News about China

Rescuers in China scrabble to find quake survivors Thousands of rescue workers combed through flattened villages in southwest China on Sunday in a race to find survivors from a powerful quake as the toll of dead and missing rose past 200.
22 April 2013 13:34
Wrestling: Kazakhstan wrestler wins Asian Championship Nurmakhan Tynaliyev of Kazakhstan won over China’s Ni Xiao Ming in the final fight of the Asian Championship.
22 April 2013 11:00
SUV popularity in China casts cloud over green-energy cars Chinese carmaker BYD gave pride of place to its new S7 SUV at the Shanghai auto show Saturday while another of its models, a fully-electric vehicle, languished in a corner with only a handful of visitors.
21 April 2013 14:10
Historic Chinese silk scroll up for auction in France A section of a silk handscroll depicting a historically important trip by China's longest-serving Emperor is to go up for auction in France next week.
20 April 2013 12:39
Auto makers show off vehicles in key China market Global car makers Saturday showed off hundreds of gleaming models ahead of the opening of the Shanghai auto show, vying for attention with glitzy shows as they target the crucial Chinese market, the world's largest.
20 April 2013 12:10
Hundreds dead or injured in China quake Hundreds of people were killed or injured when a strong earthquake struck China's southwestern Sichuan province Saturday.
20 April 2013 11:44
Experts probe human-to-human spread of China bird flu Experts from the UN's health agency are examining whether the H7N9 bird flu virus is spreading among humans, after a cluster of cases among relatives.
20 April 2013 10:30
Luxury car makers seek success in China Construction tycoon Niu Yeqing owns four cars in which he cruises the streets of the Chinese city of Hefei, including a black Mercedes-Benz S600.
19 April 2013 18:49
APEC warns against currency devaluations, property bubble Asia Pacific economies must refrain from competitive currency devaluations and are vulnerable to speculative buying in the housing market.
19 April 2013 11:49
World car firms see China market as saviour Global auto makers will flock to China's premier car show, affirming its importance as the world's largest vehicle market and the saviour of an industry pummelled by European and US economic woes.
19 April 2013 10:00
UN tips faster Asian growth, urges poverty action Asia-Pacific growth will edge up this year on the back of a recovery in the US and emerging nations.
18 April 2013 14:34
China foreign news ban criticised by media group A press freedom group Thursday criticised a ruling that bans Chinese journalists from quoting foreign news outlets without permission, a move that further tightens Beijing's control of the media.
18 April 2013 13:42
Pacific terminal will generate logistics revenues for Kazakhstan Setting up a terminal in the Pacific port of Lianyungang will allow Kazakhstan to develop its logistics industry.
17 April 2013 15:08
Gold claws back losses after biggest fall in 30 years Gold prices recovered slightly Tuesday after suffering their heaviest slump in 30 years triggered by weak Chinese growth data and reports Cyprus was planning to sell part of its reserves.
17 April 2013 12:38
Online pictures of dead birds spur China flu openness Photos of 10 dead sparrows on a Chinese pavement which went viral on social media and drew a swift official response show how hard covering up a bird flu outbreak would be in the Internet age.
17 April 2013 11:26
Oil tumbles for second day on slower Chinese growth Oil prices tumbled further in Asia on Tuesday, dragged by prospects of weaker crude demand from China after data showed the world's second largest economy was not growing as fast as expected.
16 April 2013 12:17
China interested in purchasing ConocoPhillips’s stake in the giant Kashagan oilfield According to Kazakhstan’s Oil and Gas Minister, acquiring a stake in Kashagan might be a way to boost the volume of crude to be shipped to China.
16 April 2013 11:41
Hong Kong transsexual woman in last fight to wed boyfriend Hong Kong's highest court on Monday began hearing the final appeal of a transsexual woman who is seeking to wed her boyfriend, in a potentially groundbreaking case for the Chinese city.
15 April 2013 16:38
China media urge eating poultry despite bird flu China's poultry industry lost 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in the week after the H7N9 bird flu virus began infecting humans, state-run media said Monday as they sought to discourage panic.
15 April 2013 13:49
Oil down as China's GDP comes in below expectations Oil was down in Asia on Monday after China's economic growth for the first quarter came in below expectations, with sentiment also weighed by forecasts of weaker global demand.
15 April 2013 10:25
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