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21 Nov 09 visit China mine explosion traps 139 Chinese state media say an explosion at a coal mine in northern China has trapped 139 miners.
19 Nov 09 visit 1.5M per day getting swine flu vaccine in China China's health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth ...
19 Nov 09 visit Afghan official said to take bribe for copper deal A senior Afghan official allegedly took a $20 million bribe to steer a copper mining project to a Chinese company, a glaring ...
17 Nov 09 visit Italian cyclist Rebellin stripped of Olympic silver medal The Italian Olympic Committee says cyclist Davide Rebellin has been stripped of the silver medal he won in the road race at last year's Beijing Games for doping.
17 Nov 09 visit Obama, Hu talk global challenges Seeking help with an array of global troubles, President Obama said Tuesday that his closely watched talks with his Chinese counterpart ...
17 Nov 09 visit Landslide in northern China kills 23 A state media report says a massive landslide in northern China partially has buried a village and killed at least 23 people, ...
16 Nov 09 visit Drought stalls China's plan for massive Three Gorges dam Plans to raise the water level behind China's massive Three Gorges dam to full capacity this month which would mark the symbolic ...
16 Nov 09 visit Chinese rights on Obama's agenda As President Obama arrived in China on Sunday for his first visit here, several Chinese human rights leaders asked for his help ...
15 Nov 09 visit Comeback complete: Chinese pair wins Skate America title Two-time Olympic bronze medalists Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo took a big step toward Vancouver in their comeback when the Chinese pair won Skate America on Saturday.
12 Nov 09 visit China cautions Obama over meeting Dalai Lama On the eve of President Obama's first visit to Asia, China floated a potentially provocative comparison, likening serfdom in ...
09 Nov 09 visit China executes nine suspects over July ethnic riots Nine men have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that left nearly 200 people dead in July, the first suspects put ...
08 Nov 09 visit China sends panda expert to Taiwan to aid breeding Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda.
08 Nov 09 visit China to provide $10B in loans to Africa China's premier says Beijing will provide $10 billion in new loans to African nations over the next three years and has outlined ...
04 Nov 09 visit Disney says China approves Shanghai theme park China's planning agency has approved plans for a Disney theme park in Shanghai, the Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday, a major step ...
31 Oct 09 visit Triumphant return to ice for Shen, Zhao after two-year layoff Chinese pair Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal Saturday at the Cup of China, their first figure skating competition since winning the 2007 world title.
31 Oct 09 visit Father of China's space tech program dies at 98 Qian Xuesen, a rocket scientist known as the father of China's space technology program, died Saturday in Beijing, the official ...
31 Oct 09 visit Bus accident in China kills 13 China's state news agency says 13 people have been killed and 41 injured after a bus plunged into a valley along a mountainous ...
30 Oct 09 visit Chinese pair, American Nagasu on top at Cup of China Chinese pair Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo marked their return to competitive figure skating Friday with a dominating performance in the short program at the Cup of China.
27 Oct 09 visit China confirms third swine flu death Chinese officials moved to give swine flu vaccinations to thousands of Muslims making their pilgrimage to Mecca in the coming ...
19 Oct 09 visit China makes impressive gold haul at gymnastics worlds A year after dominating the Beijing Olympics, China put on another show. The Chinese won three more titles at the world gymnastics championships on Sunday, giving them a total of six. Deng Linlin won on balance beam, Wang Guanyin took gold on parallel...
19 Oct 09 visit China hoping to cultivate more influential authors China has excelled in recent years at producing Olympic gold medalists, skilled factory workers and more billionaires than any ...
17 Oct 09 visit China dominates individual event finals at gymnastics worlds China dominated the podium again at the gymnastics world championships, winning three of the five individual titles Saturday.
15 Oct 09 visit Insurers dropping Chinese drywall policies James and Maria Ivory's dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida's Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new ...
15 Oct 09 visit China sentences 3 more to death over July riots China sentenced three more people to death Thursday for murders committed during riots in the far western Xinjiang region in ...
13 Oct 09 visit China wants to rival Boeing, Airbus with its C919 'big plane' China's C919 "big plane" project symbolizes the country's stepped-up efforts to get into the commercial passenger jet business ...
13 Oct 09 visit Lead poisoning sickens nearly 1,000 kids in China Nearly 1,000 children in a central Chinese province have tested positive for excessive lead in their blood, state media reported ...
13 Oct 09 visit OPEC sees 2010 oil demand up almost 1% A rebounding global economy spurred on mainly by China and other developing nations is expected to boost world oil demand by ...
12 Oct 09 visit China court sentences 6 to death in Xinjiang riots Six people were sentenced to death Monday for murder and other crimes committed during riots that killed nearly 200 people in ...
10 Oct 09 visit China: Time to act on N. Korea disarmament talks China's premier said Saturday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was showing signs of flexibility and that China, South Korea ...
09 Oct 09 visit Mine accident kills 26 in China The collapse of two elevators in a tin ore mine in central China has killed 26 men and injured five others in the latest accident ...
06 Oct 09 visit North Korea considers multilateral talks North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, meeting Monday with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, has expressed the North's willingness to hold ...
04 Oct 09 visit Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrives in N. Korea Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived Sunday in North Korea on a highly anticipated state visit amid signs the North may be willing ...
02 Oct 09 visit China oozes confidence about future The colorful military parade held on China's 60th anniversary of communist rule Thursday was a show of strength by a nation ...
01 Oct 09 visit Communist China celebrates 60 years with military show China's capital was in lockdown Thursday morning, and most of the nation's citizens glued to their TV sets, as authorities kicked ...
30 Sep 09 visit IOC members agonize over 2016 Olympic host city The International Olympic Committee is familiar with tough decisions. It gambled by giving the games to Beijing and even turned down New York after 9/11.
29 Sep 09 visit China clears central Beijing for anniversary bash Beijing virtually closed its downtown Tuesday, shuttering the Forbidden City along with shops and hotels near Tiananmen Square, ...
27 Sep 09 visit China sees unfulfilled potential in the wind China has doubled its capacity for wind-generated power every year for the past four years, but the demand isn't there.
27 Sep 09 visit N.Y. rep.'s husband dies after Tibet climb The husband of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney has died on a mountain climbing expedition in the Himalayas, aides to the congresswoman ...
25 Sep 09 visit China paints country red for 60th birthday With armed SWAT teams, 1 million security volunteers, a celebrity-packed hit movie and a barrage of propaganda, Beijing is gearing ...
22 Sep 09 visit Gay posts second-best time in 100; earns USA TODAY Olympic honor Tyson Gay finished his season on a strong note last weekend in Shanghai, pushing through a groin injury which prevented him from finishing his program at the world championships in Berlin, to run a 9.69 second 100 meters and claim second place on the...
22 Sep 09 visit Hummer will likely put HQ in Michigan after sale The Chinese company that's in the running to buy Hummer from General Motors likely will locate the brand's corporate headquarters ...
22 Sep 09 visit China appeals U.S. win in music, films trade dispute China has appealed a United States win in a trade dispute over restrictions on the sale of U.S. music, films and books in China.
21 Sep 09 visit China says military arsenal comparable with West China's military now possesses most of the sophisticated weapon systems found in the arsenals of developed Western nations, the ...
20 Sep 09 visit Americans Gay, Jeter clock second-best 100 times ever American sprinters Tyson Gay and Carmelita Jeter flirted with history at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Sunday. Gay ran the second fastest men's 100 meters on record, winning in 9.69 seconds.
20 Sep 09 visit Pandas relocated after China quake to return in 2012 Sixty pandas relocated last year from a famous Chinese nature reserve after their breeding center was severely damaged by a massive ...
19 Sep 09 visit Liu Xiang to return to hurdles at Shanghai Grand Prix A year after his dramatic withdrawal from the Beijing Olympics because of a foot injury, hurdler Liu Xiang is attempting a comeback.
16 Sep 09 visit China growth path could exceed planet's resources If China's economy continues to expand rapidly and rely heavily on coal and other fossil fuels until the middle of the century, ...
16 Sep 09 visit China reports bomb operation uncovered A Chinese state news agency says security forces have arrested six suspects in a bomb-making operation in the volatile western ...
15 Sep 09 visit Irish boxer and Beijing medalist Sutherland dies at 27 Darren Sutherland, who won an Olympic bronze medal in boxing at last year's Beijing Games, has been found dead at his home, manager Frank Maloney said. He was 27.
14 Sep 09 visit Tire tariffs provoke China threat to U.S. auto parts, chicken China accused Washington on Monday of violating World Trade Organization rules by raising tariffs on Chinese tires and demanded ...

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