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Death sentences reversed in China rape case A Chinese court overturned death sentences imposed on two men who allegedly forced into prostitution the daughter of a social campaigner, media reported Friday, the latest development in the high-profile case.

13 June 2014 15:13

Wealthy Chinese buy space flight tickets: report More than 300 Chinese space enthusiasts have booked tickets costing nearly $100,000 for a five minute trip to outer space, official media reported.

13 June 2014 13:10

Flight MH370 families get $50,000 in first payouts Malaysia Airlines' insurer has begun paying the families of passengers onboard Flight MH370 $50,000 each in initial compensation three months after the jet disappeared, a government official said

13 June 2014 12:41

Twenty injured in Hong Kong ferry crash Twenty people were injured when a Hong Kong ferry crashed into a seawall off the coast of the gambling enclave of Macau Friday, officials said, the latest accident to hit the cities' busy waterways.

13 June 2014 10:35

Japan summons China envoy over 'dangerous' flights Japan on Thursday summoned the Chinese ambassador to complain about fighter jets flying "dangerously" close to two of its military planes over the East China Sea, officials said.

12 June 2014 11:59

Russian oil to reach China via Kazakhstan The Lower House of the Kazakh Parliament (Majilis) has adopted a draft law to ratify the agreement between Kazakhstan and Russia on cooperation in transportation of Russian oil to China via Kazakhstan.

11 June 2014 17:46

China set for 'Golden Age' of natural gas Demand for natural gas is set to nearly double within five years in China but the emerging market giant will meet half that with domestic supplies, the International Energy Agency said.

10 June 2014 21:40

Japan says Chinese ships in disputed waters Chinese ships sailed into disputed waters off Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea Friday, officials said, after G7 leaders cautioned against "intimidation" in territorial disputes.

06 June 2014 14:38

Alibaba buys half stake in China's top football club E-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday it will pay $192 million for a 50 percent stake in China's top football club, in a frenzy of deal-making before a multi-billion dollar share offer in the United States.

05 June 2014 17:41

Dalai Lama in democracy call ahead of Tibet autonomy push The Dalai Lama has called for democracy in China and offered prayers for victims of the Tiananmen crackdown ahead of the launch Thursday of a new campaign for autonomy in his Tibetan homeland.

05 June 2014 14:14

China detains 29 Xinjiang 'terrorist suspects' China has detained 29 people described as "terrorist suspects" in its ethnically divided western region of Xinjiang, state media said Thursday, as authorities crack down following several deadly attacks.

05 June 2014 10:28

China blocks Google sites amid Tiananmen security drive Several Google websites have been blocked in China, a monitoring service said Tuesday, as authorities step up arrests and censorship before the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

03 June 2014 14:57

Malawi's president seeks 'new friends' in China, Russia Malawi, traditionally dependent on Western aid donors, will look for "new friends" in countries such as China and Russia, newly elected President Peter Mutharika said at his inauguration.

03 June 2014 11:00

Kazakhstan wants to export coal to Ukraine, China and Europe Kazakhstan is viewing Ukraine, China and Europe as new markets for its coal.

02 June 2014 17:35

Six 'cult' members held over China McDonald's death Chinese police have detained six people for beating to death a woman at a McDonald's restaurant who refused to disclose her phone number, accusing them of being members of a religious cult, state media said.

01 June 2014 12:35

Kidnapped Chinese, Filippino rescued in Malaysia A Chinese tourist and a Filippino worker have been rescued nearly two months after they were abducted from a Malaysian dive resort, Prime Minister Najib Razak said.

31 May 2014 13:40

Shallow 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits SW China: USGS A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 hit southwest China on Friday morning, the US Geological Survey said, with Chinese reports saying 29 people had been injured, five of them seriously.

30 May 2014 13:35

Chinese embassy's US street urged renamed for dissident US lawmakers called Thursday for the street outside China's embassy to be renamed in honor of jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

30 May 2014 11:08

Japan police inspect body after Chinese academic disappears Japanese police were Thursday probing the death of a man believed to be a Chinese academic who told his wife he was in danger shortly before he disappeared.

29 May 2014 20:02

Australia rules out swathe of ocean as MH370 crash zone Australia on Thursday ruled out a large swathe of Indian Ocean as Flight MH370's final resting place after a lengthy underwater hunt, as a US Navy official queried whether the missing plane ever went there.

29 May 2014 14:46

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