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N.Korea kidnapped Chinese in refugee crackdown: report

N.Korea kidnapped Chinese in refugee crackdown: report
AFP - Tuesday, November 17

SEOUL (AFP) - - Pyongyang's agents over the past decade abducted about 200 Chinese citizens as part of a campaign to stop people from fleeing North Korea, a news report said Tuesday. More »

  • China fuels US foreign student boom

    AFP - Tuesday, November 17

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Soaring interest by Chinese students has led to record foreign enrollment at US universities, offering a potential boon to the United States both economically and politically, a study said.

  • Obama: No need to change "one-China" policy

    AP - Tuesday, November 17

    SHANGHAI - President Barack Obama says he sees no need to change Washington's "one-China" policy, which acknowledges China's position that Taiwan is part of its territory.

  • Landslide in northern China kills 23

    AP - Tuesday, November 17

    BEIJING - A state media report says a massive landslide in northern China partially has buried a village and killed at least 23 people, and that rescuers are seeking survivors.

  • CNN reporter detained in Shanghai over Obama-Mao T-shirt

    CNN reporter detained in Shanghai over Obama-Mao T-shirt

    AFP - Tuesday, November 17

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A CNN correspondent said Monday she was detained byChinese security guards in Shanghai for two hours for displaying a T-shirt on camera depicting US President Barack Obama as Mao Zedong.

  • Spelling Obama in Chinese not an easy task

    Spelling Obama in Chinese not an easy task

    AFP - Tuesday, November 17

    BEIJING (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama's first visit to China will undoubtedly be marked by difficult talks on trade and climate change, but another thorny issue has emerged: how to write "Obama" in Mandarin.

  • China detains activists as Obama arrives

    AP - Tuesday, November 17

    BEIJING - Police detained dozens of activists and petitioners in Beijing and elsewhere in China as President Barack Obama arrived on his first state visit to the country, friends, family members and a human rights group said Monday.

  • Obama arrives in Beijing

    Obama arrives in Beijing

    AFP - Tuesday, November 17

    BEIJING (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama arrived in Beijing on Monday from Shanghai, for the second leg of his maiden state visit to China, an AFP photographer said.

  • Obama: US, China must cooperate on global issues

    AP - Monday, November 16

    SHANGHAI - President Barack Obama says there are very few global challenges that can be solved unless the U.S. and China cooperate.

  • Obama: China, US need not be adversaries

    Obama: China, US need not be adversaries

    AFP - Monday, November 16

    SHANGHAI (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama declared on Monday that China and the United States need not be adversaries, in a town hall meeting with Chinese students in Shanghai.

  • China's plan for 3 Gorges' water level stalled

    AP - Monday, November 16

    BEIJING - Plans to raise the water level behind China's massive Three Gorges dam to full capacity this month _ which would mark the symbolic culmination of the decades-old project _ have stalled amid a worsening drought and reports of increased landslide risks.

  • Obama arrives in China for first-ever visit

    AP - Monday, November 16

    SHANGHAI - President Barack Obama is in Shanghai, launching a three-day visit to an important global U.S. partner and his first travels ever in China.

  • Dalai Lama was a slave master, China tells Obama

    AP - Monday, November 16

    BEIJING - The conviction was clear but the message befuddling.

  • China blocks unregistered church service again

    AP - Monday, November 16

    BEIJING - Followers of an unapproved church in Beijing were again forced by the government to find a new place to worship Sunday, a move one analyst suggested would be a test for President Barack Obama on religious freedom during his first visit to the country.

  • China, Russia presidents hail relations

    China, Russia presidents hail relations

    AFP - Sunday, November 15

    SINGAPORE (AFP) - - The presidents of historically mistrustful neighbours China and Russia Saturday hailed the strength of Sino-Russian ties as they met on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit in Singapore.

  • China to become 'global leader in green tech'

    China to become 'global leader in green tech'

    AFP - Sunday, November 15

    SINGAPORE (AFP) - - China can become the world's top exporter of "green technology" if it carries out crucial energy and ecological reforms, leading environmental campaigners said here Saturday.

  • "Kyoto principles" crucial in climate talks - China

    Reuters - Sunday, November 15

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China will insist the main principles of the Kyoto Protocol are retained in any new global climate change pact, even though others are seeking to abandon them, a high-ranking climate official on Saturday.

  • China dissidents 'detained ahead of Obama visit'

    China dissidents 'detained ahead of Obama visit'

    AFP - Sunday, November 15

    BEIJING (AFP) - - China has detained several dissidents and campaigners ahead of US President Barack Obama's much-anticipated first visit to the country, their relatives and close contacts told AFP Saturday.

  • China investigates 2 deaths after flu vaccinations

    AP - Saturday, November 14

    BEIJING - Two people in China who received swine flu vaccinations died in the past week but at least one death appears unrelated to the vaccine and the other was being investigated.

  • Heavy snow storms in northern China kill 40

    AP - Saturday, November 14

    BEIJING - Unusually early snow storms in north-central China have claimed 40 lives, caused thousands of buildings to collapse and destroyed almost 500,000 acres (200,000 hectares) of winter crops, the Civil Affairs Ministry said Friday.