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Hackers attack exiled Tibet government website Hackers have attacked the Tibetan government-in-exile's Chinese-language website with an unidentified virus, making the portal inaccessible.

13 August 2013

New H7N9 bird flu death confirmed in China: hospital A Chinese woman infected with the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus died of multiple organ failure, a Beijing hospital said, bringing the total fatalities from the disease to 45.

13 August 2013

China set to become world's biggest net oil importer China is set to overtake the United States to become the world's largest net oil importer from October, according to US figures.

13 August 2013

There are no plans of introducing a visa-free entry for the Chinese: Foreign Ministry According to Vice Foreign Minister Kairat Sarybai, “the current visa regime for the Chinese is optimum”.

13 August 2013

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia to visit Kazakhstan The visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister precedes the first state visit of President Xi Jinping scheduled for September 6-8.

12 August 2013

China industrial data helps oil rebound Oil prices charged back Friday after falling for five straight sessions, helped by stronger-than-expected numbers on Chinese industrial output in July.

11 August 2013

5 million Chinese tourists to visit Kazakhstan during EXPO-2017 Kazakhstan is expecting 5 million tourists from China during the international exhibition EXPO-2017.

09 August 2013

Kazakhstan and China to agree on visa-free group travel Kazakhstan mulls signing an agreement on visa-free group travel with China.

09 August 2013

Researchers propose new experiments on mutant bird flu Scientists proposed developing a more potent strain of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on Wednesday to examine how mutant forms might spread among humans, a topic that has stoked global alarm in the past.

09 August 2013

Chinese herb remedy extract linked to cancer: study A plant extract used in Chinese herbal remedies for arthritis, gout and inflammation has been directly linked to cancer and causes a surprising number of genetic mutations.

08 August 2013

Japan summons China envoy over ships near disputed isles Tokyo said Thursday it summoned Beijing's envoy after Chinese government ships entered Japanese territorial waters near islands at the centre of a row between the Asian giants.

08 August 2013

First likely case of H7N9 bird flu spread by humans reported Chinese scientists on Wednesday reported the first likely case of direct person-to-person transmission of the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed over 40 people since March.

07 August 2013

Ex-Ambassador of Kazakhstan to China concerned over China’s classified documents Chinese construction teams could be transformed into professional military groups overnight. Their number is equal to the current population of Kazakhstan and they directly report to Beijing: Murat Auezov.

07 August 2013

China fines baby formula firms $108 million for price-fixing: Xinhua China has fined six mostly foreign baby formula companies a total of $108 million for price-fixing.

07 August 2013

World's second tallest building tops out in China Work on the main structure of the world's second tallest skyscraper was completed on Saturday, as the final beam was placed on the Shanghai Tower.

04 August 2013

Pollution blamed for drop in Beijing tourism: state media The number of tourists visiting China's capital fell by more than 14 percent in the first half of this year compared to 2012.

03 August 2013

Huawei lashes out at ex-CIA chief over spying claims Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has hit back at allegations by a former CIA chief that the company spies for Beijing, labelling them "defamatory" and "baseless".

02 August 2013

Chinese President Xi Jinping to come to Kazakhstan early September 2013 The Chinese side plans to launch the Beineu-Bozoi-Shymkent gas pipeline to supply gas to the South Kazakhstan from gas fields located near Aktobe.

31 July 2013

China owes Hollywood millions after halting payment for films China has stopped paying Hollywood studios for its films in a dispute over a Chinese tax on movie profits.

31 July 2013

Chinese woman appears in DC court over green paint vandalism A Chinese woman appeared in a Washington court Tuesday for splattering green paint inside the National Cathedral the day before.

31 July 2013

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