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China

China policeman gives elderly man a piggy back

Footage shows an elderly pensioner shuffling across a busy intersection in southwest China, before the lights turn green leaving him stranded in the middle of traffic.

07/06/2018

China

11 dead after explosion inside China mine

Live pictures from China's state television showed 23 people rescued after they became trapped in the mine located in the Liaoning province.

06/06/2018

China

China threatens to abandon trade deal if US imposes tariffs

As Trump threatens to impose tariffs on more than €42b euros of Chinese exports, Beijing warns it will refuse to import more goods from the U.S.

03/06/2018

Economy

China says US steel and aluminum tariffs flout WTO rules

Beijing says all countries should oppose trade protectionism.

01/06/2018

China

China says its space station project will be open to all UN Member Sta

Announcement is in contrast with United States who barred China from the ISS

30/05/2018

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Women walk the highwire in high-heels

The daring feat took place in China's Hunan province

29/05/2018

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Three women attempt to walk a highline in high-heels in China's Hunan

The tightrope is 1400m above sea level in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

28/05/2018

China

French woman wins slacklining contest at 1,300m — wearing high heels

“For me it was as much of a challenge to walk in heels as it was to do it in front of so many people and on the TV. I am not usually very good with pressure,” winner Mimi Guesdon told Euronews.

28/05/2018

China

Hundreds march in Hong Kong against one-party rule

The march comes before the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre of hundreds - and possibly thousands - of students protesting against the repressive rule of China's communist party.

27/05/2018

China

China gets its first driverless street sweeper

It follows last month's debut of China's fist driverless bus.

27/05/2018

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French band performs on slacklines 1,400m in the air

French band Houle Douce amazed Chinese spectators with a thrilling concert on slacklines suspended 1,400-meters-high in China's Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.

27/05/2018

Sport

Netherlands, South Korea and Japan strike gold in Hohhot

Having failed to take a World Judo Tour gold medal since 2016, South Korea's An Changrim upset the form book with a win over the world number one Soichi Hashimoto.

26/05/2018

Sport

Canada, Japan & Kazakhstan clinch gold in Hohhot Grand Prix Day 1

First Day of the Hohhot Grand Prix 2018 kicks off with gold for Canada, Japan and Kazakhstan, on road to Tokyo 2020

25/05/2018

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Driverless trucks move a step closer in China

The driverless truck is able to run at a maximum speed of 80km per hour and can detect a moving object 300 metres away

25/05/2018

China

Angela Merkel tells China that Europe supports nuclear deal with Iran

The German Chancellor is on a state visit to China

24/05/2018

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Competitors in Hong Kong race up 14-metre-high bun tower

Thousands of local residents and tourists flocked to an outlying island in Hong Kong on Tuesday to celebrate a local bun festival despite recording-breaking heat.

23/05/2018

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Hong Kong's festival to drive away evil spirits

Thousands of people flocked to an outlying island in Hong Kong on Tuesday to celebrate the Cheung Chau Bun festival, one of the oldest and most colourful in Hong Kong which began around 100 years ago after a deadly plague devastated the island.

23/05/2018

China

China announces it will slash tariffs on car imports

The move is likely to boost production of car manufacturers worldwide

22/05/2018

China

Sandstorm sweeps through north-western China

China's north-west region is on high alert for sandstorms after one blanketed Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County in Gansu Province.

21/05/2018

China

China flies to the moon

China aims to catch up with Russia and the United States to become a major space power by 2030

21/05/2018

China

Hong Kong: Activist found guilty of rioting in 2016

Prominent independence activist 26-year-old Edward Leung could face up to 12 years in prison for his role in one of the former British colony's worst ever riots.

18/05/2018

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Spokeless ferries wheel opens to the public in eastern China

A spokeless ferries wheel named "Eye of the Bohai Sea" has officially opened in eastern China.

17/05/2018

China

Pilot nearly sucked out of cockpit as window shatters mid-flight

“There was no warning sign. Suddenly, the windshield just cracked and made a loud bang. The next thing I know, my co-pilot had been sucked halfway out of the window."

15/05/2018

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AI robots on display in China

Integration between artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics industry has been one of the major highlights at the ongoing Fifth China Robotop and Intellectual Economic Talent Summit, which kicked off on Wednesday in Yuyao City, east China's Zhejiang Province.

13/05/2018

China

High rise housing for hogs

Multi-storey pig farms are rising out of China's mountains.

11/05/2018

Cult

Chinese channel banned from Eurovision

Mango TV refused to show some of the Eurovision performances.

11/05/2018