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China Boxing Star Zou Primed For Biggest Battle Yet

He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and reigning world champion, but Chinese boxing star Zou Shiming is eyeing an...

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Nobel Laureate, Liu Xiaobo Dies At 61

China’s most famous political prisoner, the Nobel laureate and democracy icon Liu Xiaobo, has died at the age of 61....

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US Billionaire Brings Dutch Painters To China’s Masses

Standing in a dimly-lit gallery space in China's National Museum, the owner of the world's only privately-held Vermeer...

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Stop the Chinanisation of Africa!

“Unknown.” That was the shocking response from Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to the question: “How many...

International

China’s First Passenger Plane Takes Off

China's first large domestically made passenger aircraft has completed its maiden flight, mounting a major challenge to...

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China’s Military Pact With N.Korea Looks Shaky

When North Korea's founder Kim Il-Sung visited Beijing to sign a mutual defence pact with China in 1961, he was...

International

Suspected Maoist Rebels Kill 24 Troops In Chhattisgarh

Suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 24 paramilitary soldiers on Monday in a remote part of central India, a...

International

Suspected Maoist Rebels Kill 24 Soldiers

Suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 24 paramilitary soldiers on Monday in a remote part of central India, a...

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North Korea Reforming Economy While Denying Change

On the side streets of Pyongyang, small traders sell vegetables from impromptu stalls. At markets, dealers offer...

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China Remains World’s Biggest Executioner

China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death...

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China’s Strongman Xi To Meet His Match In Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping has spent the past four years putting brash, wealthy politicians and businessmen in jail....

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China Dissident Sees Threat In New Interpol Chief

The election of a Chinese security official as head of Interpol could pose risks to opponents of China's government who...

International

Andy Warhol Portrait of Mao Sells In Hong Kong

An Andy Warhol portrait of Chairman Mao has been sold at a historic auction in Hong Kong - but fell short of its top...

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What’s In A Chinese Name? Ancient Rites and Growing Business

In a one-room shop tucked inside a Beijing alley, a bearded 74-year-old fortune-teller in crimson tunic offers what...

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Dead Dictators Draw Hong Kong Art Crowds

A "breathing" Fidel Castro is among several ex-communist leaders gathered in Hong Kong this week -- one of the world's...

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Dead Dictators Draw Hong Kong Art Crowds

A "breathing" Fidel Castro is among several ex-communist leaders gathered in Hong Kong this week -- one of the world's...

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Warhol Mao Portrait Goes Under the Hammer In Hong Kong

An Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong will be auctioned in Hong Kong in a landmark sale that...

Business

Chinese Mayor Pledges Support For ‘one-District-One-Factory’

The Zhaoqing Municipal Government of Guangdong Province has indicated its commitment to support the "one district, one...

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Victims Demand Justice 70 Years After Bloody Taiwan Massacre

For Pan Hsin-hsing the sight and smell of lilies held a particular horror for many years -- the pungent flowers...