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Blast at Chinese chemical plant kills 47 and injures over 600

The provincial firefighting authority had mobilized 176 fire trucks and 930 firefighters to the site.

China

China clones 'Sherlock Holmes' of police dogs: state media

Three-months old Kunxun was cloned from a decorated female police sniffer.

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Italy: Land artist ploughs giant portrait of Xi Jinping with tractor

Days before the arrival of the Chinese President, a land artist has used his tractor to plow out a huge portrait of the Chinese leader in a field in northern Italy.

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Death toll rises to 15 in north China building collapse

The death toll from a building collapse in Xiangning County of Linfen City in north China's Shanxi Province that occurred due to a landslide climbed to 15 on Tuesday.

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Cinema

Ximei documentary premieres at Geneva Human Rights Film Festival

Ximei documentary produced by Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei premieres at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva

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Spring brings vitality to China's Guizhou Province

With spring back to the earth, flowers have begun blooming in southwest China's Guizhou Province, attracting large numbers of visitors to enjoy the vitality of the earth.

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Made in Qingdao: China’s City of Film gets serious about attracting filmmakers with subsidies

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Qingdao has already come a long way towards earning its moniker City of Film: Spring Festival blockbusters ‘The Wandering Earth’ and ‘Crazy Alien’ were filmed and produced in the East China city.

India

Tibetan exiles mark 60th anniversary of failed uprising

Crowds gathered in the Indian hill town of Dharamsala on Sunday to mark 60 years since the failed Tibetan uprising that drove the Dalai Lama into exile.

World

Your Call in full: US vs. China in tech, and does the EU need saving?

Catch the full episode of Tuesday night's Your Call.

China

China lowers growth target amid trade and debt fears

China is lowering its economic growth targets as it struggles with a US trade war, a slowing global economy and a crackdown on debt.

Markets

Sino-U.S. trade deal optimism lifts UK's FTSE; Ted Baker slips

Sino-U.S. trade deal optimism lifts UK's FTSE; Ted Baker slips

Italy

Watch: New Costa Venezia cruise ship will carry over 5,200 guests

Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri has launched a massive new cruise ship, the Costa Venezia, with a capacity of over 5,200 guests. With 135,500 tons and 323 metres in length, the Costa Venezia will be the largest ever ship introduced by Costa to the Chinese market.

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Chinese artist creates giant image made up of 80,000 Lego pieces

It took Jiang Shenghui 120 hours and 80,000 Lego pieces to complete his giant cable car artwork.

China

Watch: Kim Jong-un pauses for cigarette break on marathon train trip

A cigarette break in style means having a crystal ashtray on hand at all times.

China

Chinese stocks jump after Trump extends tariff deadline

Chinese stocks made their biggest single day gain on Monday after US president Trump announced he would extend the March 1st tariff deadline.

USA

US and China trade deal optimism

President Donald Trump hopes to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month in Florida and hopes to extend the March 1 tariff deadline.

Nigeria

Watch: Nigeria's traditional textile trade under threat

The dye pits in Kano have been in operation for five centuries, but are now reported to be the last of their kind. Many pits have been abandoned as young people turn to city jobs instead of traditional trades.

China

Drones turn China's Lantern Festival hi-tech

The drones created shapes including a pelican, a lantern, and letters spelling out "Happy Lantern Festival" in the southern city of Haikou.

China

Sparks fly for Lunar New Year in ancient light show

Molten steel is heated to 1,600 Celcius and flung against a cold brick wall, sparking a spectacle of white-hot light.

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Qingdao: the city at the forefront of China's booming film industry

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Is this year the turning point for China’s film industry? Based on how Chinese film has made international headlines this lunar new year holiday, this may well be the case, and for one city in particular: Qingdao.

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