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Vettel Sets Blistering Pace In China

Sebastian Vettel blazed to the fastest time in Saturday practice at the Chinese Grand Prix, ahead of Ferrari teammate...

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Soupy Weather Smothers Shanghai GP Practice

Damp, soupy weather disrupted the Chinese Grand Prix's first free practice on Friday, delaying at least for a few hours...

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Soupy Weather Smothers Shanghai Practice

Damp, soupy weather disrupted the Chinese Grand Prix's first free practice on Friday, delaying at least for a few hours...

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Chinese University Buys Campus Space Near Oxford

China's Peking University is buying a 19th-century manor house near Oxford in southern England to use as a campus in a...

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Hamilton Eyes ‘wheel-To-Wheel’ Fight With Vettel

Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton said Thursday he relished the prospect of going "wheel-to-wheel" with his Ferrari rival...

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Vettel Wants To Put the Brakes On Change

Formula One's current season leader Sebastian Vettel on Thursday warned against tinkering with the sport to make it...

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Trump, Xi Look To Navigate Minefield In First Summit

Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping at his sun-kissed Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Thursday, a...

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Shanghai River Clean-Up Leaves Boat-Dwellers In Limbo

Li Chaoqing fled his poverty-stricken Chinese hometown at age 14 for a new life in Shanghai, where he raised five...

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Mercedes’ Wolff Backs Hamilton Revenge At Chinese Grand Prix

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has backed Lewis Hamilton to exact swift revenge at Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix after a...

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Matsuyama Tries To Recapture Form of Magic Run At Masters

Fourth-ranked Hideki Matsuyama will try to become Japan's first male major golf champion by winning this week's...

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China To Create New Economic Zone Outside Beijing

China will create a new special economic zone outside Beijing similar to those established in Shenzhen and Shanghai,...

International

China Takes Free Trade Zones Up To 11

China takes free trade zones (FTZ) up to 11, with seven new FTZs starting operation on Saturday. After an unveiling...

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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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Asian Traders Tread Carefully As Quarter Draws To A Close

Asian investors moved cautiously Friday following a Wall Street rally inspired by better-than-expected US economic...

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US Stocks Shake Gloom As Oil Tops $50/barrel

Wall Street stocks rallied Thursday, shrugging off uncertainty over President Donald Trump's agenda and advancing as US...

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Canine Fashion In China Now Worth GBP13 Billion

Walking around Shanghai it appears that the city's sidewalks have turned into a catwalk for dogs. Chinese animal owners...

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China To Stage First NHL Preseason Games

The NHL will play its first-ever preseason games in China this autumn, its commissioner announced Thursday, as Beijing...

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Stylish Dogs Rule the Catwalks of Shanghai’s Streets

Poodles in pink dresses, Pekinese wearing blouses, a Pomeranian in sneakers and a raincoat -- Shanghai's sidewalks can...

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US Diplomat Arrested Over Contacts With Chinese Spies

A US diplomat who allegedly took tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts from Chinese intelligence agents was...