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Chelsea Apologise ‘to Chinese People’ After Kenedy Slur

Chelsea apologised "to Chinese people" on Sunday after their Brazilian full-back Kenedy posted two videos on Instagram...

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Tibetan Student Dies After Setting Himself Alight In India

A Tibetan student who self-immolated in an act of protest against Chinese rule in the Himalayan region has died in an...

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China Cashing Out As Mobile Payment Soars

Yang Qianqian holds out her smartphone to scan a barcode on the mobile of a vendor selling fresh fruit and vegetables...

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China Divers Strike Gold Again, Daley Grabs Silver For Britain

Li Zheng and Wang Han held off Britain's Grace Reid and Tom Daley to earn China's eighth diving gold of the world...

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China Road Crash Kills 11, Injures 9

Eleven people died and nine others were injured after a traffic collision in north China's Hebei province, a report...

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Justin Bieber Banned From China For ‘bad Behaviour’

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has been banned from performing in China, according to Beijing’s Culture Bureau. In a...

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Yao Ming Rockets Deal Rumours Fizzle Out

Former NBA star Yao Ming has scotched rumours he was interested in buying his old team the Houston Rockets, saying he...

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Chinese Police Guard Late Dissident’s Home, Empty Or Not

At a small park outside the Beijing home of late Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, security officers sat around a...

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US To ‘ban Americans From Visiting’ North Korea

The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a...

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Shi Picks Up China’s Eighth World Diving Gold

China's Shi Tingmao poses with the gold medal during the podium ceremony for the women's 3m springboard final during...

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Iran Accuses US of Nuclear Deal ‘sabotage’

Iran on Friday vented its frustration over fresh US sanctions which it says "violate" the terms of a 2015 landmark...

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Bieber Not Welcome Thanks To ‘bad Behaviour’

Justin Bieber is not welcome to perform in China because of his "bad behaviour", Beijing authorities have said, after...

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US ‘to Ban Travel To North Korea’

The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea, according to two agencies that operate tours there. Koryo...

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UN Envoy Urges China Stop Repatriating N.Korea Refugees

The UN's human rights envoy to North Korea on Friday urged China to stop repatriating escaped defectors to the North,...

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US Bans Travel To North Korea After Warmbier Death

The United States will bar Americans from travelling to North Korea in the coming weeks, two travel agencies said...

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Hottest Day Ever In Shanghai As Heat Wave Bakes China

Shanghai sweltered under a new record high of 40.9 degrees Centigrade (105 F) on Friday, authorities said as they...

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N. Korea Economy Grows At Fastest Pace In 17 Years

Despite global sanctions over its weapons programmes, North Korea's economy grew at the fastest pace in 17 years thanks...

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Ronaldo Visits Valencia FC Owner Lim In Singapore

Football mega-star Cristiano Ronaldo jetted into Singapore for a flying visit to Valencia owner Peter Lim and his...

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China Bets Big On Subways As Cities Expand

Deep under Shanghai, workers on a flood-lit construction rig carefully install massive concrete wall sections for a new...