/2015

China

Chinese journalist jailed for "leaking state secrets"

A veteran Chinese journalist has been sentenced to seven years in prison charged with leaking state secrets. Seventy-one-year-old Gao Yu gave an

17/04/2015

China

Sandstorm blacks out northern China

A sandstorm in northern China caused blackouts and traffic chaos as it shrouded cities in dust on Wednesday. The skyline in Beijing turned orange

16/04/2015

Malaysia

Search area for missing flight MH370 to double

Transport ministers from Malaysia, China and Australia have pledged to double the search area for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane if the current

16/04/2015

China

Sandstorm blankets Beijing and northern China regions

China’s northern regions were hit by a sandstorm on Wednesday (April 15) covering cities in dust and slowing down road traffic. Beijing’s skyline

15/04/2015

China

[WATCH] Two dead as climbing frame collapses in China

Two people were killed and another 15 injured when a net climbing frame structure collapsed under the weight of visitors trying to view a flower gala

15/04/2015

China

China releases women's rights activists, with conditions attached

In an unexpected move, China has released five women’s rights activists, who had been detained for more than a month on charges of “picking quarrels

14/04/2015

China

China: Former energy sector leader pleads guilty to corruption

Jiang Jiemen, the former head of China’s top energy group (CNPC), has pleaded guilty in the first day of a corruption trial against him. Jiang, who

13/04/2015

Sport

Lewis Hamilton is the Emperor of Shanghai

Welcome to Speed. There is no way around it, Lewis Hamilton is the Emperor of Shanghai. The Englishman holds the record for wins in the Chinese Grand

12/04/2015

Hungary

How could a cup of tea or soup prevent illness? – a Traditional Chinese Medicine man says simply

New epidemics spread faster and are taking more victims than before. That was the warning coming from physicians from the World Health Organisation last year. Could herbal medicines be the answer? A Chinese medicine man in Hungary believes they could.

09/04/2015

Sport

China's Liu Xiang retires

Former Olympic champion Liu Xiang announced his retirement on Tuesday. The 31 year-old became an icon in China after he won the country’s first

07/04/2015

China

PX chemical fire reignites at Zhangzhou plant

One of three containers that caught fire at a chemical plant in China’s eastern city of Zhangzhou burst into flames again on Tuesday evening. The

07/04/2015

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Six injured in huge chemical plant explosion in China

07/04/2015

China

China PX chemical plant blast injures one person

China state media said an explosion rocked a PX chemical plant on Monday. The blast happened at a chemical factory in the eastern city of Zhangzhou

06/04/2015

Sport

Sara Taffel clinches gold in fencing championships in Tashkent

There was a first gold medal in the Cadet and Junior World Fencing Championships for Sara Taffel. The American won the final of the foil after she

05/04/2015

China

China: Ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang charged with corruption

Once one of China’s most powerful men, former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang has been charged with bribery, abuse of power and intentional

03/04/2015

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