News about China

Kazakhstan and China to resolve issues related to transborder rivers Mr. Xi Jinping stated that China would never do anything to the detriment of Kazakhstan’s economy: President Nazarbayev.
06 April 2013 14:21
Shanghai stops poultry trade on bird flu fears Shanghai's live poultry markets were shut on Saturday after authorities banned trading in birds to prevent the spread of H7N9 bird flu, which has killed six people in China.
06 April 2013 10:52
Kazakhstan to increase oil exports to China Kazakhstan and China have signed a number of bilateral documents within the frameworks of the President Nazarbayev’s visit to China.
06 April 2013 10:01
Nazarbayev on official visit to China Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has arrived to China with an official visit.
05 April 2013 19:27
Chinese travellers are top spenders: UN tourism body Chinese travellers are the world's biggest tourism spenders, splashing out a record $102 billion (78 billion euros) on trips abroad in 2012.
05 April 2013 18:08
US health authorities announce bird flu vaccine effort US health authorities said Thursday they are liaising with domestic and international partners to develop a vaccine for the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed five people in China.
05 April 2013 13:14
US military chief to pay rare China visit Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey will pay a rare visit to China this month as the Pacific powers discuss concern over tensions with North Korea.
03 April 2013 11:11
Apple apologises after China outrage Apple chief executive Tim Cook has apologised to Chinese consumers after the US technology giant was subjected to a barrage of criticism in state-run media over alleged "arrogance" and double standards.
02 April 2013 11:07
Hopes fade in search for survivors of Tibet landslide Hopes were fading Sunday that Chinese search and rescue teams would find survivors, two days after a huge landslide crashed down a Tibetan mountain and buried more than 80 mine workers.
01 April 2013 14:52
China 'two-child policy' town shows scope for reform A few places in China give parents a rare right to have two offspring rather than one, but many stop at a single child anyway -- fuelling demands to end what critics call an unnecessary, harmful rule.
01 April 2013 13:45
China's Xi signs multi-million-dollar deals in Congo China's new President Xi Jinping on Friday signed deals worth several million dollars with his Congolese counterpart in sectors as varied as banking and infrastructure, on the final leg of his three-nation Africa tour.
01 April 2013 10:00
'I love Paris' may soon be passe for Chinese tourists Mass muggings and attacks on Chinese tourists in Paris have spawned alarm and warnings of a decline in the number of free-spending visitors from the Asian giant who swarm to France.
30 March 2013 12:15
China mine blast kills 28: state media A gas blast in a northeast China coal mine killed 28 people, authorities said Saturday, according to state media, the latest incident to damage the industry's notoriously poor safety record.
30 March 2013 10:46
Rising China disregarding neighbours: Japan study The rising might of China is causing it to act with increasing disregard towards its neighbours.
29 March 2013 11:50
Tibetan envoy says China can end immolations An envoy of the Dalai Lama said Wednesday that Tibetans would likely end a wave of self-immolation protests if China reopened dialogue with the exiled spiritual leader to address grievances.
29 March 2013 10:56
BRICS stumble in plan for bank to challenge West Leaders from the BRICS group of emerging powers on Wednesday failed to launch a much-anticipated new development bank to rival Western-dominated institutions like the World Bank.
28 March 2013 17:42
Apple in court in China over 'Siri' claim Apple appeared in a Shanghai court on Wednesday, accused by a Chinese firm of copying software used for the "Siri" personal assistant on its hugely popular iPhones.
28 March 2013 11:14
Kazakh students in Beijing survey awareness of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan students in Beijing made a jocose poll among foreigners to find out the level of awareness about Kazakhstan in the world.
27 March 2013 17:37
BRICS wrangle over new development bank BRICS emerging powers on Tuesday sought a deal on setting up a development bank that would rival Western-backed institutions, trying to iron out significant differences ahead of a leaders' summit in Durban.
26 March 2013 18:50
China president in Tanzania on start of African tour China's new President Xi Jinping jetted into Tanzania Sunday on the first stop of his three-nation Africa tour that underscores Beijing's growing presence in the resource-rich continent.
26 March 2013 12:28
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