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Li Keqiang offers India a ‘handshake across the Himalayas’

India and China will study new ways to ease tensions along their ill-defined border, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday in his first foreign trip since taking office, which comes just weeks...

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Luxury is out; bargains are in for Chinese tourists

Armed with empty suitcases and same-day return tickets, an army of mainland Chinese is descending on suburban outlet shopping malls and international fashion chains in Hong Kong, turning cheap...

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China Red Cross donations in doubt after new figures show discrepancies

A public outcry against missing donations by the Red Cross Society of China has morphed into subdued scepticism after the Ministry of Civil Affairs reviewed figures at the weekend that indicated...

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Petition mother Tang Hui clears hurdle in court appeal over labour camp imprisonment

The Provincial Higher People’s Court said on Sunday that it would review plaintiff Tang Hui’s lawsuit against Yongzhou authorities after she was sent to a labour camp for 18 months.

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Half of the silk on sale in Beijing contains little or no silk, study finds

Just weeks after it emerged that Shanghai hotpot was found to contain rat meat instead of lamb, a survey in Beijing has found that half of the silk products on sale in China's capital contain...

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Five dead, 20 missing in factory explosion in China's Shandong province

A massive blast ripped through an explosives factory on Monday in eastern China, killing five people and leaving another 20 missing, state media reported.

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Bird flu outbreak costs China's poultry industry US$65b

China’s human H7N9 bird flu outbreak has cost the country’s poultry industry more than 400 billion yuan (HK$500 billion) as consumers shun chicken, government officials said according to state...

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China urges North Korea to release fishing boat and crew

China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations...

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Li Keqiang on New Delhi visit vows to build trust with India

Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Monday to build trust with India and declared that ties between the Asian giants were key to world peace as he visited New Delhi only weeks after a border spat.

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Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older

Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager – washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company – a routine he’ll keep up...

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Strong winds blow away smog but bring sand to Beijing

Strong winds swept through Beijing yesterday and cleared the air of smog that had blanketed it on Saturday, only to bring sand.

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Despite curbs, China’s vast hot money triangle flourishes

In an underground mall just a stone’s throw from China’s teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese...

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Gay rights activist arrested after protest in Changsha

Police in Changsha have detained a young gay rights activist after he organised a protest in the capital of Hunan province to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia...

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