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China

Hong Kong: why are there fears over fundamental freedoms?

Five publishers disappear in two months

03/01/2016

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Pigs on the run

Traffic on a motorway way in north China was brought to a stop after a truck carrying pigs overturned. It took four hours to herd all 96 hogs back

03/01/2016

China

China: miners must wait a week for rescue

Supplies passed down via boreholes

02/01/2016

China

China-North Korea trade zone fails to get off the ground

It is supposed to be a key economic gateway to reclusive North Korea. But two months after its opening, business activity in a trade zone of the

30/12/2015

China

China: 11 rescued from mine collapse, 18 trapped

Hundreds of rescuers are working on freeing workers trapped in a collapsed mine in China’s Shandong province. Of the 29 miners working at the time of

29/12/2015

China

Chinese official 'commits suicide' after Shenzhen landslide

In China, an official responsible for regulating a waste dump has committed suicide. Last week, the dump overflowed triggering a deadly landslide in

28/12/2015

China

Beijing slaps expulsion order on French journalist

China says it will not renew press credentials for a French journalist, effectively throwing her out of the country. It comes after Ursula Gauthier

27/12/2015

China

Eighteen trapped in collapsed Chinese mine

Eleven people have been rescued after a gypsum mine collapsed in Shandong province in eastern China on Friday. Rescuers have made contact with

26/12/2015

China

UK and others issue security warning to nationals in Sanlitun, Beijing

The UK, US, France and Australia have made the unusual move of issuing security warnings to their nationals in one particular Beijing district

24/12/2015

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Searching for survivors

Rescuers continue to search the site of a massive landslide in China’s manufacturing centre of Shenzhen on Tuesday. Dozens are still missing after a

23/12/2015

China

Shenzhen survivor rescued after 67 hours under rubble

A man has been found alive 67 hours after a waste heap collapsed on an industrial estate in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. More than 70 others are

23/12/2015

China

Pu Zhiqiang: Chinese human rights lawyer gets suspended jail term

Pu Zhiqiang, one of China’s most prominent human rights lawyers, escaped jail after he was convicted of “inciting racial hatred”.   The conviction

22/12/2015

China

First body pulled from Shenzhen landslide, at least 81 still missing

Rescuers at the site of the Shenzhen landslide have pulled out the first body from the rubble. Efforts are being focussed on six main search areas

22/12/2015

China

Scores buried as mudslide engulfs buildings in China

Desperate search in Shenzhen

21/12/2015

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Spain takes Miss World crown

Spain has won this year’s Miss World beauty contest which took place in the Chinese city of Sanya on Saturday. Mireia Lalaguna Royo’s victory was

21/12/2015

China

Buildings collapse in China landslide

More than 20 industrial buildings collapsed and were left buried in mud after a landslide hit the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Sunday morning

20/12/2015

China

Spain takes Miss World crown

Spain has won this year’s Miss World beauty contest which took place in the Chinese city of Sanya on Saturday. Mireia Lalaguna Royo’s victory was

19/12/2015

China

US arms deal with Taiwan sparks sanctions threat from China

A US arms deal with Taiwan worth around 1.8 billion euros including two warships and anti-tank missiles has sparked a fresh row with China which

17/12/2015

Business Series

Luxury group Prada's profits hit by Chinese slowdown

The Italian luxury goods maker Prada has reported a drop in profits of 38 percent in just one quarter. It’s been hit hard by falling sales in Greater

16/12/2015

Sport

Polluted Beijing to be clean for 2022 Winter Games

China has vowed to clean up its act in the run up to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Government officials promised to reduce air pollution

15/12/2015

Business Series

'Missing' Fosun chairman reappears

One of China’s richest businessmen has made his first public appearance since going missing at the end of last week. Guo Guangchang , the Chairman of

14/12/2015

China

Pu Zhiqiang: the who, what, why, where and when of the high-profile human rights lawyer

Police clash with friends and supporters outside the trial of a prominent Chinese human rights lawyer outside in Beijing.

14/12/2015

Business Series

Chinese tycoon Guo Guangchang of Fosun held by police

Previously reported as missing, one of China’s richest businessmen has been detained by police. Guo Guangchang, the Chairman of Fosun International

11/12/2015

China

Beijing 'airpocalypse' red alert now in force

Tough restrictions come into force today in Beijing which has issued its first ever red alert for pollution. That’s the most serious warning

08/12/2015

China

First-ever red alert for pollution issued in Chinese capital

As climate change is debated in Paris, the Chinese capital is facing unprecedented heavy smog

07/12/2015

Economy

IMF allows Chinese yuan to enter the jet set currency club

The IMF has accepted the Chinese yuan into the club of elite currencies. IMF set to put yuan in reserve currency basket https://t.co/h7quutjx6y

30/11/2015