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Deadly Gas Leak Kills 18 Coal Miners In Central China

A gas leak has killed at least 18 people working in a coal mine in central China, including the manager and others who...

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Gas Leak Kills 18 Miners In Central China

A gas leak has killed at least 18 people working in a coal mine in central China's Hunan province, state media reported...

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12 Dead In Tunnel Blast In Southwest China

Twelve workers died following an explosion in a high-speed rail tunnel in southwestern China, state media said on...

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China Targets Debt Risks, But Does It Mean Business?

China has launched perhaps its most concerted push yet to clean up a toxic brew of unregulated and risky lending...

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Former Olympians Xia, Zhang To Coach China Badminton

China have turned to former Olympians Xia Xuanze and Zhang Jun as national badminton coaches to replace long-standing...

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China Launches Aircraft Carrier, Boosting Military Presence

China has launched a new aircraft carrier, boosting its military presence amid rising tensions in the region. It is the...

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China’s First Cargo Spacecraft Docks With Space Lab

China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, successfully completed docking with an orbiting space lab on Saturday, the...

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China Launches First Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-1

A Chinese rocket successfully sent the country's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, into space from the southern...

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China Warns of Deterioration In Syria With Xi In US

China on Friday warned against "further deterioration" of the situation in Syria, just hours after a US air strike on a...

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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,...

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Lippi Says China Must Keep World Cup Momentum

China's fledgling revival under Marcello Lippi will be tested by Asia's top team Iran in World Cup qualifying on...

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China Hails Coach Lippi After Upset Win In World Cup Qualifier

Chinese fans and state-run media heaped praise on coach Marcello Lippi on Friday after a stunning win over South Korea...

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Children Dead In China School Toilet Stampede

A stampede at a primary school in central China has left two children dead and 20 injured, state media said. Xinhua...

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Children Dead In China School Bathroom Stampede

A stampede at a primary school in central China has left two children dead and 20 injured, state media said. Xinhua...

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China’s Xi Calls For Peace In Meeting With Netanyahu

Chinese President Xi Jinping called Tuesday for peace between Israel and an independent Palestine "as soon as possible"...

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Tillerson To Face Chinese Ire Over Blame For North Korea Tensions

U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in China on Saturday for what is likely to be a prickly visit, with...

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17 Killed In China Coal Mine Accident

Seventeen Chinese coal miners were killed when a lift used to move workers fell down a shaft, state media reported, the...

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Shared Bikes Grind Shanghai’s Gears

Shanghai has impounded thousands of brightly coloured bikes placed on city streets by cycle-sharing companies, in the...

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China Bus Collision Kills 10, Injures 38

Ten people were killed and another 38 injured when a passenger bus collided with a cement truck in southwestern China,...