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China: angry families of missing demand answers

There may be calm on the streets but among the relatives of those missing in the Tianjin blast there is anger. These people are furious that there

15/08/2015

China

China: officials backtrack over evacuation reports

Chinese officials have denied ordering the evacuation of residents from the area surrounding the site of a huge chemical explosion. The statement is

15/08/2015

China

China: Death toll mounts after massive explosion

The authorities in China have ordered anyone living within a three kilometre radius of a massive explosion at a chemical plant to leave their homes

15/08/2015

China

Chinese investigators start Tianjin blast tests

Some 200 Chinese investigators have started tests at the site of the chemical warehouse explosion in Tianjin. The team from the Chinese military are

14/08/2015

China

Tianjin blasts: Relatives anxiously await news of dozens still missing

A camera pans over the devastation caused by two huge blasts in the eastern Chinese city of Tianjin. Burned-out buildings, rows of ruined cars and

14/08/2015

China

Nuclear and biochemical experts arrive at scene of Tianjin explosion

More than 200 military specialists have arrived in the Chinese port city of Tianjin where thick smoke lingers after huge explosions at a chemicals

14/08/2015

China

More than 50 dead in Chinese warehouse blast

At least fifty people are now known to have died after a series of explosions in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin. More than 700 people have

13/08/2015

China

China blasts death toll rises to 44, with more than 500 injured

Chinese state media says the death toll in huge explosions that hit the port city of Tianjin has more than doubled to 44, with over 500 other people

13/08/2015

China

Seventeen dead and 400 injured in two huge explosions in northeast China

At least 17 people were killed and around 400 injured in two massive explosions in the northeastern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Wednesday. Video

13/08/2015

China

Video footage shows massive explosion in Tianjin, China

Video footage shows the moment a fireball ripped through the night sky in China, injuring hundreds of people. Police report that seven people have

12/08/2015

Business Line

Currency moves in China and Google's Alphabet fleet

China started devaluing its tightly controlled currency this week. Following the decision in the world’s second biggest economy, we focus on

12/08/2015

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Chinese boy stuck between rock and hard place

12/08/2015

China

Stocks fall as China devalues yuan currency for second straight day

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday after China’s central bank devalued the country’s yuan currency for the second day running. On Tuesday, in a surprise

12/08/2015

Sport

IAAF suspends 28 athletes for 'adverse findings' in retests

The athletic’s doping saga took another twist on Tuesday after the sport’s governing body, the IAAF, provisionally suspended 28 athletes who competed

11/08/2015

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Typhoon batters China leaving 14 dead

10/08/2015

China

Rescue work continues as typhoon hits eastern China

Rescue work goes on after a typhoon hit China’s east coast on Sunday. The Xinhua state news agency says at least fourteen people have died. The

10/08/2015

Sport

Juventus beat Lazio to lift Italian Super Cup

Second half goals from Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala secured Juventus a 2-0 victory over Lazio in the Italian Super Cup in Shanghai. Juventus have

08/08/2015

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China in deep water

04/08/2015

Business Series

Currencies riding a bumpy road

This week’s Business Middle East takes a look at global currency trading trends, and in business snapshot we look at the reactions to the new fuel

04/08/2015

China

Bra protest in Hong Kong

Men and women wearing and brandishing bras protested in Hong Kong after a woman was jailed for assaulting a policeman with her breasts The woman had

04/08/2015

China

China launches inquiry over claims brewers added Viagra to alcohol

03/08/2015

China

Man loses leg in China's third escalator accident in a week

03/08/2015

China

China looks skywards with construction of huge telescope

A radio telescope, with a receiving surface the size of 30 football pitches, is being constructed in China. After five years of work, costing 176

02/08/2015

China

Beijing to use artificial snow in 2022 winter Olympics

The Chinese capital Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Although the snow will be man-made, the country’s president Xi Jinpin promises an

31/07/2015

Sport

Beijing selected as 2022 Winter Olympics host

31/07/2015

China

Beijing to host 2022 Winter Olympics

The host city of the 2022 winter Olympics has been announced. Beijing was awarded the games just seven years after hosting the summer Olympics in

31/07/2015