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Houses toppled as 4.9-quake hits southwest China: govt

AFP - Monday, November 2

BEIJING (AFP) - - A moderate earthquake hit southwest China Monday, injuring 28 people, toppling more than 1,000 houses, and killing hundreds of livestock, local authorities reported. More »

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China vaccinates over 3.7 million for swine flu
AFP - Monday, November 2
BEIJING (AFP) - - China has inoculated over 3.78 million people against swine flu and distributed over 26 million doses of vaccine to ward off a serious outbreak of the disease, the government said Sunday.
Protectionism a threat to recovery: Chinese official
AFP - Monday, November 2
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - - A top Chinese central bank official warned Sunday that rising trade and investment protectionism remains one of the major threats to the global economic recovery.
Acid ship 'sinks in China's Yangtze'
AFP - Monday, November 2
BEIJING (AFP) - - A ship carrying 100 tonnes of hydrochloric acid sank in China's Yangtze river on Sunday after colliding with another vessel, state media reported, citing local officials.
Beijing's first snow of season 'artificially induced'
AFP - Monday, November 2
BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese meteorologists covered Beijing in snow Sunday after seeding clouds to bring winter weather to the capital in an effort to combat a lingering drought, state media reported.
Myanmar torches seized drugs: state media
AFP - Sunday, November 1
YANGON (AFP) - - Myanmar's junta has burnt more than 20 million dollars worth of drugs seized during a recent campaign against ethnic rebel forces in the remote northeast by the Chinese border, state media said Sunday.
China sacks education minister amid scandal
AP - Sunday, November 1
BEIJING - China's legislature has removed the country's unpopular education minister amid a corruption scandal in a city he used to oversee and widespread public dissatisfaction with the education system.
Leading Chinese rocket scientist dies at 98
AP - Sunday, November 1
BEIJING - Qian Xuesen, a rocket scientist known as the father of China's space technology, died Saturday in Beijing, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
"Father" of China's space programme dies aged 98
Reuters - Sunday, November 1
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese scientist Qian Xuesen, widely considered the father of the country's nuclear missile and space programme, has died at the age of 98, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday.
Dalai Lama defends visit to disputed Indian state
AFP - Saturday, October 31
TOKYO (AFP) - - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said he was surprised at China's protest against his planned visit to an area of India claimed by Beijing, hinting he backed India on the border issue.
For the tiger, a year closer to extinction
AFP - Saturday, October 31
KATHMANDU (AFP) - - Next year, according to the Chinese calendar, is the Year of the Tiger but conservationists say the omens are inauspicious for an animal on the brink of extinction.
Bus plunges into valley in China, killing 13
AP - Saturday, October 31
BEIJING - A bus plunged into a valley along a mountainous road in China's northern Shanxi province, killing 13 people and injuring at least 40 others, local police and the country's official news agency said Saturday.
China rejects EU criticism of Tibet executions
AFP - Saturday, October 31
BEIJING (AFP) - - China has hit back at European Union criticism of the execution of two Tibetans over unrest in the Himalayan region last year and warned Europe not to interfere in the issue.
China sends anti-piracy navy convoy: state media
AFP - Saturday, October 31
BEIJING (AFP) - - China sent a fresh naval flotilla to the Gulf of Aden to protect vessels from Somali pirates, state media reported Friday, just 10 days after a Chinese cargo ship was hijacked by armed bandits.
China jails 19 in Xinjiang for security crimes: Uighur group
AFP - Saturday, October 31
BEIJING (AFP) - - China sentenced 19 people in restive Xinjiang to jail terms of three years to life for state security crimes, some in connection with deadly ethnic unrest in July, a US-based activist group said.
10 dead, 12 injured in China highway crash
AP - Saturday, October 31
BEIJING - China's state news agency says 10 people have been killed and 12 injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on a highway in the country's northwest.
US admiral concerned about China military buildup
AP - Saturday, October 31
HONG KONG - A U.S. Navy admiral expressed new concern Friday over China's military buildup and urged Beijing to be clearer about its intentions.
China urges Australia to be open to its investment
AP - Saturday, October 31
CANBERRA, Australia - Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang started a fence-mending visit to Australia on Friday by urging the government not to discriminate against Chinese investment.
Chinese vice premier meets Australian officials
AP - Friday, October 30
CANBERRA, Australia - Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang met senior Australian government officials and signed new bilateral agreements on Friday in a demonstration that recent diplomatic rows will not hold back lucrative trade relations.
Deadly end to China coal mine heist: 10 suffocate
AP - Friday, October 30
BEIJING - Ten people suffocated during a botched robbery at a coal mine in northern China, the country's work safety watchdog said Friday.