Tag: China
China's Hu visits patients for World AIDS Day
Chinese President Hu Jintao has marked World AIDS Day by visiting patients in Beijing. [MORE]
'15 dead' in China coal mine accident
Fifteen workers died after an explosion at a coal mine in north-east China, state media reported.[MORE]
Funeral costs force son to toss mother's body in river
A 28-year-old migrant worker has been detained in China for throwing his dead mother's body into a river because he could not afford a funeral, state media has reported.[MORE]
Chinese economy 'losing its edge'
Chinese President Hu Jintao says China is losing its competitive edge amid the global financial crisis, the latest in a series of warnings about threats to the country's rapid economic growth. [MORE]
Australia and Spain top World Cup leaderboard
The unheralded Australian duo of Richard Green and Brendan Jones will head into the final round of the Mission Hills World Cup in China tied for the lead with Spain after a gritty display in Saturday's fourballs.[MORE]
Brilliant Spain storm to four-shot World Cup lead
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal stormed to a four-shot lead at the 54th World Cup of Golf after carding a remarkable nine-under-par 63 in the second round in China.[MORE]
Socceroos edged out at AFC awards
Australia's national football team has missed out on the top award at the Asian Football Confederation awards in Shanghai.[MORE]
Panda attacks man who wanted a cuddle
A panda at a zoo in southern China has attacked a student who snuck into its pen hoping for a cuddle with the endangered bear, state media have said. [MORE]
Falun Gong supporters want review of asylum claim
Two members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement want a rethink on their claims for asylum in Australia.[MORE]
Chinese censors cool on Guns democracy album
Chinese internet censors appear to be blocking fans from Guns N Roses-related sites.[MORE]
Tibetans face 'great danger': Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama says he is losing trust in Chinese officials and has warned that Tibetan people are facing great danger.[MORE]
China dismisses UN report on torture
China has dismissed a UN report on allegations of widespread torture in the country, accusing those who compiled it of using false information.[MORE]
Fleeing students bring tales of Tibet repression
Tibetans are regularly beaten up, their homes raided at night and hundreds have gone missing as a brutal Chinese crackdown continues inside Tibet, a group of Tibetan students who escaped into India this week said.[MORE]
Bush defends free trade in farewell
US President George W Bush urges fellow leaders to embrace free markets and free trade to solve the global financial crisis.[MORE]
Panda attacks fence jumper in China: report
A college student was attacked by a panda in a south China park after climbing a fence and trying to hug the endangered animal in its enclosure, state media reported.[MORE]
Tibetans stick with Dalai Lama's 'middle way'
Tibetan exiles have decided to continue with the Dalai Lama's "middle way" approach to China, the Tibetan Government-in-exile said.[MORE]
China angrily dismisses US congressional report
China has reacted angrily to a US congressional report that accused Beijing of developing sophisticated cyber warfare and militarising its space program.[MORE]
Eight killed in north China fire: state media
At least eight people were killed and another 16 injured when a blaze erupted in a hotel in northern China, state press reported.[MORE]
Bush, Hu discuss N Korea ahead of APEC summit
Outgoing US President George W Bush has held talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program with Chinese leader Hu Jintao, the first in a series of meetings US officials hope will lead to a renewal of six-party talks by early December.[MORE]
UN calls for China torture probe
A UN body has expressed deep concern over allegations of widespread torture in China and called on the country to fully probe rights abuses.[MORE]
Chinese living longer but wealth gap widening: UN
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A new United Nations report says Chinese people are living longer than ever before.[MORE]
Rudd says world economy trapped in 'vicious cycle'
Kevin Rudd tells APEC leaders that world economy will be locked in downward spiral unless governments take urgent action.[MORE]
Only 19,000 China quake victims identified
Only 19,000 victims of the devastating earthquake that struck China's south-west six months ago have been identified, fewer than a quarter of the total dead or missing, a top official said.[MORE]
China refuses to budge on Tibet amid talks
China has accused the Dalai Lama of covertly campaigning for Tibetan independence, maintaining its hardline opposition to his approach as Tibetan exiles met in India.[MORE]
Houston wants China to explain military boost
The chief of the Australian Defence Force says he wants China to explain its military build-up.[MORE]
