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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

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Chinese channel banned from Eurovision

Mango TV refused to show some of the Eurovision performances.

11/05/2018

China

China: former communist party boss Sun Zhengcai jailed for life

A Chinese court has sentenced Sun Zhengcai, the former Communist Party boss of the southwestern city of Chongqing, to life in prison for corruption, state media said on Tuesday.

08/05/2018

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Heavy rain and hail batter China

Heavy rain and hail fell in many parts of China on Sunday and Monday, while flooded roads severely disrupted traffic.

07/05/2018

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Hong Kong mothers stage breastfeeding flashmob protest

Dozens of breastfeeding mothers took over Hong Kong's Central financial district on Saturday (May 5) to protest over prejudices against giving nourishment to their little ones in public.

06/05/2018

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Zipping down windy roads in China's extreme sport challenge

Chinese speed longboarder Qing Yunhui succeeded in the longboard downhill challenge in 18 minutes on a winding mountain path in central China's Hunan Province on Thursday.

03/05/2018

China

Holographic projector created by Chinese start-up

Star Wars-style imagery can be created with hand-held hologram device.

03/05/2018

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Chinese firm breaks world record with over 1,300 dancing drones

Lighting up the sky of Chinese ancient city of Xi'an, 1,374 illuminated drones broke a Guinness World Record for the most unmanned aerial vehicles simultaneously airborne.

02/05/2018

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Chinese Wa people celebrate their annual "Monihei" Carnival

Chinese people of Wa ethnic group reveled in their annual "Monihei" Carnival on Monday in the southwest province of Yunnan.

02/05/2018

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Thousands enjoy China's Hukou Waterfall

Thousands of Chinese holiday-makers visited the magnificent Hukou Waterfall in north China’s Shanxi Province on the first day of the three-day Labor Day holiday.

30/04/2018